Nice vs Lille Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Nice

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Nice go into this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Ligue 1 tied result vs Reims.

In that match, Nice had 49% possession and 6 shots on goal with 4 on target. At the other end, Reims got 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

Didier Digard's Nice have found the net 8 times over their preceding half-dozen outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that they have conceded in those games stands at 5.

Ahead of this meeting, Nice haven't been defeated in their previous 5 home league matches.

Lille

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Lille will go into the encounter following on from a 2-0 Coupe De France win against Pau FC in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Lille had 72% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The scorer for Lille was Angel Gomes (79'). Pau FC had 1 shots at goal with 1 on target. Xavier Kouassi (37' Own goal) was the scorer for Pau FC.

A run of accomplished performances from the Lille defence has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 2 from their past 6 fixtures in total. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 12.

Pre-game facts show that Lille:

• remain unbeaten by Nice in away games against them for the last 3 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 28/09/2019, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Nice winning 2 of those games, Lille 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

In all, 17 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 of them from Les Aiglons and 8 coming from LOSC. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The last league game featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 5 on 31/08/2022 when it finished Lille 1-2 Nice.

That day, Lille had 63% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Jonathan Bamba (20').

Nice had 3 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Andy Delort (22') and Nicolas Pépé (29') scored.

The match was refereed by Jérémy Stinat.

📋 Team News: Nice

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the Nice boss Didier Digard to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group of players. Marcin Bulka (Shoulder Injury) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: Lille

Due to a mostly available group, there’s just the one fitness issue for the Lille boss Paulo Fonseca to be concerned with. Adam Ounas (Dead Leg) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Nice will have to play well to breach the defence of this Lille lineup who should manage to score & go ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a good tussle with a 0-1 victory for Lille at the end of this one.

It should be a good one.

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Andre Moura, 01:36 25/01/2023