There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Lille leading Nîmes by 37 points.
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 1
Lille have less rest than Nîmes in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coupe de France game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Paris Saint Germain, so at least Lille are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Nîmes have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Lille form and stats
Lille, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ligue 1, are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. Lille haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Angers SCO, 73 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mike Maignan not having conceded a league goal in 234 minutes.
No payout for Lille in their previous match, an away game at Paris Saint Germain that ended in defeat 0-3. Before that, Lille played out a Ligue 1 draw 0-0 when visiting Monaco.
The penalty miss from Yusuf Yazıcı in the defeat against Paris Saint Germain was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Lille home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
The Lille fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. Lille have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nîmes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nîmes, who have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 1, so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
Nîmes's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Montpellier that finished 1-1. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Nice's place.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Nîmes played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected five times.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nîmes have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Nîmes - Lille 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Lille four wins, one draw and Nîmes zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 9 goals |  J. David 9 goals |  Y. Yazıcı 7 goals |
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| Lille | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 49 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 55 |
| 90% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 72% | 73% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 38% | 40% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 52% |
| 17% | 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 31% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 45% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 41% |
| 55% | 53% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 10% | 13% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 43% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12.8 | 14.5 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 27% |
- Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nîmes have scored away.
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Ligue 1
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nîmes have the fewest scored goals (11) away in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Ligue 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 63 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 44 | 60 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | Monaco | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Lens | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Metz | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Rennes | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 39 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Nice | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Reims | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 14 | Brest | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Nantes | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -27 | 26 |
| 20 | Dijon | 29 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -30 | 15 |