Nice vs Go Ahead Eagles Prediction: Hosts to suffer seventh consecutive UEL defeat

OGC Nice, the only one of the 36 clubs without a point after the first six rounds of league-phase fixtures in the 2025/26 Europa League, host 28th-placed Go Ahead Eagles, who can still qualify for next month's play-offs, at the Allianz Riviera on Thursday (20:00 GMT, TNT Sports 9).

Below are my Nice vs Go Ahead Eagles predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Dante, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem (all knee), Moise Bombito (leg), Sofiane Diop (ankle) and Melvin Bard (groin) could all miss out for Nice on Thursday due to injury, while Antoine Mendy, who started Senegal's victorious Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco last Sunday, is suspended.

Football Odds

Go Ahead Eagles, meanwhile, are likely to be without Gerrit Nauber (leg), Pim Saathof and Robbin Weijenberg (both knee).

Nice vs Go Ahead Eagles Odds

Nice are 5/6 to get off the mark with a win, implying a 54.5% probability of success, with Go Ahead Eagles 3/1, or a 25% chance, to claim all three points in the south of France, and the draw offered at 11/4.

Nice To Win & Both Teams To Score has been boosted from 21/10 to 12/5.

Match Result - Go Ahead Eagles @ 3/1

I know Go Ahead have lost four of their six league-phase games, including their last three, but qualification is still in their sights, while Nice are completely out of the race, so the motivation to win is all with the visitors on Thursday.

With the hosts likely to name a second-string side, focusing more on Sunday’s Ligue 1 trip to FC Nantes, Go Ahead will sense an opportunity to collect all three points at the Riviera.

Remember, this is a side that beat Panathinaikos 2-1 in Greece, and dispatched Premier League title challengers Aston Villa by the same scoreline at home, fighting back from a fourth-minute opening strike by the Villans.

Today's Football Fixtures

Go Ahead arrive in France in good spirits, unbeaten in their last four games across all competitions, the latest of which was a 2-2 draw at Ajax on Saturday.

Nice, on the other hand, were stuffed 5-1 at Toulouse on the same day, and have lost four of their last six home matches (W1, D1).

Anytime Goalscorer - Milan Smit (GAE) @ 21/10

Milan Smit is Go Ahead’s leading Europa League marksman this season, netting three of their five goals.

All of his strikes have come on foreign soil, with a brace at Panathinaikos in gameweek two, followed by an effort in gameweek six against Lyon.

The 22-year-old has also struck six times in the Eredivisie, and once in the KNVB Beker, and a goal in each of those competitions last week took his season tally to 10.

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