Nice vs Lille Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Nice take on Lille in Ligue 1 action this Friday. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Allianz Riviera.

Nice vs Lille Preview

Nice are currently winless in their last 7 games which includes two defeats to Lokomotiv Moscow in the Europa League knockout stages. Their recent run of bad form has all but crushed their chances of playing European football next season as they have now dropped down to 9th in the league and 14 points adrift of 4th-placed Lyon.

It’s mainly been Nice’s away form which has let them down this season. They’ve only picked up 13 points from as many games on the road. However, they have the joint 4th best record at home and will take confidence from that going into Friday’s game.

Lucien Favre will be looking to brush aside disappointing results against Toulouse and Nantes and get back to the form shown previous to those games where they picked up 3 wins from 4 at Allianz Riviera.

Top scorer, Mario Balotelli was back on form against Lokomotiv Moscow, bagging a first-half brace, and will look to add to his tally of 13 for the season on Friday by starting up front after missing his sides 0-0 draw against Bordeaux at the weekend due to cramp.

Lille come into this game having picked up just one win in their last 8 games which has plummeted them down into the relegation zone. They’re currently second-bottom on 27 points and with some teams around them having winnable games at the weekend, it’s essential that Lille come away from Allianz Riviera with something in order not to get stuck in the bottom three.

Christophe Galtier will take confidence from the fact his side have scored 5 goals in their last three games, despite only picking up 2 points from them. Nice clawed back a point against Lyon after going 2-0 down and twice came back against Nantes to finish the game 2-2. Galtier will expect this fighting spirit from the off on Friday and will look to extend the home sides bad run of form and claim victory over Nice for the first time in 13 games.

Nice vs Lille Betting Tips

• Nice have won 2 drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
• Lille have won 3 drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Nice have scored an average of 1 goal and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Lille have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Nice previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Lille’s previous 10 matches

Nice vs Lille Prediction

Nice showed fight and grit to come back after conceding against Lyon and Nantes recently but given Nice’s home record we have to favour them to at least take away a point. Nice kept it tight in the 0-0 draw against Bordeaux at the weekend and we expect them to be able to keep the Lille frontline at bay. The home advantage may be enough to see them take away three points and Balotelli’s return to the starting XI should give them a boost. We’re not expecting many clear opportunities to score and so under 2.5 goals seems to have value along with a narrow home win.

Nice (4-3-3 formation): Benítez, Coly, Sarr, Santos, Burner, Makengo, Mendy, Lees-Melou, Sacko, Plea, Srarfi

Lille (4-3-3 formation): Maignan, Ballo-Toure, Alonso, Dabila, Ié, Mendes, Amadou, Maia, Benzia, Mothiba, Ghazi

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