Aug 31st features a match where Lille plays host to Nice in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed Lille, recorded a 3-1 win against Ajaccio. Yusuf Yazıcı scored the first goal for Lille in the 17th minute, then Jonathan Bamba added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ismaily. Lille is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while nice sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Clermont. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui struck first for Clermont in the 6th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nice was frustrated by Clermont’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Clermont ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Calvin Stengs and Aaron Ramsey are the top scorers for Nice in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Lille is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jonathan David and Jonathan Bamba each having 2 goals in their last 5
Rémy Cabella and Timothy Weah are unavailable to play for Lille, while Kasper Dolberg and Hicham Boudaoui are unavailable to play for Nice.