Nice will hope to make use of their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The host team are currently 9 points behind Lille.
- Lille have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lille, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Nice and Lille should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Nice form and stats
The complete Ligue 1 stats playing at home this season for Nice are 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Nice travelled for their previous game, a trip to Reims that ended 0-0. Midfielder Boudaoui was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Boudaoui hit one key pass and had 50 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that, Nice had a home game versus Montpellier which ended with a victory 6-1.There will be little rest for Nice after this match as they are travelling to Lens for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nice have conceded 10 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Lille form and stats
Playing away, Lille have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
The club members enjoyed Lille's previous game versus Pau, a Coupe de France win (2-0) played at home.
That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Troyes in the Ligue 1.After this away game Lille return home for a Ligue 1 game against Clermont. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Lille are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. Lille are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Nice and Lille have faced off before this season: Lille - Nice 1-2. Nice-Lille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nice four wins, Lille three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. David 12 goals |   A. Delort 6 goals |  N. Pépé 6 goals |
Nice missing players
Lille missing players
| Nice | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 56% | 58% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 58% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 68% |
| 21% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 32% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 11% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 14 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 36% | 35% |
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
- Lille have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | Monaco | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 5 | Rennes | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Lille | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Lorient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 8 |
