LOSC v Nice: top-three push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Third-placed LOSC host 15th-placed Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with the hosts chasing Champions League security and the visitors seeking breathing space above the drop.

LOSC are third on 53 points after 29 games, while Nice are 15th with 28. The visitors won the reverse meeting 2-0 in October.

Bruno Génésio's side have won four of their last five league outings, including a 4-0 victory at Toulouse and a 3-0 derby success over Lens. Les Aiglons have one win in five, with heavy defeats against PSG and Rennes offset by a win at Angers and a draw with Le Havre.

LOSC are without Nathan Ngoy (suspended) and forward Hamza Igamane (injured), while back-up goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillard is also sidelined. Les Aiglons travel without Dante, with midfielders Morgan Sanson and Hicham Boudaoui suspended and several others injured, thinning Claude Puel's options.

LOSC average 55% possession with 85.17% passing accuracy and have kept 10 clean sheets this season. Matías Fernández and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson each have seven league goals, while Felix Correia and Fernández have five assists apiece. Les Aiglons have conceded 56 league goals with only four clean sheets and have given away 10 penalties. The hosts, who have converted seven spot kicks at 85.7%, may look to probe in the box. Jonathan Clauss leads the visitors with six Ligue 1 assists, and Sofiane Diop has seven goals.

A home win would take LOSC to 56 points and could tighten their grip on the top three. For Les Aiglons, three points would lift them to 31 and could ease relegation pressure by moving them up the table.