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…
Nice
Nice have played 5 games in the 2026 season and stand 14th in French Ligue 1. They have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 3 and conceding 6. Their most recent result was 2-1 at home to Lille on 20 September.
They finished 16th in 2025 on 32 points, from 7 wins, 11 draws and 16 defeats. Across the last 7 completed seasons their best finish is 4th in 2024, and their average finish is 7.6. They have finished in the top four once in that run.
Nice results this season
Nice in the French Ligue 1 table
Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.
| Pos | Club | Played | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brest | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Lorient | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Troyes | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 17 | Marseille | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
The Nice squad
ESPN lists 31 players, read 2026-09-23. The squad holds 14 nationalities, most commonly France 8, Algeria 3, Senegal 2.
| Position | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | 3 | Yehvann Diouf (23), Martin Ponsot (60), Teddy Boulhendi (77) |
| Defenders | 8 | Ali Abdi (2), Niels Nkounkou (27), Antoine Mendy (33), Alidu Seidu (36), Mohamed Abdelmoneim (5), Moïse Bombito (64), Hamza Koutoune (84), Jonathan Clauss (92) |
| Midfielders | 14 | Sofiane Diop (10), Laurent Abergel (19), Issiaga Camara (22), Axel Witsel (28), Xavier Junior Mandza Tsiendi (35), Aboulaye Camara (38), Djibril Coulibaly (39), Youssouf Ndayishimiye (55), Hicham Boudaoui (6), Gauthier Hein (7), Morgan Sanson (8), Everton Pereira (87), Salis Abdul Samed (99), Nassim Laarej |
| Forwards | 6 | Elye Wahi (11), Isak Jansson (21), Nathan N’Goumou (29), Djelan Morana (41), Zoumana Diallo (44), Mohamed Amoura (9) |
Nice season by season
Every completed season ESPN holds for Nice in this competition, most recent first.
| Season | Finished | Played | W-D-L | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16th | 34 | 7-11-16 | 37 | 60 | 32 |
| 2024 | 4th | 34 | 17-9-8 | 66 | 41 | 60 |
| 2023 | 5th | 34 | 15-10-9 | 40 | 29 | 55 |
| 2022 | 9th | 38 | 15-13-10 | 48 | 37 | 58 |
| 2021 | 5th | 38 | 20-7-11 | 52 | 36 | 66 |
| 2020 | 9th | 38 | 15-7-16 | 50 | 53 | 52 |
| 2019 | 5th | 28 | 11-8-9 | 41 | 38 | 41 |
Where to go next
We publish predictions for selected Nice games, listed on soccer predictions.
Past games
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