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Nantes v Lille : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes

Lille are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Bruno Genesio takes his men to visit Nantes and Antoine Kombouare at the La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau in the Ligue 1. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping under 3.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

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Nantes's next match is v Le Havre at 16:15 on Sunday 30th March
Lille's next match is v Lens at 19:45 on Sunday 30th March
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Nantes and Lille was on Saturday 15th March 2025
French Ligue 1
March 15th 2025
Nantes 1
0 Lille
 
M. Abdallah 83'
 
NAN
LIL
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
5
6
Corners
3
5
Possession
32%
68%
Fouls
9
15
Yellow/red cards
2/1
3/0
 
NantesLille
 
A. Lopes
N. Cozza
S. Sow
J. Castelletto
M. Coco
D. Soares Gomes
P. Chirivella Burgos (N. Pallois 77')
L. Leroux (F. Coquelin 70')
S. Thomas (M. Abdallah 70')
M. Simon
M. Abline (J. Lepenant 90')
L. Chevalier
A. Mandi
A. Souza Ribeiro
(I. Gonçalves dos Santos 73') G. Gudmundsson
(R. Cabella 84') M. Bakker
B. Diakité
A. Tavares Gomes
B. André
(M. Fernandez Pardo 73') H. Haraldsson
(C. Akpom 62') O. Sahraoui
J. David

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 74% chance of Nantes and Lille 3 goals or less combined during this Ligue 1 game according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Our calculations are made based on latest form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can back it at 1.33.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Lille coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nantes
28%
16/5
17%
3/1
14%
Draw
26%
9/4
2%
12/5
3%
Lille
46%
10/11
9%
10/11
7%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/15/1
8%
Lille 1-0
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
7%
Lille 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Lille 2-0
9%
15/2
15%
7/1
11%
Nantes 1-0
9%
10/117/2
6%
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1
5%
7/1
11%
Nantes 2-1
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
20%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Nantes 2-0
5%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Lille 3-1
4%
16/112/1
Lille 3-0
4%
14/1
21%
12/1
13%
Lille 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Nantes 3-1
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
24%
Nantes 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Lille 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
5%
1/1
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/11
4%
3/4
4%
Home 1st Goal
44%
7/4
15%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/7
6%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/11
9%
17/20
6%
BTTS - No
50%
10/11
5%
17/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
12%
15/2
21%
13/2
25%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
10/33/1
Home/draw
54%
5/6
8%
17/20
7%
Away/draw
73%
2/9
5%
2/9
6%
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/11
5%
1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
11/5
9%
21/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4
10%
12/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
23%
11/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
3%
1/11
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1
31%
12/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
2%
1/40
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
1/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
5%
7/1
11%
Home DNB
46%
2/1
20%
15/8
18%
Away DNB
65%
4/11
9%
4/11
8%
Nantes win to nil
15%
6/1
17%
-
Lille win to nil
27%
9/4
13%
-
Nantes / Nantes
12%
6/1
27%
11/2
24%
Nantes / Lille
4%
22/118/1
Nantes / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Draw / Nantes
10%
15/2
13%
7/1
7%
Draw / Lille
17%
15/4
5%
18/5
8%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
4%
Lille / Nantes
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
12%
Lille / Lille
26%
21/10
11%
2/1
6%
Lille / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nantes have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Nantes have conceded 34 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Nantes have played 12 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Lille lay in 5th place on 44 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lille have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Lille have played 12 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nantes
Lille
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2621504868 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
2
Marseille2615472049 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
May 4
d
 
1-1A
3
Monaco2614571947 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
7-1F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Nice2613851947 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 4
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
5
Lyon2613671745 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
6
Lille Away2612861244 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
7
Strasbourg261277843 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1F
8
Lens261169239 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
Mar 30
w
 
0-2F
9
Brest2611411-237 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-1F
May 11
10
Toulouse269710434 
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
Apr 12
11
Auxerre268810-232 
w
 
2-0F
May 11
Apr 20
d
 
0-00-0
12
Rennes269215-229 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
13
Nantes Home266911-1427 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
Angers267613-1627 
May 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 27
15
Reims265813-1423 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
May 18
w
 
0-2F
16
Le Havre266317-2921 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 30
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
17
St Etienne255515-3220 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1A
l
 
1-0A
18
Montpellier254318-3815 
May 18
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Win / draw / win form
Nantes 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Lille 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
18
Lille have not lost to Nantes in 18 consecutive league meetings
League games at Nantes since 2013
Nantes
Lille
Goals: Scored
7
17
Games: Scored
5 / 11
10 / 11
Clean sheets
1 / 11
6 / 11
D
4
LIL
7
League games at Lille since 2014
Lille
Nantes
Goals: Scored
20
6
Games: Scored
10 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
2 / 12
NAN
1
D
3
LIL
8
Goal Statistics

Lille have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Nantes on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Nantes 13th Lille 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Nantes will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Lille will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-30
Nantes have scored 30% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
Lille’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279180/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Nantes
PG (predicted goals)
Lille
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
NAN
LIL
22%
better
view stats
Games scored19
22
Failed to score6
3
Scored first12
15
Goals scored28
40
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
NAN
LIL
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
16
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first12
8
Goals conceded43
27
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+33%

Nantes v Lille Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Nantes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25787
M AblineM AblineM SimonN Pallois
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Lopes GLK11
1
-
M Coco DEF171
3
1
S Sow DEF7
-
J Castelletto DEF24
4
1
N Cozza DEF211
2
1
D Augusto MID2122
6
-
P Chirivella  MID242
5
-
L. Leroux MID101
1
-
S Thomas FWD2012
1
-
M Abline FWD2671
2
-
M Simon FWD2468
2
-
Subs
P Carlgren GLK3
-
S. Doucouré DEF1
-
N Pallois DEF201
7
-
J Lepenant MID2221
2
-
F Coquelin MID31
-
F Mollet MID9
1
-
M Elia FWD51
-
M Mohamed FWD234
2
-
B. Guirassy FWD152
-
Lille Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261448
L ChevalierJ DavidJ DavidAlexsandro
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Chevalier GLK26
-
A Mandi DEF19
3
-
B Diakité DEF2531
4
-
Alexsandro DEF232
8
-
G Gudmundsson  DEF242
3
-
A Gomes MID15
3
-
B André MID231
8
-
M Bakker MID1822
3
1
H Haraldsson MID1842
3
-
O Sahraoui MID2233
1
-
J David FWD24144
5
-
Subs
V Mannone GLK
-
Ismaily DEF91
3
-
N Bentaleb MID41
-
A Gomes MID1411
1
-
R Cabella MID212
1
-
N Mukau MID161
4
-
A. Bouaddi MID201
1
-
C Akpom FWD62
-
M Fernandez FWD1411
3
-