The Ligue 1 matchday 24 fixture between Lille Olympique Sporting Club and Nantes is set to take place on 1 March at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d’Ascq. Lille Olympique Sporting Club vs Nantes: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Lille Olympique Sporting Club
The team secured its first win of the new year only in the last round. Away from home, they managed to beat Angers 1:0. Before that, the club had gone six straight Ligue 1 matches without a win (2 draws and 4 defeats). What is more, during that run they failed to score on four occasions. Despite such a poor spell in the league, Lille Olympique Sporting Club remain among the contenders not only for the European places, but also for the top four. The team are currently 3 points behind the leading quartet.
- At least one of the sides failed to score in 10 of the club’s previous 14 Ligue 1 matches.
- Lille Olympique Sporting Club have not scored more than one goal in their last seven league games.
- The club have not lost in 6 of their last 8 home Ligue 1 matches (4 wins and 2 draws).
Potential Lille Olympique Sporting Club Lineup (4-5-1)*
Berke Ozer – Aissa Mandi, Natan Ngoy, Thiago Santos, Calvin Verdonk – Benjamin Andre, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Gaetan Perrin, Felix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo – Olivier Giroud.
Due to injury, forward Hamza Igamane (out for the season), midfielders Ethan Mbappe, defenders Alessandro, Thomas Meunier and Ousmane Toure, as well as goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillard, will all miss out.
Nantes
The team also won their last league match, beating Le Havre 2:0 at home. As a result, they ended a five-match losing streak in the competition and, for the first time in that spell, kept a clean sheet. Interestingly, it was also only the second time in their last 13 Ligue 1 games that they managed to score more than one goal. The club remain in the relegation zone, but have cut the gap to the safe 15th place to 6 points.
- The team have not won 12 of their previous 14 Ligue 1 matches (2 draws and 10 defeats).
- At least two goals have been scored in 15 of Nantes’ last 16 league games.
- The club have lost 4 of their last 5 away Ligue 1 matches (1 win).
Potential Nantes Lineup (3-5-2)*
Anthony Lopes – Nicolas Cozza, Chidozie Awaziem, Ali Youssef Ibrahim – Mohamed Kaba, Deiver Machado, Louis Leroux, Fabien Centonze, Johann Lepenant – Ignatius Ganago, Youssef El-Arabi.
Referee
Thomas Leonard (France)
Matches – 11 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 39;
Yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 18%.
Lille Olympique Sporting Club vs Nantes: Match Prediction
The hosts go into this fixture in poor form, despite being close to the Champions League places. The home side have clearly been struggling to convert their chances, which has led to underwhelming results in the new year. Even at home, Lille Olympique Sporting Club have been labouring in attack, and in their last four Ligue 1 matches they have not scored more than one goal on a single occasion. We believe the club will also have difficulties going forward against the underdogs.
Nor should we expect Nantes to be particularly prolific. In this league campaign, the away team rarely score more than once, and after 23 matchdays they have found the net 22 times. Only two sides have been worse in attack. The club have scored more than one goal only once in their last six away Ligue 1 matches. We also note that no more than two goals were scored in 10 of the last 12 head-to-head meetings in the league.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
