LOSC Lille's final assignment is to host OGC Nice in the last game of the season at the Decathlon Arena. It's been a long and tough season for both clubs and they hope to bow with a victory for the very last time. For LOSC Lille, there's still work to do in this match with their position on the table currently under contention from Stade Brest behind them. And for OGC Nice, their fate is already sealed irrespective of the outcome of this game and they are more than happy to qualify for the Europa League competition next season.
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With current standing, LOSC Lille will need a win against OGC Nice to tie down the 3rd spot. According to the table, OGC Nice are in 3rd place with 58 points and Stade Brest is 4th, with same point. Across the season, LOSC Lille recorded 16 wins, 10 draws and 7 defeats and their goal difference is +18. Also, according to the records, Jonathan David scored 19 goals for LOSC Lille this season while Angel Gomes registered 8 assists. LOSC Lille also managed 15 clean sheets this season.
LOSC Lille defeated Nantes last weekend away from home and they hope to continue in that fashion in this game. It was a comfortable 2-1 win for Lille and Jonathan David scored a brace in the 8’ and 11’ minutes. Nantes' only response was in the 54’ minute, but it wasn't enough to trouble LOSC Lille, as they held on until the end. According to stats, LOSC Lille had 71% possession, 3 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.
OGC Nice
OGC Nice were dreaming of a top 2 finish at the end of the season after topping the league for quite some time at the start. But instead it looks like they'll be getting the 5th place. Nice are currently 5th with 54 points. Their record across the season shows they had 15 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats. Terem Moffi deserves a lot of credit for his goals contributions to the team, as he leads the goal charts with 11 goals and Jérémie Boga has 5 assists for Nice. And OGC Nice kept a record 17 clean sheets in the league this season.
OGC Nice played their last game against PSG in midweek and they had high hopes of a fair result, but it turned out as a defeat in the end. They conceded 2 early goals in the 18’ and 23’ minutes and then Mohamed Ali-Cho pulled one goal back for Nice in the 35’ minute. And the second half stayed scoreless, but Nice lost Melvin Bard to a red card in the 75’ minute. According to stats, OGC Nice had 36% possession, 4 shots on target and 7 corner kicks.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between OGC Nice and LOSC Lille, Nice had 9 wins, LOSC Lille had 3 and 8 matches ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
There's a lot at stake for LOSC Lille and not so much for OGC Nice, so its easy to predict the approach of both clubs in this game. OGC Nice won't be detecting the play here, that's for sure. So they best keep things tight at the back.
Match Facts:- OGC Nice are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings while LOSC Lille are without a clean sheet in the last 5. Nice scored first in 4 of the last 5 meetings and they won the first half in the last 5 meetings. Finally, there were more than 4.5 cards in 5 of the last 7 meetings.
- LOSC Lille Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.66 Goals
- LOSC Lille to Win at 1.69 Odds
- LOSC Lille to Win 1-0 at 7.00 Odds
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