Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Nice who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lille are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 30 of the Ligue 1 on Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Nice, whom they welcome on home soil at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lille are third in the Ligue 1 standings after collecting 53 points from their initial 29 encounters. Nice trail them on 28 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.
Form: Lille vs Nice
Lille Form
In their last three outings, Lille won 1-2 against Marseille, beat Lens by 3-0 and hammered Toulouse 0-4. Lille claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded eight.
Nice Form
Nice came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 0-4 against Paris Saint-Germain. A 3-1 defeat against Strasbourg followed, before a 1-1 draw with Le Havre. Nice won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Lille and Nice
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Nice. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 13 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nice have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 3 Nice away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Nice away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Nice have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Lille vs Nice
Matias Fernandez-Pardo found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Ali Abdi just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Lille vs Nice
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy across all tournaments Lille won three times, drew two and lost five times. Nice claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Lille won their last 4 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Nice scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Nice managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lille were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Lille and Nice when playing at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Total goals
Lille saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nice, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Lille scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.
Be sure not to miss out on the latest news about Lille
Download our brand new App and follow your favorite players, clubs, and much more
