Lille vs Nice Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lille have discovered some excellent form of late as the northerners now welcome southerners Nice to Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday night this weekend.
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Lille preview: In the top three
After a difficult start to the calendar year that led to pressure on Bruno Genesio, Lille have turned their form around as they now begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top three and the UEFA Champions League spots in Ligue 1.
The hosts earned an emotionally charged victory last week as they hammered Toulouse by four goals to nil at Stadium de Toulouse, with the players showing support to Bruno Genesio, who is dealing with the recent death of his father.
Nice preview: Struggling Nice
The neglect of Nice by ownership group INEOS has left the Riviera outfit sitting down towards the bottom end of Ligue 1 and not safe from relegation with just six games to go in the 2025/26 season.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Le Havre in their most recent outing at the Allianz Riviera last weekend in a game in which Ali Abdi equalised in the second-half after Mbwana Samatta had given Le Havre a first-half lead.
Lille team news: Ngoy suspended
Lille defender Nathan Ngoy is missing through suspension for this one, while defender Ousmane Toure is a confirmed injury absentee alongside former Rangers striker Hamza Igamane.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ozer; Meunier, Alexsandro, Mandi, Perraud; Bentaleb, Andre; Mukau, Haraldsson, Correia; Fernandez-Pardo
Unavailable: Ngoy (Suspended), Toure (Injured), Igamane (Injured)
Questionable:
Nice team news: Couple of suspensions
Nice are dealing with a couple of suspension issues as they travel north with midfield duo Morgan Sanson and Hicham Boudaoui both sidelined for the visitors.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Diouf; Mendy, Peprah Oppong, Bard; Clauss, Louchet, Diop, Abdi; Wahi, Cho, Kevin Carlos
Unavailable: Abdelmonem (Injured), Moise Bombito (Injured), Dante (Injured), Ndayishimiye (Injured), Sanson (Suspended), Everton (Injured), Boudaoui (Suspended)
Questionable: Vanhoutte (Injured)
Lille vs Nice prediction
Home advantage should ensure that Lille once again come out on top. That is because their 4-0 hammering of Toulouse made it three wins in a row in Ligue 1 and has extended their unbeaten run domestically to nine matches. They face a Nice side that may be able to hit an often open Lille side on the counter-attack but a home win is the expected outcome of this one.
Lille vs Nice tip: Lille to win
