Ligue 1 · 2026
vsSeason opening

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 1 to Nice, 3 drawn, 1 to Lille. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nice
3Draws
1Lille
LilleNice · Ligue 100
NiceLille · Ligue 120
LilleNice · Ligue 121
NiceLille · Ligue 122
LilleNice · Ligue 122

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Nice1 matches
  • Lille1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Nice

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.14 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.69 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.28 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.71 xG/match
  • Shots11.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.94 shots/match
  • Possession46.7%
  • Corners5.14 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.67 corners/match
  • Cards2.26 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency19%
  • Scoring frequency67%

Lille

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.53 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.09 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.61 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.08 xG/match
  • Shots13.6 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.06 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.62 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.32 shots/match
  • Possession55.9%
  • Corners5.71 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.79 corners/match
  • Cards2.26 cards/match
  • Fouls10.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency38%
  • Scoring frequency71%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 19 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4