Launched on a historic series, LOSC reconnects with old demons, those which had prevented it from getting on the podium last season. OGC Nice arrives in Lille this Friday.
Where and how to follow the meeting?
From Yonne to the Marseille city, LOSC (5th, 29 pts) will return to its setting this Friday on the occasion of the eighteenth day of Ligue 1 McDonald’s. The performance performed in Marseille is nothing more than a vague memory when the sea air of the Côte d’Azur appears in the North. OGC Nice (4th, 30 pts), which left some bad memories in the aisles of the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy, arrives to increase its lead in the race for the podium.
This meeting, scheduled for this Friday, January 17 at 9:05 p.m., will be broadcast on the antennas of DAZN. You can also enjoy a friendly atmosphere at our partner restaurant / pub: At Office V2 located at 21 avenue Avenir at Heron Parc, 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq.
This duel, a shock at this stage of the competition, will be led by
François Letexier (35 years old). The best referee of the 2023-2024 season will be accompanied by Cyril Mugnier et Mehdi Rahmouni in the role of assistant. Romain
Lissorgue will be the fourth referee. Finally,
Alexandre Castro et Wilfried Bien
will be responsible for video assistance to the refereeing. The reception of the Aiglons will be the fourteenth outing, including six in Ligue 1, for François Letexier this season. He has already crossed paths with LOSC 22 times during his career, for an almost perfectly balanced record: 9 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats. The same goes for OGC Nice with 9 wins, 9 draws and 8 defeats in 26 matches.
History of recent meetings
Launched on a historic unbeaten run of 20 matches in all competitions without the slightest setback, LOSC is one of the most in-form teams in the championship. However, she is opposed to a big piece this Friday with OGC Nice. The Aiglons, who do not intend to give up their hard-won fourth place on the last day of Ligue 1, remain on very good momentum with only one defeat in their last thirteen league matches.
Lille’s efficiency, at half mast in 2025, could finally find the target with a team that is explosive offensively, but fragile at the back. Nice have only recorded three clean sheets since the start of the season. This statistic is all the more worrying as his men never managed to recover away from home after conceding the first goal. It will be necessary to hurt from the start for the Mastiffs.
The latest meetings between the two clubs
- OGC Nice – LOSC: 2-2, November 10, 2024 in Ligue 1
- LOSC – OGC Nice: 2-2, May 19, 2024 in Ligue 1
- OGC Nice– LOSC: 1-1, August 11, 2023 in Ligue 1
- OGC Nice – LOSC: 2-0, January 29, 2023 in Ligue 1
- LOSC – OGC Nice : 1-2, August 31, 2022 in Ligue 1
Summary of the last meeting
Traveling to Nice, after a few mechanical setbacks at takeoff, LOSC had conquered far from its bases, but had not yet imposed itself. Opposed to the Aiglons, the Mastiffs bit from the first quarter of an hour with a first goal from Matias Fernandez-Pardo in Ligue 1 (17′). Total efficiency for the Belgian who shook the net with his first shot in the championship. The end of the first half hour rhymed with the awakening of Nice and offensives which brought increasing danger. However, he lacked presence in the area to equalize, good for Lucas Chevalier. The latter still had to lose after returning from the locker room, on a goal from Sofiane Diop, who came on during the break, who took a cross from close range (56′).
An identical scenario then repeated itself. After a slow time, LOSC attacked again and quickly confirmed their domination through Bakker (66′), despite a post from Benjamin André a few seconds earlier. The Mastiffs tried to press again and again, without succeeding in hitting the target. They then gradually lost control, giving the lead more and more early to the Aiglons who took advantage of a set piece to score in the final moments. This time, while the uprights had twice thwarted the plans of the Northerners (Gudmundsson 81′, Diakité 86′), the post smiled on the Niçois who equalized at the last second (90+6′).
OGC Nice – LOSC: The video summary
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