PREVIEW | Lille vs Nantes - team news, lineups, predictions

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·27 February 2026

PREVIEW | Lille vs Nantes - team news, lineups, predictions

Lille and Nantes face each other this Sunday at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Match Day 24 of the Ligue 1.

Lille have 37 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. In their last match, Bruno Génésio's team prevailed 0-2 against Crvena Zvezda (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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Nantes have won 17 points to date and are placed in 17th position. In their last match, Ahmed Kantari's team prevailed 2-0 against Le Havre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lille winning 2-0.

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Lille

Marc-Aurèle Caillard - Elbow Injury
Osame Sahraoui - Pubalgia
Alexsandro Ribeiro - Calf Injury
Ousmane Touré - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Thomas Meunier - Hamstring Injury
Ethan Mbappé - Dead Leg
Hamza Igamane - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Nantes

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Lille ( vs Crvena Zvezda 2026-02-26): Berke Ozer, Tiago Santos, Chancel Mbemba, Aïssa Mandi, Romain Perraud, Benjamin André, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Gaëtan Perrin, Hákon Haraldsson, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Olivier Giroud

Nantes ( vs Le Havre 2026-02-22): Anthony Lopes, Chidozie Awaziem, Ali Youssef, Nicolas Cozza, Fabien Centonze, Mohamed Kaba, Deiver Machado, Louis Leroux, Johann Lepenant, Youssef El-Arabi, Ignatius Ganago

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MANAGERS

Bruno Génésio faced Nantes on 16 occasions, recording ten wins, three draws and three losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Nantes has been scoring in five consecutive games.
Away from home, Nantes comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Nantes comes from two consecutive defeats.
Nantes currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Nantes currently has one win in the last seven games.
At home, Lille currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
At home, Lille currently has one win in the last six games.
At home, Lille comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Lille currently has one defeat in the last five games.
Lille currently has two draws in the last 26 games.
Lille comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Lille comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Lille and Nantes have faced each other 101 times, there is no advantage between Lille and Nantes: 37 wins for each team in 101 games.
At Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille has an advantage in the clashes against Nantes: 23 wins in 51 games. Nantes has 13 victories.
In the French League, 95 matches have been played between the two teams, with Lille winning 35, 25 draws and 35 victories for Nantes.