Lille meets Nice in the 18th round of the French Ligue 1 competition at home on Friday. These teams are incredibly close-matched, and it’ll be challenging to separate them. We’re also sure to see a bloodied fight for the ball whenever they lose it. The hosts are ranked in the fifth position of the league table with 29 points to their name.
The list of Lille injuries, including Mbappe, Zhegrova, and Umtiti, may throw a spanner at the works, and they’ll do their best not to be distracted by such external matters.
The home side like to play in a conventional 4-2-3-1 formation, with attacker David leading from the top. He’s already found the back of the net on 11 occasions in the league so far.
Nice are ranked in the fourth position of the league table with 30 points inside their bag. They know that if they slip any further, they’ll risk losing their position to their opponents after this game.
Anything less than a win will seem like a dour result to their travelling supporters. Their players will make good use of transitions and create attacking moves whenever they get the ball.
The likes of Bard and Clauss have already scored a goal apiece this season and will be keen on improving their showing as much as possible. Nice like to make good use of their wings and often allow their fullbacks to run forward to deliver balls into the box. Their tactics, however, will be matched strongly with the home team keeping a close eye on their visitors and marking them tightly in close spaces.
Bet hereLille have a slight home advantage over their opponents in this game, and we expect them to either win or draw. They’ve been unbeaten in their previous five matches, although it must be noted that they’ve not won any of their last three. This unbeaten streak, however, will give them confidence.
The hosts have won or drawn 20 out of the 30 matches recorded against the visitors, which bodes well for them ahead of this clash. Nice will have to keep possession of the ball more often in this game if they’re to prevent Lille from running away and attacking relentlessly in their final third.
We anticipate both teams scoring on Friday. We’ve seen it happen in five out of their last six encounters, so there’s a strong possibility of it happening again here. Both teams have strong attacking units and will be keen on breaking up their opponents’ style of play quickly.
Nice like to focus on the counter, but Lille will be sharp enough to mark their opponents tightly. Both clubs like to use a hybrid of zonal and man-marking systems, and they’ll be used to the extreme. While the home side has seen BTTS in three out of their last five matches, Nice have accomplished it in four.
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