PREVIEW | Lille vs Nice: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 18/04)

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·16 April 2026

PREVIEW | Lille vs Nice: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 18/04)

Lille and Nice clash this Saturday at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy for matchweek 30 of the Ligue 1. The match will be broadcast live at 20:05 on Amazon Prime.

Lille have 53 points to their name this season and occupy 3rd position in the table. In their last fixture, Bruno Génésio's team won 0-4 against Toulouse (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Nice have picked up 28 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last game, Claude Puel's team drew 1-1 with Le Havre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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

Predicted lineups

Lille: Berke Ozer, Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi, Nathan Ngoy, Romain Perraud, Benjamin André, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal´ayel Mukau, Hákon Haraldsson, Félix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Nice: Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Melvin Bard, Jonathan Clauss, Morgan Sanson, Hichem Boudaoui, Salis Samed, Ali Abdi, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Elye Wahi

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Lille

Marc-Aurèle Caillard - Elbow Injury
Osame Sahraoui - Pubalgia
Ousmane Touré - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Hamza Igamane - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Nice

Dante - Calf Injury
Everton Pereira - Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

Lille ( vs Toulouse 2026-04-12): Berke Ozer, Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi, Nathan Ngoy, Romain Perraud, Benjamin André, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal´ayel Mukau, Hákon Haraldsson, Félix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Nice ( vs Le Havre 2026-04-12): Yehvann Diouf, Charles Vanhoutte, Jonathan Clauss, Antoine Mendy, Kojo Peprah Oppeng, Ali Abdi, Melvin Bard, Hichem Boudaoui, Morgan Sanson, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Elye Wahi

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MANAGERS

Bruno Génésio has faced Claude Puel on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Claude Puel has faced Lille on 20 occasions, recording five wins, 11 draws and four defeats
Bruno Génésio has faced Nice on 15 occasions, recording four wins, four draws and seven defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Nice currently have three wins in their last 21 matches.
Nice currently have one win in their last ten matches.
Nice have conceded in three consecutive matches.
Nice are on a three-match winless run.
Lille currently have two defeats in their last ten matches.
Lille currently have three draws in their last 34 matches.
Lille have scored in three consecutive matches.
Lille are on a three-match unbeaten run.
Lille are coming off three consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Lille and Nice have already faced each other 116 times, with Nice holding the advantage: 43 wins, compared with 37 Lille victories.
At the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille have the upper hand in their meetings with Nice: 28 wins in 57 matches. Nice have 13 victories.
In the French league, the two teams have played 106 matches, with 33 Lille wins, 33 draws and 40 Nice victories.