PREVIEW | Nice vs Lille: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 20/09)

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·18 September 2026

PREVIEW | Nice vs Lille: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 20/09)

Nice and Lille go head-to-head at Allianz Riviera this Sunday in the Ligue 1.

Nice have picked up 2 points and currently lie in 18th position. Last time out, Olivier Pantaloni's team slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Auxerre (Ligue 1 2026/27).

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Lille have won 10 points to date and are placed in 1st position. Last time out, Davide Ancelotti's team triumphed 2-0 against Troyes (Ligue 1 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

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Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs Auxerre 2026-09-12): Yehvann Diouf, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Xavier Mandza, Jonathan Clauss, Axel Witsel, Djibril Coulibaly, Niels Nkounkou, Gauthier Hein, Elye Wahi, Mohamed Amoura

Lille ( vs Troyes 2026-09-13): Berke Ozer, Tiago Santos, Nathan Ngoy, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Romain Perraud, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Nabil Bentaleb, Dilane Bakwa, Hákon Haraldsson, Basar Onal, Ayase Ueda

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MANAGERS

Olivier Pantaloni has faced Lille on six occasions, recording one draw and five defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Lille are on a run of two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Lille are on a run of two consecutive wins.
Lille currently have one defeat in their last five games.
Lille have scored in five consecutive games.
At home, Nice are on a run of two consecutive games without winning.
At home, Nice are on a run of two consecutive games without losing.
Nice have conceded goals in three consecutive games.
Nice are coming off four consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nice and Lille have already faced each other 117 times, with Nice having the edge: 43 wins, compared with 37 victories for Lille.
At the Allianz Riviera, Nice have the advantage in matches against Lille: 30 wins in 59 games. Lille have nine victories.
In the French League, there have been 107 matches between the two teams, with 40 wins for Nice, 34 draws and 33 victories for Lille.