H2H: OGC Nice vs Lille OSC – Prediction (Ligue 1

H2H: Nice vs Lille – Comparison.

Nice striker Kasper Dolberg has registered a brace in three of the last four L1 matches to see him score. Yusuf Yazici scored a hat-trick in Lille’s midweek UEFA Europa League game. He’s been the game’s final scorer in both competitive matches in which he’s found the net this term. Lille have failed to score in their previous four L1 away matches refereed by Frank Schneider (D2, L2).

Nice Insights.

Nice enter this Ligue 1 (L1) game after suffering a 6-2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen in midweek – the joint-heaviest European loss in the club’s history. Just like that game, matches haven’t been tight recently, with five of Nice’s last six competitive outings to see a winner being settled by at least a two-goal margin, with the victorious side on the day netting a first-half opener on each occasion. One way or another there should be goals, as the hosts’ last 0-0 at home in L1 dates back to December 2018, and all but one of their previous 11 league fixtures played here have witnessed over 2.5 goals. Fans should expect early action too, as 56.76% of the goals scored/conceded across that period arrived before HT.

Lille Insights.

In contrast, Lille travel here after registering their joint-second largest European victory, as they beat Sparta Prague 4-1. Unbeaten in their opening seven L1 fixtures too (W5, D2), Lille are currently enjoying their best start to a new league campaign since 1952/53! Significantly, each of those seven L1 games saw Lille score first. Usually strong from the off when playing away, the visitors have kept a first-half clean sheet in 75% (12) of their last 16 L1 road trips, including all three this campaign. Despite that, Lille were in front at HT in just three games across that period, returning a HT record of: W3, D10, L3.