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Nice vs Lille Prediction, 8/11/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/9/2023

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Game: Nice vs Lille

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Allianz Riviera in Nice, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nice (+194) Lille (+138)

The Dogues (19-9-9 last season) are headed to Allianz Riviera on Friday where they will play the Eagles (14-13-10 last year). Nice are priced at +194 while Lille OSC are at +138. The total is 2.5. The goalies protecting the net will be Kasper Schmeichel for Nice and Lucas Chevalier for Lille.

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Nice surrendered 36 goals while relinquishing 0.97 goals per 90, and the other team accumulated 140 SoT on them. They compiled 11 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a percentage of 29.7 last season. Nice had 53 yellow cards last year as well as 3 red cards. The Eagles had a rank of 9th in relation to xG with 54.9, and the xGA sat at 42.8. Last season, the club put together an average of 1.49 points per contest (55 points) and also were ranked 10th in Ligue 1 with 31 assists. Their differential on goals was 9 by means of 45 goals accumulated and 36 goals given up. Nice accumulated 103 saves and had a SV% of 76.4 in the previous season.

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For the season, LOSC Lille had a save % of 66.7 (117 SoTA), and ranked 4th in soccer with 66 points. The Dogues sat with an average of 1.8 pts per match while totaling 39 assists and 1 red card. Lille tallied 64 goals and their expected goals over the course of the prior season was sitting at 67.3. Lille recorded a clean sheet percentage of 27.0 for the previous season in addition to 78 yellow cards. The team's goals against/90 min was sitting at 1.16 with 78 saves, and they had 10 clean sheets. Lille sat at 5th for goals given up with 43, and the goal difference was 21.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Nice is Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel has seen the field for a total of 54,734 mins and has 1,777 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.15 (702 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 72.9. The keeper from Denmark has faced 2,480 shots attempted at him in 608 career starting assignments. Schmeichel (273-159-178 record in his career) has totaled 200 clean sheets, which gives him a 32.9% shutout percentage.

Lucas Chevalier is expected to look after the net for Lille. He has conceded 1.06 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 25-20-17. Chevalier has racked up 19 clean sheets and has defended 218 shots attempted against him in 5,580 career mins. In his pro soccer career, Chevalier has allowed 66 goals and has accumulated 159 saves in 62 starts. He has a save % of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 30.6%.

Terem Moffi is a player who should impact this matchup for Nice. Moffi has had a starting assignment in 98 games in his career and has 0.50 G/90. The forward born in Nigeria has totaled 45 goals in 8,079 mins. He has totaled 9 assists while accumulating 6 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

Lille has a playmaker in Jonathan David, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The forward who is from Canada has accumulated 12,402 minutes while he has scored 82 goals. He scores 0.60 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 142 games during his soccer career. He has 14 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 19 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nice (+194)

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