Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Nice - Lille!
It's no vacation for neither Nice nor Lille as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Lille have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Nice form and stats
Nice have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager P. Vieira led his Nice to a defeat in the Europa League match away at Bayer Leverkusen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Allianz Riviera. In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Saint-Etienne with a 3-1 scoreline.
Nice were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nice, as the Europa League home game vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva is only four days away.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nice defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lille form and stats
The seven points Lille have gathered from their first three away trips in the Ligue 1 is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Lille have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mike Maignan. It's been 275 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 1.
Lille play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Sparta Praha. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Lens in the Ligue 1.
Yusuf Yazıcı certainly enjoyed Lille's last game versus Sparta Praha, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lille are hosting Celtic in the Europa League only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Lille's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Lille are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Nice victories, six draws and one Lille win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 3 goals |   J. Bamba 3 goals |  B. Yılmaz 3 goals |
Nice missing players
Lille missing players
| Nice | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | 32 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 33 | 81 |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 48% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 33% | 42% |
- All of Nice's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Lille has the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligue 1
- Lille has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Ligue 1
- Lille have not yet lost a game.
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lille have scored in all their matches so far.
- Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lille is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | PSG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | Rennes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Nice | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Monaco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Metz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nimes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| 20 | Dijon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |