Nice vs Atalanta Prediction: The French will be stronger

Prediction for the match between Nice and Atalanta that will take place on December 16. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Nice is a team that claimed to enter the Champions League last season but eventually finished in fifth place. So it qualified only for the Conference League. In the third-level club tournament of the continent, the Eaglets performed very well, taking first place in the quartet at the end of the group stage, which allowed them to break into the last 16 directly. Unfortunately, they could not simultaneously perform well in two tournamenys, so they permitted regression in the French Ligue 1. Yes, they have not lost once in the last six rounds, but this breakthrough was enough for them only to get a ninth place in the standings.

Atalanta won the bronze medal of the Serie A three times in a row from 2019 to 2021. It seemed that a little more and the Falcons would finally intervene in the fight for the championship, but last season they failed, finishing only in eighth place. After that, Atalanta began a serious squad restructuring, which for a long time combined with the solution of large tasks. The wards of Gian Piero Gasperini did not lose in the opening ten rounds, going in the group of leaders of the Italian championship. Still, in the last five games, they allowed four defeats, which is why they fell back to sixth place in the standings.

Nice and Atalanta approach the face-to-face rivalry, being in different moods. After a disastrous start to the current season, the French have not suffered a single defeat in the last six rounds of Ligue 1. However, the Italians made a great start to the current championship but then suffered four losses in five previous meetings. So in the upcoming confrontation, the favorites are the Eaglets, who can get a positive result even without missing players.

Atalanta did not suffer a single defeat in the opening ten rounds of Serie A while playing great defense. But then the Falcons had a recession, so they have already conceded at least two goals in four matches. This should be used by Nice team, who are well prepared. In the last seven meetings, the French have scored 13 goals (1.86 on average per game).

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