Nice vs Lille

25 November 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Frank Schneider

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Wylan Cyprien 25’
  • Allan Saint-Maximin 79’

Match summary

Nice beat Lille 2-0. Nice led 1-0 at half-time.

Wylan Cyprien put Nice ahead in the 25th minute, set up by Mario Balotelli and Allan Saint-Maximin made it 2-0 from a corner in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 0.89 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Lille's 0.30 from 9.

Match stats

Nice Lille
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 12
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.89 xG 0.30
0.89 Non-penalty xG 0.30
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Nice Lille
Kick-off
Wylan Cyprien
Assist: Mario Balotelli1-0 (Nice)
25’
Half-time1-0
Allan Saint-Maximin2-0 (Nice)
79’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Nice
  • Youcef Atal
Lille
  • Mehmet Zeki Çelik
  • Youssouf Kone
  • Thiago Maia
  • Xeka

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.30 25’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), 1-0 25’ 79’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.30 25’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), 1-0 Cyprien 25’ 79’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), 2-0 Saint-Maximin 79’
Nice 0.89 xGLille 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Nice attacking 
25’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 87’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Ikone (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Christophe Herelle (Nice), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90+2’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Youcef Atal (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Youssouf Kone (Lille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Kouadio Dabila (Lille), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 87’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Ikone (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Christophe Herelle (Nice), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90+2’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Youcef Atal (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Youssouf Kone (Lille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Mario Balotelli (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Kouadio Dabila (Lille), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Rui Fonte (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Walter Benítez GK900 0.000.000
Dante DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF900 0.000.000
Christophe Herelle DEF901 0.060.000
Youcef Atal MID901 0.030.202
Christophe Jallet MID900 0.000.041
Wylan Cyprien MID9012 0.400.000
Adrien Tameze MID900 0.000.000
Pierre Lees-Melou MID821 0.040.041
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD9013 0.220.133
Mario Balotelli FWD7313 0.130.351
Jean-Victor Makengo Sub170 0.000.000
Remi Walter Sub80 0.000.000
Ignatius Ganago Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 37% Bet365 odds 2.60
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Lille win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nice DLWWW
Lille WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Lille 4-0 Nice, 01 Feb 19  All Nice vs Lille meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.