Nice vs Go Ahead Eagles: salvage pride or drive the knife in 
Thursday night at the Allianz Riviera brings a game that offers Nice very little… except maybe a scrap of pride. Nice, who’ve flunked their European campaign, host Go Ahead Eagles — still hunting a top-24 slot.
Nice: a season off the rails 
Since their French Cup win over Saint-Étienne at the end of December, Nice have returned to Ligue 1 with two defeats, including a humiliating 5-1 at Toulouse. It’s another smack in a season that keeps getting worse. In the Europa League it’s harsher still: Nice are the only team in the group with zero points after six matches. Seven points off 24th place with six to play — the script is written. At home it’s just as grim: Braga, Freiburg and Roma all left the Allianz Riviera with three points.
Thursday is their last chance to avoid finishing the group stage with a goose egg.
Go Ahead Eagles: a scrappy side that won’t let go 
The Dutch arrive in a different mood. Five straight games where they held draws in normal time, two cup wins on penalties, and a point wrested at Ajax thanks to Smit and Baeten. In the Europa League the Eagles sit 28th with six points, just one shy of the qualifying zone. Their shock win over Aston Villa in October kick-started the campaign, but three defeats in a row stalled the momentum. Mathis Suray, lethal in the Eredivisie, has struggled in Europe (one goal in six games), yet the team stays dangerous, disciplined and hard to break down.
Likely lineups
Nice :
Dupe ; Gouveia, Oppong, Bard, Abdi ; Louchet, Samed, Ndombele ; Cho, Carlos, Jansson
Go Ahead Eagles :
De Busser ; Deiji, Meulensteen, Kramer, Adelgaard ; Goudmijn, Linthorst, Slory, Bruem, Suray ; Smit
Key points
- Nice are the only team with zero points in the competition.
- Nice have lost all three of their European home matches.
- Go Ahead Eagles are just one point away from the top 24.
- The Eagles have five straight draws in regular time.
- Nice have nothing left to play for; the Eagles are fighting for survival.
Match Prediction Nice – Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles won’t lose
Nice are wounded, low on confidence, and have barely existed in this group stage.
The Dutch smell a chance and should exploit Nice’s nerves.
Expect a positive result for the Eagles — maybe even their third European win.
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