Nice coach Joris Delle has selected Dario Cvitanich up front, ahead of a competitive midfield including Jeremy Pied and Camel Meriem.
Sochaux line up with Sloan Privat up top, with support coming from the likes of Ryad Boudebouz and Abdoul Camara.
Sochaux: Pouplin; Corchia, Banana, Contout, Noguieira; Sauget, Boudebouz, Traore, Poujol, Camara; Privat
Nice: Ospina; Civelli, Pejcinovic, Genevois, Digard; Traore, Meriem, Eysseric, Kolodziejcak, Pied; Cvitanich
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Lorient | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Metz | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Paris FCParis FC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | DunkerqueDunkerque | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Annecy | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | GuingampGuingamp | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Laval | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 30 |
| 8 | Grenoble | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | PauPau | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | AmiensAmiens | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Bastia | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Clermont | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Rodez AFRodez AF | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Red Star | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Troyes | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Caen | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Martigues | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 12 |
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