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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Paris FCParis FC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Metz | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | DunkerqueDunkerque | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Annecy | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Laval | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | GuingampGuingamp | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | AmiensAmiens | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Bastia | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | PauPau | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Rodez AFRodez AF | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Grenoble | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Troyes | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Red Star | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | Clermont | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Caen | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Martigues | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 34 | -26 | 9 |
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