- Team form: OGC Nice are struggling in the bottom of Ligue 1 2026/2027, with 2 points from 4 games.
- Standings: OSC Lille are top with 10 points after a blazing start to the new season.
Lille are a step ahead of Les Aiglons
Lille are the odds-on favorite to take the points when they face off with Nice in Ligue 1 2026/2027 at Allianz Riviera on Sunday, and it is easy to understand why after both sides made contrasting starts to the campaign. Les Aiglons have taken just two points from their first four games and have fallen down to 18th in the table, while the visitors have 10 points.
Davide Ancelotti has the visitors playing with more energy, vertical passing and an aggressive press and they are beginning to look like a team in Ligue 1 2026/2027. They have two very different systems, a 4-2-3-1 when in possession and a 4-3-3 when pressing, but they work equally as well and the players seem to be fully on board with Ancelotti's vision.
Lille bounced back from a 2-3 UEFA Champions League League Stage 2026/2027 defeat to Real Betis with a 2-0 win over ES Troyes AC in Ligue 1 2026/2027 and are 1.95 to back that up with another win at Nice. The hosts are in poor form themselves with three draws and two defeats in their last five games in all competitions, but they are usually good value when they get the better of Lille.
Les Dogues to edge it at Allianz Riviera
Key players
- Tiago Santos has been Lille's main threat in Ligue 1 2026/2027, topping their scoring chart with two in four games.
- Elye Wahi has scored one in three for Nice.
- Sofiane Diop has been their chief creator with one assist in four appearances.
Odds & form
The draw is very much the alternative bet at 3.45, but it is Lille who must come out on top based on their form and the odds on offer here. Nice have managed to draw both home games in Ligue 1 2026/2027, conceding 0.50 goals per match and scoring the same number in return.
Tactics and head-to-head
Olivier Pantaloni has his players set up in a compact block and they are very controlled in possession, patient in the build-up and big on set plays. That looks unlikely to be a match for Lille's fast-paced pressing or high-possession game, which should make this a fascinating chess game.
Lille have failed to win on their last two trips to Nice, however, and still have a tough test to negotiate at Allianz Riviera on Sunday. The last meeting in Ligue 1 2025/2026 finished 0-0 in Lille and Nice have gone unbeaten in their last two head-to-heads with one win and one draw, so there is a good chance that this will be a close contest, with Under 2.5 goals at 1.87 a smart wager in place of the win-draw-win.
