Ligue 1

Nice 2-1 Lille

Nice vs Lille finished 2-1 in Ligue 1. Key event: 4' Mario Balotelli (assist Wylan Cyprien · xG 0.07 · From Corner · location 92.4%, 43%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-5-0. Home form: D D L L L; Away form: L D D L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

NIC 2 - 1 Finished

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Competition Ligue 1 Season 2017/2018 Country France Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 02 Mar 2018, 18:00 Venue time 02 Mar 2018, 19:00 CET

Match context 4 facts

Home form D D L L L 2 pts, goals 4-7, 0.80 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match

Away form L D D L W 5 pts, goals 7-10, 1.40 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Nice · season record 10 W · 6 D · 11 L 2017/2018: 27 recorded matches, goals 32–38; before 02 Mar 2018 UTC. Not official standings.

Lille · season record 7 W · 6 D · 14 L 2017/2018: 27 recorded matches, goals 26–43; before 02 Mar 2018 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 31 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Nice 20 shots · 1.78 xG · 2 goals

Lille 11 shots · 0.87 xG · 1 goal

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 43 events

4' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Wylan Cyprien · xG 0.07 · From Corner · location 92.4%, 43%

5' Goal Mario Balotelli 1–0 NIC assist Wylan Cyprien

7' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Allan Saint-Maximin · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85%, 80.5%

14' shot Allan Saint-Maximin NIC assist Patrick Burner · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.1%, 34.9%

15' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Allan Saint-Maximin · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 92.1%, 46.9%

17' shot Lebo Mothiba LIL assist Luiz Araujo · xG 0.1 · From Corner · location 91.6%, 47.6%

19' shot Alassane Pléa NIC assist Wylan Cyprien · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 91.4%, 38.2%

21' shot Lebo Mothiba LIL assist Yassine Benzia · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 36.4%

21' Yellow Marlon NIC Yellow card

28' shot Junior Alonso LIL assist Yassine Benzia · xG 0.04 · Set Piece · location 92.6%, 57.9%

29' Yellow Wylan Cyprien NIC Yellow card

30' shot Jean Michael Seri NIC assist Allan Saint-Maximin · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.8%, 46%

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30' shot Luiz Araujo LIL assist Fode Toure · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.2%, 77.3%

35' Yellow Lebo Mothiba LIL Yellow card

37' shot Allan Saint-Maximin NIC assist Dante · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 95.5%, 60.9%

38' shot Wylan Cyprien NIC xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 87.2%, 67.9%

38' shot Alassane Pléa NIC assist Allan Saint-Maximin · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 91.5%, 65.8%

43' shot Mario Balotelli NIC xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 71.2%, 41.9%

50' shot Luiz Araujo LIL xG 0.41 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.4%, 45.1%

51' Goal Luiz Araújo 1–1LIL Goal

53' shot Wylan Cyprien NIC assist Alassane Pléa · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 57.8%

56' shot Nicolas Pepe LIL assist Thiago Maia · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.1%, 31.3%

57' shot Nicolas Pepe LIL assist Yassine Benzia · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Set Piece · location 81.5%, 43.7%

58' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Racine Coly · xG 0.14 · Open Play · location 92%, 51.5%

58' shot Adrien Tameze NIC xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 76.1%, 45.2%

58' shot Jean Michael Seri NIC xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 55.8%

59' shot Luiz Araujo LIL assist Nicolas Pepe · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.8%, 57.6%

62' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Alassane Pléa · xG 0.33 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.6%, 63.7%

67' shot Wylan Cyprien NIC xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.4%, 52.4%

73' Sub Boubakary Soumaré LIL on for Ibrahim Amadou · Injury substitution

73' Yellow Racine Coly NIC Yellow card

76' shot Mario Balotelli NIC assist Allan Saint-Maximin · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.2%, 33.1%

78' Sub Arnaud Souquet NIC on for Racine Coly

79' shot Wylan Cyprien NIC assist Arnaud Souquet · xG 0.33 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 58.4%

80' Goal Wylan Cyprien 2–1NIC assist Arnaud Souquet

81' shot Wylan Cyprien NIC assist Alassane Pléa · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.5%, 46%

81' shot Jean Michael Seri NIC assist Arnaud Souquet · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.5%, 53.6%

86' Sub Thiago Mendes LIL on for Luiz Araújo

86' Sub Imad Faraj LIL on for Yassine Benzia

89' shot Imad Faraj LIL assist Boubakary Soumare · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.6%, 32.4%

90+7' Sub Ihsan Sacko NIC on for Allan Saint-Maximin

91' shot Nicolas Pepe LIL assist Imad Faraj · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.1%, 38.2%

92' shot Edgar Ié LIL assist Junior Alonso · xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 89.8%, 40%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 4-3-5

Nice leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins, 3 losses, 5 draws. Latest meeting: 18 Apr 2026 · Lille vs Nice · 0 - 0.

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Showing 8 of 12 head-to-head matches.

18 Apr 2026

Lille 0 - 0 Nice

29 Oct 2025

Nice 2 - 0 Lille

17 Jan 2025

Lille 2 - 1 Nice

10 Nov 2024

Nice 2 - 2 Lille

19 May 2024

Lille 2 - 2 Nice

12 Aug 2023

Nice 1 - 1 Lille

11 Aug 2023

Nice 1 - 1 Lille

29 Jan 2023

Nice 1 - 0 Lille

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31 Aug 2022

Lille 1 - 2 Nice

14 May 2022

Nice 1 - 3 Lille

14 Aug 2021

Lille 0 - 4 Nice

01 May 2021

Lille 2 - 0 Nice

Team statistics 17 metrics

55% Ball Possession 45%

55% 45%

1.78 Expected Goals 0.87

67% 32%

20 Total Shots 11

64% 35%

8 Shots on Goal 4

66% 33%

8 Corner Kicks 4

66% 33%

9 Fouls 12

42% 57%

3 Yellow Cards 1

75% 25%

3 Goalkeeper Saves 5

37% 62%

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7 Blocked shots 2

3 Offsides 1

12 Free kicks 9

5 Shots off target 5

15 Throw-ins 17

10 Goal kicks 6

3 Total saves 5

0 Hit woodwork 0

14 Shots inside box 6

Lineups

16 Mike Maignan GK 15 Edgar Ié DEF 5 Adama Soumaoro DEF 3 Junior Alonso DEF 25 Fodé Ballo-Touré DEF 6 Ibrahim Amadou MID 20 Thiago Maia MID 19 Nicolas Pépé MID 10 Yassine Benzia MID 11 Luiz Araújo MID 18 Lebo Mothiba FWD 40 Walter Benítez GK 15 Patrick Burner DEF 4 Marlon DEF 31 Dante DEF 12 Racine Coly DEF 25 Wylan Cyprien MID 6 Jean Michaël Seri MID 5 Adrien Tameze MID 7 Allan Saint-Maximin FWD 9 Mario Balotelli FWD 14 Alassane Pléa FWD

Lille

4-2-3-1 · Manager Christophe Galtier

16 M Mike Maignan GK

15 E Edgar Ié DEF

5 A Adama Soumaoro DEF

3 J Junior Alonso DEF

25 F Fodé Ballo-Touré DEF

6 I Ibrahim Amadou · Captain MID

20 T Thiago Maia MID

19 N Nicolas Pépé MID

10 Y Yassine Benzia MID

11 L Luiz Araújo MID

18 L Lebo Mothiba FWD

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24 B Boubakary Soumaré MID

23 T Thiago Mendes MID

14 I Imad Faraj MID

1 A Adam Jakubech GK

27 H Hamza Mendyl DEF

22 K Kouadio Dabila DEF

9 E Ezequiel Ponce FWD

Nice

4-3-3 · Manager Lucien Favre

40 W Walter Benítez GK

15 P Patrick Burner DEF

4 M Marlon DEF

31 D Dante · Captain DEF

12 R Racine Coly DEF

25 W Wylan Cyprien MID

6 J Jean Michaël Seri MID

5 A Adrien Tameze MID

7 A Allan Saint-Maximin FWD

9 M Mario Balotelli FWD

14 A Alassane Pléa FWD

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2 A Arnaud Souquet DEF

18 I Ihsan Sacko MID

30 Y Yoan Cardinale GK

23 M Malang Sarr DEF

11 B Bassem Srarfi MID

21 N Nampalys Mendy MID

27 J Jean Victor Makengo MID