After OM and before going to challenge the ogre Liverpool in the Champions League, LOSC will already have the right to a great challenge to face against OGC Nice, this Friday. Discover the essential information to remember from this match counting for the 18th day of Ligue 1.
Take back fourth place
If LOSC no longer loses, the two consecutive draws against Nantes and Auxerre have caused the Northerners to slip to fifth place. An inability to win which thus benefited OGC Nice, the next opponent of Bruno Genesio’s men. Thanks to a fairly impressive offensive strike force, with Evann Guessand in perpetual progress, the Azuréens are clearly entering the race for the top 4. The challenge for Lille will therefore be to win to relaunch themselves in Ligue 1 and , at the same time, take back fourth from his competitor.
Gudmundsson preserved
Holder over the last four matches, Remy Cabella could be preserved against Nice, in anticipation of the trip to Liverpool. Thus, the doors of the starting eleven would open for Osame Sahraouiconfined to a joker role for quite a while. For the rest of the offensive sector, the trend is rather towards stability. Defensively, Ismaily will most certainly benefit from the uncertainty around Gabriel Gudmundsson to start. In the heart of the game, Ayyoub Bouaddi is favorite to accompany Benjamin André, always with a view to distributing playing time with Ngal’ayel Mukau. A surprise could come from the tenure of André Gomes.
Bruno Genesio remains very suspicious
“It’s a team that has very interesting offensive potential, with a lot of good players and possibilities for adoption, with players who can play in several positions. It’s a team that scores a lot of goals, dangerous on placed attacks and in transition. It’s difficult to know why they are struggling in the Europa League. In any case, it’s a team with good momentum, which loses little. This is going to be a big match once again. A bit in line with that of Tuesday. »
History: Nice, the bane of LOSC
Lille has only 20% of victories against Nice in Ligue 1 in the 21st century (9/44 – 19 draws, 16 defeats), only posting a lower percentage against Paris over the period (19% – 9/48 ). And if LOSC came very close to success during the last two meetings, the Gym twice managed to equalize at the end of the game, notably preventing the Northerners from finishing on the podium last season. Even at home, Lille is struggling with only 2 wins in the last 16 Ligue 1 matches (9 draws, 5 defeats). The situation is the same regarding the overall history with 36 victories, 36 draws and 42 defeats.
The latest confrontations:
L1 – 10/11/24 : Nice – Lille : 2-2 (Fernandez-Pardo, Bakker)
L1 – 19/05/24 : Lille – Nice : 2-2 (Haraldsson, André)
L1 – 08/11/23: Nice-Lille: 1-1 (Diakité)
-L1 – 29/01/23 : Nice-Lille : 1-0
L1 – 31/08/22 : Small-Nice : 1-2 (Bamba)
LOSC-NICE
18th day of Ligue 1
Friday January 17, 9:05 p.m.
Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve d’Ascq
Photo credits : Pascal Della Zuana/Icon Sport
