Lille v Nice: the preview
Lille meet Nice at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Sunday 7:00am (Ligue 1). Nice haven't beaten Lille at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.
The big picture
Lille come in 2nd on the ladder with 21 points; Nice are 6th on 17. Lille have the higher position to protect.
Lille are 5–1–3 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 0.7 against.
Nice are 4–3–2 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.3 against.
Form
Lille have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Bodo/Glimt 0–0.
Nice have won four of their last five and most recently beat Stade Rennais 5–2.
Head to head
These sides have met 37 times on our records since 2007: Lille 7, Nice 12, 18 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Nice won 2–1 at Allianz Riviera.
Biggest margin between these two: Lille by 4 goals in 2018-19 (4–0).
Players to watch
For Lille, watch Olivier Giroud (3 goals, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Ethan Mbappé (2 goals in 2026-27).
For Nice, watch Elye Wahi (0.8 goals a match, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Mohamed Amoura (2 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).
At Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille have won 7 of their last 20 at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
The deeper numbers
Nice haven't beaten Lille at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
