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Lille vs Nice: Prediction and Betting Odds 3.65
The central match of the 18th round of the French Ligue 1 on January 17 will be a confrontation between clubs from the top 5. Lille, which is in fifth place, will host the fourth team in the ranking, Nice, on its home field. Will anyone be lucky enough to win this match, or will the teams end in a draw? The answer is in our betting tip. What is the best choice for a bet?
Command Analysis
Lille
FranceCurrent form
It seems that Bruno Genesio has found an approach to his players. There is no other way to explain the fact that the team has not lost for 20 matches in a row. Lille has not had such a long unbeaten streak in the third millennium . At home, the team has not known the bitterness of defeat for nine games in a row: five wins and four draws, and has scored in front of local fans in more than 20 games in a row. Nevertheless, the team has often drawn lately. In the national championship, such an outcome has occurred in four of the last five matches. These indicators explain why the club is outside the top 4 (fifth place).
There is a feeling that Lille will have a tough time in the upcoming meeting. This is because the hosts have played four of their last five games against clubs outside the top 10, while their upcoming opponent is ranked higher and also has a decent unbeaten streak. They definitely need to improve both in attack and defense, otherwise it will be a huge problem to even draw the match even on their home field.
Disqualifications and injuries
Umtiti, Zhegrova, Fernandez-Pardo, I. Mbappe, Bentaleb and Santos will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lille have not lost in 20 matches in a row
- The hosts have scored in nine of their last ten matches
- Lille have conceded in seven of their last nine matches
Probable line-up: Chevalier - Meunier, Diakite, Alexandro, Ismaily - Bouhaddi, B. Andre - Haraldsson, E. Gomez, Sahraoui - David.
Nice
FranceCurrent form
Nice can rightfully be considered a revelation. Many will think: how so, after all, it is a regular participant of Ligue 1, which is fighting for being in the top 5. At the same time, let face it. There were times when 12 players at once could not take the field due to injuries, and the club honor had to be defended by the reserves, who showed themselves from a chic side, thanks to which the guests are currently in fourth place in the standings. Also, let not forget about the club success in the French Cup. On January 14, there was a game with Bastia, in which Franck Hes' charges won with a minimum score of 1:0 and became a participant in the 1/8 finals.
Nice are currently on a five-game unbeaten streak, winning the last four. There are still quite a few players in the infirmary, five to be precise. But the visitors have become accustomed to such realities, and so there are doubts about the club being a big underdog in the upcoming match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Boga, Orakpo, Moffie, Sanson and Bombito are injured and will not take to the field.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nice are unbeaten for five games in a row
- The visitors have won their last three away matches
- Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last six away games
Estimated line-up: Bulka - Kloss, Dante, Ndayshimie, Bard - Ndombele, Bouanani, Diop - Shaw, Guessand, Laborde.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
The three previous head-to-head matches ended in a draw.
6.20Nice to score in the first half
In two of the last three head-to-head matches, the visitors scored before the break
2.60Bet Lille to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches, Lille scored in the second 45 minutes
1.70Nice to win first half bet
In two of the last three head-to-head meetings, Nice went into the break leading
3.50Tip and bets
Lille plays attacking football. This is confirmed by 26 goals scored in 17 rounds played. Nice scores even more - 35, but also misses more: 23 against 16 for the opponent. When playing each other, the teams do not spare their strength, because they managed to score in five of the six previous face-to-face meetings. Considering the statistics and how the clubs are playing at the moment, we come to the conclusion that in the upcoming match, after the final whistle, there will be no zeros on the scoreboard.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.71
Bet on the outcome
It is unclear why Lille is a huge favorite in the upcoming match. The hosts are not winning against their upcoming opponent in terms of play, and Nice has been playing better than their opponent in the last matches of the national championship. The advantage of the Great Danes is only in their home field, but, as we believe, it will not help them win, but we do not expect the hosts to lose either. We will bet on the outcome that was in the three previous face-to-face matches - a draw.
Our prediction is a draw with odds of 3.65
Bet on corners
Judging by our description, it is clear that with a high degree of probability the teams will play attacking football, in which they will be able to take a decent number of corners between them.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.80
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