France - Ligue 1Allianz RivieraData current as of 18 September 2026

Nice vs Lille: match statistics

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Nice vs Lille: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nice play Lille in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Allianz Riviera.

Current form

Nice: 0-2-2, 0.50 points/match. Lille: 3-1-0, 2.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nice scores 0.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Lille scores 1.75 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nice 25%, Lille 25%. Over 2.5: Nice 25%, Lille 25%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Nice has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.34. Nice: 12.5 shots per match, Lille: 10.8.

Match halves

Nice: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Lille: half-time lead 75%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Nice: 31-45+ (1 goals). Lille: 16-30 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.12)
(3.37)
(2.01)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.25Goals scored / match1.75
NiceLille
1.25Goals conceded / match0.5
NiceLille
61%Average possession45%
NiceLille
2.75Shots on target / match6
NiceLille

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.5Shots per match10.75
NiceLille
2.75Shots on target6
NiceLille
2%Shot conversion16.3%
NiceLille
61%Possession45%
NiceLille
1.41xG for1.34
NiceLille
1.22xG against1.92
NiceLille

Shooting quality

Nice: BalancedLille: Counter-attacking
NiceLille
Accuracy (shots on target)22%56%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.090.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lille is 400% better for: last-5 form.

0.5 pts / match - Nice · 2.5 pts / match - Lille

Nice
DLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-2
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-2
0.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 at home
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%
Lille
WDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
75% W25% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-0
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-0
2.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lille is 600% better for: goals scored per match.

0.25 goals / match - Nice · 1.75 goals / match - Lille

Lille is 150% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Nice · 0.5 goals / match - Lille

Nice scoring profile: more difficult

Nice scores in 25% of matches (1 of 4 matches), while Lille keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 matches).

Lille scoring profile: very strong

Lille scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Nice keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

1Goals scored (season)7
NiceLille
5Goals conceded (season)2
NiceLille
1.5Average goals in match2.25
NiceLille
1Goals scored (last 5)7
NiceLille
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
NiceLille

How often they score at least...

25%1 goal100%
NiceLille
0%2 goals75%
NiceLille
0%3 goals0%
NiceLille
0%4 goals0%
NiceLille

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal25%
NiceLille
25%2 goals25%
NiceLille
25%3 goals0%
NiceLille
0%4 goals0%
NiceLille

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time0%
NiceLille
0%BTTS in both halves0%
NiceLille
0%Scored in both halves50%
NiceLille

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
NiceLille
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
NiceLille
25%BTTS - last 525%
NiceLille

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
NiceLille
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
NiceLille
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NiceLille

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
NiceLille
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
NiceLille
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
NiceLille

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lille is 233% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.75 pts / match - Nice · 2.5 pts / match - Lille

Nice - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing
Lille - half-time state
75% leading25% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per match (1st half)2.5
NiceLille
0.25Goals scored (1st half)1
NiceLille
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
NiceLille
0.75Average goals (1st half)1
NiceLille
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
NiceLille
75%No goal before half-time25%
NiceLille

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per match (2nd half)1.75
NiceLille
0Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
NiceLille
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
NiceLille
0.75Average goals (2nd half)1.25
NiceLille
50%Clean sheet after half-time75%
NiceLille
100%No goal after half-time25%
NiceLille

Nice - second-half results

0% W50% D50% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lille - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 75% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nice - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.750.50
Goals scored / match0.30.0
Goals conceded / match0.50.8
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal50%50%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal75%100%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 1
Lille - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.501.75
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match1.01.3
1 goal75%75%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet100%75%
No goal25%25%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 75% leading - 25% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nice
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Lille
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.88
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
68%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-47%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nice

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
18%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Lille

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

NiceLigaLille
Average goals in match 1.502.75 2.25
Both teams scored 25%56% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%53% 25%
Clean sheets 25%28% 75%
Goal before half-time 50%67% 75%
Goal after half-time 50%75% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.36
Away goals / match
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defence advantage
+-8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nice 1 - 1 - 0 Lille. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Lille OSC Métropole
0 : 0
OGC Nice Côte d'Azur
OGC Nice Côte d'Azur
2 : 0
Lille OSC Métropole

FAQ

When do Nice and Lille play?

Nice face Lille on 20 September 2026 in Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nice and Lille?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nice won 1, Lille won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nice vs Lille?

Nice score 0.25 goals per game on average and Lille 1.75. The Ligue 1 average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 25% of Nice's matches and 25% of Lille's.

What form are Nice and Lille in?

Over the last 5 games Nice have a 0-2-2 record (0.50 points per game) and Lille 3-1-0 (2.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nice vs Lille?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.