Lille vs. Nice: Tip, prognosis & odds 01.05.2021 - FRANCE: Ligue 1 Free soccer tips
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Lille - Nice: Tip, prognosis and odds - FRANCE: Ligue 1
Not only in the Spanish LaLiga the fans will get an exciting title fight, but also in the French Ligue 1 this is the case. With four rounds to go, the first three teams are separated from each other by just two points. PSG could actually be ousted from the throne this year, because the capital's team is currently only in a hunter's role. The leader of the table is currently Lille OSC, which will meet Nice on Saturday evening.
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The club near the Belgian border has the title in its own hands and has a completely feasible remainder of the program in front of its chest. However, the pressure is enormous, because even a single draw could break the dream of the fifth title in club history. On Saturday evening, the Galtier-Elf is the clear favorite with the best bookmakers. In the game Lille against Nice, the odds for the home win are just over 1.40. The game at Stade Stade-Pierre Mauroy starts on Saturday at 9 p.m.
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Lille - statistics & current form
The club celebrated the first three title wins in the 30s, 40s and 50s of the 20th century. After that, it would take until the 2010/11 season before Lille OSC greeted again from the top of the French league. At that time, the star of players like Eden Hazard or Gervinho rose. In 2020/21 the big stars are Jonathan David, Jonathan Ikone and Renato Sanches. Not to be forgotten is oldie Burak Yilmaz, who with twelve goals this season is the top scorer in the league leaders' camp.
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Outstanding defense
Twelve goals for a championship candidate is not an absolutely outstanding figure, but this can be attributed to two reasons. On the one hand, Christophe Galtier's team presents itself as an extremely balanced, homogeneous unit that is not dependent on individual players, but rather as a collective.
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It is precisely this collective that subordinates everything to success and presents itself excellently when playing against the ball. The players are also not too good for the "dirty work" and work extremely well backwards. The reward for this is just 22 goals against in 34 league games. Goalkeeper Mike Maignan - who probably rejected BVB - kept his box clean no less than 18 times in 34 games. In just five league games, Lille conceded more than one goal.
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Only three defeats this season
In the current season, Lille OSC lost just three games in French Ligue 1. Nevertheless, the breath of the competition can be clearly felt, because Christophe Galtier's team had to be content with sharing points no less than ten times.
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The title defense was defended with a real show of strength last weekend. In the top game against Olympique Lyon, Lille were still 2-1 down at halftime, but turned the game around thanks to the outstanding Burak Yilmaz (two goals, one assist). With the wonderful lifter, Yilmaz put the LOSC fans into ecstasy and probably finally shot "OL" out of the title race (six points behind).
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Now it is important to finally convince again at the home Stade Pierre-Mauroy, because Lille celebrated only one victory in the last five home games. Therefore, with Lilla vs. Nice, the tip on the low odds for the home win has no value.
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Expected formation of Lille:
Maignan - Bradaric, Botman, Fonte, Celik - Ikone, Soumare, Andre, Sanches - Burak Yilmaz, David
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Nice - statistics & current form
Five defeats in a row led to the separation from head coach Patrick Vieira at the beginning of December. The successor to the former world champion was his previous assistant coach, the Romanian Adrian Ursea. The 53-year-old is a rather blank slate on the international stage, as he has always been active in the second row. He already worked for Lucien Favre from 2016 to 2018 as an assistant trainer in Nice.
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Mixed season with many ups and downs
Especially at the beginning of his term of office, there was still no further development to be seen and after just one win from the first nine competitive games under Ursea, some fans were already calling for the next coach change. But the patience has paid off, because the long crisis has been followed by a significantly more successful period, especially in the last few weeks.
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A look at the latest results shows that the shape is now quite right. In the last eight league games, the team from the Cote d’Azur conceded only one defeat (but this against the bottom and relegated Dijon) and celebrated five wins in this phase. Nevertheless, a look at the current Ligue 1 table shows that the rest of the games for Nice are only about the often cited "golden pineapple”, because the Ursea-Elf is in Ligue 1's no man's land.
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Injury concerns plague Nice
Confidence should be there after the latest results, but now an absolute top opponent is waiting for Nice. In this regard, the injury concerns should not be ignored. Top scorer Amine Gouiri (twelve goals, six assists) was missing recently and will probably only play a joker.
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Ursea also has to do without Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Mzyiane Maolida and veteran Dante. Failures that cannot be adequately compensated and that will be sorely lacking, especially against a top team. Despite an acceptable record away from home (Nice scores more points abroad than at home), the successful prognosis for the guests at Lille vs. Nice would be very surprising.
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Expected formation of Nice:
Benitez - Kamara, Saliba, Todibo, Lotomba - Schneiderlin - Rony Lopes, Claude-Maurice, Boudaoui, Atal - Dolberg
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Direct comparison / H2H
In the current Ligue 1 table, the two teams separate an impressive 26 points, the complete historical comparison is balanced, but in recent years the team from the Cote d’Azur has been an absolute fear opponent for the mastiffs from Lille. Lille won just one of their last 16 league games against OGC Nice. In the first leg, the league leaders had to be content with a 1-1 draw.
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Betting base forecast & France Lille - Nizza France tip
A decade after the last championship, Lille OSC has another chance of winning the title. Four games separate the Galtier-Elf from this unexpected success. A feasible task awaits on paper on Saturday evening, but the guest from the Cote d’Azur is a kind of fearful opponent for the hosts. The game will by no means be a sure-fire success and therefore this forecast is refrained from with a 1.43 on Lille vs. Nice.
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Due to the strong defense of the league leaders, games with participation from Lille are not necessarily high in goals (average 2.32 goals, 18 games without conceding). Nevertheless, the tip on goals of both teams is recommended on Saturday evening between Lille and Nice.
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Lille have to play to win, Nice can play freely and are in good shape. The way forward can be sought without pressure and Nice is definitely capable of scoring a goal against their favorite opponent.
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