Nice vs Lille Prediction 20 September 2026
🔊 Nice's last home win in Ligue 1 came almost a year ago - and it was against Lille. Since then, the roles have reversed. Nice sit bottom of the table after four rounds, while Lille are top and are yet to lose in the league this season.
Head-to-Head
📊 Nice have a strong home record against Lille: they have taken at least a point in 13 of their last 14 Ligue 1 home meetings. Last October they beat Lille, with Sofiane Diop scoring from the penalty spot and Isak Jansson also on the scoresheet. Nice have now scored against Lille in ten consecutive home Ligue 1 meetings.
Head-to-head statistics Nice - Lille
Nice Team Overview
Nice's main problem under Olivier Pantalloni is their attack. In four league rounds the team have scored just one goal: Elie Wahi equalised against Le Mans in their first start of the season. Lorient, FC Paris and Auxerre all kept clean sheets against the Aiglons, and after the third of those matches the club dropped to last place with two points.
There is more to Nice's play than their results suggest, though. At Auxerre the Aiglons had more possession but were repeatedly denied by Burgundy goalkeeper Mamadou Diop. Pantalloni said after the match that his players had produced the football he expects from them. New signings Axel Witsel, Mohamed Amoura and Nils Nkunku are still lacking match sharpness. The manager made four of his five substitutions only in the closing stages.
Match Results: Nice
Lille Team Overview
Davide Ancelotti is in his first season at Lille. After four rounds, his side have 10 points and sit top of the table, with only PSG having taken points off them - and that was a draw. The defence has been solid under him: Lille kept a clean sheet in three of their four matches, and Paris only equalised in stoppage time.
Lille's only defeat this season came on 8 September in the Champions League, when they lost at home to Betis, with Ethan Mbappé receiving a red card. In the league five days later, the Dogues beat Troyes. Mbappé came off the bench, scored in stoppage time and apologised to the fans for the sending-off. Away from home, Ancelotti's side have won both of their matches this season - at Angers and Toulouse.
Match Results: Lille
Latest news
Nice
❌ Ahead of the match in Auxerre, Laurent Abergel, Moïse Bombito and Morgan Sanson were all sidelined. Hicham Boudaoui returned to the squad and came on as a substitute at Auxerre. Mohamed Amoura is on loan at Nice from Wolfsburg, and Nils Nkounkou from Eintracht.
Lille
❌ The club sold Matías Fernández-Pardo and Ayoub Bouaddi in the summer. They strengthened their attack by signing Ayase Ueda from Feyenoord, who came off the bench at Toulouse and won the match. Against Troyes, Ancelotti left Olivier Giroud and Ethan Mbappé on the bench, with Ueda in the starting XI. Ahead of the first matchday, Hamza Igamane and Tanguy Nianzou were in the treatment room - Nianzou was already on the bench against Troyes.
Predicted Lineups
📋 Possible Nice starting XI: Diouf - Abdelmonem, Ndayishimiye, Mandza - Clauss, Coulibaly, Witsel, Nkounkou - Hein, Amoura, Wahi..
📋 Possible Lille starting XI: Ozer - Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud - Mukau, Bentaleb - Bakwa, Haraldsson, Onal - Ueda.
⚽️ Goals Prediction
Lille are a convenient opponent for Nice's struggling attack: at home, the Eagles have scored against them in ten consecutive Ligue 1 head-to-head matches. The visitors, for their part, have scored in 9 of their last 10 away matches. This season Lille have found the net both at Angers and at Toulouse, where Ueda's winning goal came in the 73rd minute. We expect both sides to score. The pick is Both Teams to Score - Yes.
🚩 Corner Kick Prediction
Nice have won more than four corners in six consecutive home Ligue 1 matches. Across their last 10 matches, the Eagles have earned 61 corners compared to 50 for their opponents. Over that same period, Lille have allowed opponents 51 corner kicks. Giving up the ball doesn't concern the Dogues: against Troyes after the break they let the opposition have more of it and still won the match. We expect the hosts to earn more than four corners here. The bet is Nice Team Total Corners - Over 4.5 at 1.81*.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
The match will be refereed by Willy Delajod. Lille's last 10 matches have produced 39 yellow cards in total: 20 for the Lille players and 19 for their opponents. Nice's figures are more modest - 15 bookings for their own players and 16 for their opponents. We're expecting at least three cards. The bet is Total Yellow Cards - Over 2.5.
*Odds are approximate and may vary across different bookmakers
⭐️ Editorial Prediction
Lille matches don't tend to produce many goals: fewer than three between the two sides in 8 of their last 9 Ligue 1 matches. Lille themselves have not scored more than two in any of their last ten matches across all competitions. Nice, for their part, have scored more than once in just 1 of their last 14 Ligue 1 matches. We're not expecting more than two goals in Nice. The bet is Total Goals - Under 2.5. Predicted score: 1-1.
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