Porto vs Nice Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Carlos Zabala | in Europa League Picks
Two teams on opposite trajectories clash when Porto of Portugal faces Nice of France in a Europa League match on Thursday.
Francesco Farioli's men have recovered some of the ground lost in recent years in the Portuguese league. The club's post-Club World Cup form is excellent; the Dragons top the Portuguese league table, having earned 31 out of a possible 33 points, while impressively conceding only 3 goals. In the Europa League, they sit 14th and last weekend advanced to the round of 16 of the Taça de Portugal with a 3-0 victory over Sintrense, thanks to goals from Sainz, Gul, and Mora.
Nice, meanwhile, is languishing at the bottom of the Europa League table, without a single point. They sit second-to-last, mirroring their performance in last season's Europa League. In this league, they also finished second to last in the 36-team table, managing only three out of a possible 24 points.
Nice is showing signs of decline, and their unfortunate run has now extended to Ligue 1 as well. Nice heads into Thursday's match on a four-game losing streak across all competitions, the most worrying of which was a 5-1 defeat against Marseille at home. With that losing streak, they dropped to ninth place in Ligue 1.
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Porto vs Nice Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5
|
17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 |
|
33
|
3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 |
Porto and Nice Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 22, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
Nov 9, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 2, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Oct 27, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 22, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
Nov 2, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Oct 5, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Oct 2, 2025 - Europa League
Sep 13, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Aug 24, 2025 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 9, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 27, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 18, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
Sep 29, 2025 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 21, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 29, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 26, 2025 - Ligue 1
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 21, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 29, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 18, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 28, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 24, 2025 - Europa League
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 1, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 26, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 5, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 2, 2025 - Europa League
Porto against Nice Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 5 - 4 - 1
Substitutes
C. Ramos
J. Costa
DefenderZ. Sanusi
M. Fernandes
D. Prpic
J. Bednarek
R. Mora
T. Perez
S. Eustaquio
B. Sainz
W. Gomes
L. De Jong
B. Zelazowski
M. Dupe
DefenderA. Bah
K. Oppong
I. Jansson
H. Boudaoui
S. Abdul Samed
T. Louchet
T. Ndombele
J. Boga
ForwardT. Gouveia
Kevin Carlos
Missing players
M. Abdelmoneim
M. Bombito
MidfielderY. Ndayishimiye
Most goals and assists
Porto
Nice
W. Gomes
(4 Goals)
Kevin Carlos
(2 Goals)
, 
T. Gouveia
(2 Goals)
B. Sainz
(3 Assists)
S. Abdul Samed
(1 Assists)
, 
M. Cho
(1 Assists)
,
T. Louchet
(1 Assists)
Porto - Nice Key Points
- Porto has had 28 corner kicks in the first four Europa League matches this season
- Nice completed 90% of their attempted passes against Marseille, but lost 1-5
- Nice only scored 7 goals and conceded 16 in the last Europa League, where they finished second to last
- Samu leads Porto in goals in the Portuguese league this season with 6
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Our Porto vs Nice Prediction
With key players sidelined with injuries, there's little reason to believe Nice can take all three points against Porto, even though it's the first meeting between these teams. Nice has already faced a Portuguese club this season, losing 2-0 to Benfica in the Champions League qualifiers, both in Portugal and France.
In contrast, Francesco Farioli's team has been convincing and is considered one of the favorites to win the Europa League.
Our prediction for Nice vs Porto is: Porto -1.5.
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