N. Ngoy turned into his own net on 22 minutes, and the goal went to Nice. M. Amoura put Nice two ahead on 67 minutes, after G. Hein supplied the pass. A. Ueda pulled one back for Lille on 79 minutes, with M. Kjaergaard providing the assist.
Lille had 20 shots to the home side's 10, 67% of the 30 attempts in the match. Lille had 5 off target and 7 blocked, the home side 6 off target and 0 blocked. The visitors had 14 attempts from inside the box, to Nice's 7. That left 6 from outside the area for Lille, and 3 for Nice.
The visitors put 8 on target to Nice's 4, an on-target rate of 40% against 40%. Nice scored with two of their four on target. Lille scored with one of their eight on target. Lille finished with 10 more attempts than Nice and lost the match.
M. Abdelmonem was booked for Nice on 5 minutes. X. Mandza Tsiendi was booked for Nice on 45+1 minutes. Amoura was booked for Nice on 57 minutes. Kjaergaard was booked for Lille on 90+1 minutes.
Nice led 1-0 at half time. The second half produced two goals.
Nice are fourteenth on five points from five matches. Their record reads 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal difference of -3. Lille are fourth on ten points from five matches. Their record reads 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with a goal difference of +4.
The match was played on matchday 5. Willy Delajod, France refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Nice 2-1 Lille
- Competition: French Ligue 1
- Date: 20 September 2026
- Referee: Willy Delajod, France
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Nice | Lille |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 10 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 5 |
| Shots blocked | 0 | 7 |
| Shots inside the box | 7 | 14 |
| Shots outside the box | 3 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 7 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 68 | 120 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 30 | 51 |
| On Target | 4 | 8 |
| Off Target | 6 | 12 |
| Fouls | 16 | 9 |
| Offsides | 4 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 7 | 3 |
| Passes Total | 394 | 539 |
| Passes Accurate | 337 | 470 |
