Nice host Lille in Ligue 1 Matchday 5 on 2026-09-20. Kickoff is 11:15 AM ET at Allianz Riviera in Nice, France. The fixture was still sched…
Lille
Lille have played 5 games in the 2026 season and stand 4th in French Ligue 1. They have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1, scoring 8 and conceding 4. Their most recent result was 1-2 away at Nice on 20 September.
They finished 3rd in 2025 on 61 points, from 18 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats. Across the last 7 completed seasons their best finish is 1st in 2020, and their average finish is 4.6. They have finished in the top four 4 times in that run.
Lille results this season
Lille in the French Ligue 1 table
Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.
| Pos | Club | Played | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais | 5 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers | 5 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
The Lille squad
ESPN lists 25 players, read 2026-09-23. The squad holds 14 nationalities, most commonly France 10, Türkiye 2, Morocco 2.
| Position | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | 2 | Berke Özer (1), Orlando Gill (12) |
| Defenders | 9 | Romain Perraud (15), Loun Srdanovic (2), Tiago Santos (22), Tanguy Nianzou (23), Calvin Verdonk (24), Isaac Cossier (26), Nathan Ngoy (3), Maxima Goffi (38), Alexsandro (4) |
| Midfielders | 6 | Hákon Haraldsson (10), Maurits Kjaergaard (14), Ngal’ayel Mukau (17), Benjamin André (21), Nabil Bentaleb (6), Ethan Mbappé (8) |
| Forwards | 8 | Osame Sahraoui (11), Ayase Ueda (18), Basar Önal (19), Gaetan Perrin (28), Hamza Igmane (29), Soriba Diaoune (35), Dilane Bakwa (7), Olivier Giroud (9) |
Lille season by season
Every completed season ESPN holds for Lille in this competition, most recent first.
| Season | Finished | Played | W-D-L | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3rd | 34 | 18-7-9 | 52 | 37 | 61 |
| 2024 | 5th | 34 | 17-9-8 | 52 | 36 | 60 |
| 2023 | 4th | 34 | 16-11-7 | 52 | 34 | 59 |
| 2022 | 5th | 38 | 19-10-9 | 65 | 44 | 67 |
| 2021 | 10th | 38 | 14-13-11 | 48 | 48 | 55 |
| 2020 | 1st | 38 | 24-11-3 | 64 | 23 | 83 |
| 2019 | 4th | 28 | 15-4-9 | 35 | 27 | 49 |
Where to go next
We publish predictions for selected Lille games, listed on soccer predictions.
Past games
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