OGC Nice vs Lille OSC Prediction: Don’t be too confident on Lille

OGC Nice and Lille OSC battle against each other in the French Ligue 1. Lille OSC come into this game as the better team between the two while OGC Nice are still in search of some stability after playing a 0-0 draw against Stade de Reims in their last match. Lille are also higher placed in the table and are 3 points away from 5th place, while Nice are on the same point as 11th place Reims and 9th place Lyon. Clearly a win for either side will change the table a bit and both sides would want to grab a positive result here.

OGC Nice (Form Guide: DWLLD)

OGC Nice are clearly in a rut at the moment. In their last 5 matches, they have recorded just 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws.

OGC Nice are currently in 10th place, with 25 points after 19 matches. They have 6 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats so far, with a goal ratio of 22:20. At home, they are ranked 5th with 20 points in 10 home matches. They recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal ratio of 21:17 on home soil.

In their last 8/9 matches, there have been less than 4.5 cards and in 8/8 matches, there have been less than 10.5 corners.

Lille OSC (Form Guide: WDWDW)

Lille OSC are clearly miles better than Nice at the moment. They have recorded 3 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 matches.

Lille are currently in 6th place, with 34 points in 19 games so far. They have 10 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats, with a goal ratio of 35:25 goals. Away from home, they have 14 points in all 9 away games. They won 4, drew 2 and lost 3, with a goal ratio of 14:8 goals away from home.

Lille are currently without a loss in their last 12 matches and in ⅚ matches, less than 2.5 goals have been scored. Lille have also scored first in 8/9 matches and won the first half in ⅘ matches. In 5/5 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 7/7 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Head to Head

OGC Nice and Lille OSC have played 20 matches against each other. OGC Nice are with 10 wins, while Lille OSC are with 3 wins, and 7 matches ended in a draw.

In the head-to-head stats, Lille are without a clean sheet in 3 games against OGC Nice and more than 4.5 cards have been shown in ⅘ matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Lille OSC are in better form at the moment but I am not convinced they have all it takes to beat OGC Nice in this match. I also expect chances to be few and games should be tight on both ends. OGC Nice concede around 1.1 goals per game on average and this has been one of their major challenges this season. But I expect them to do better and tighten things at the back. So we are going to see a few goals scored during the later stages of the game and Lille will score between 1-2 goals. It is unclear if OGC Nice will be able to respond, so we are inclined to lean with a narrow victory for the away side.

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