The standout fixture of the round in the French league kicks off the weekend, with Lille and Olympique Lyonnais both aiming for a top-three finish in the tournament. Despite a spate of injuries to key players, Lille have managed to stay competitive even at the Champions League level, though their defensive issues persist.
Last week, Lille claimed victories against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (3:1), and Lens (2:0) in Ligue 1. However, their defence was less than perfect; in their most recent league game, the opposition generated 1.05 xG and had four shots on target. Defensive lapses seem imminent for the team, especially with significant absentees like Mitchel Becker, Rémy Cabella, Hákon Haraldsson, Ismaily Gonçalves, Tiago Santos, and Samuel Umtiti sidelined through injury.
In the current campaign, Lyon embarked on a five-match winning streak across all competitions, which was halted by a defeat to Beşiktaş (0:1) in the UEFA Europa League. Nevertheless, the team remained a potent threat in the attacking third (2.83 xG and 30 shots in 90 minutes). Against AJ Auxerre (2:2), they fielded a reserve line-up that relinquished the lead twice, although Olympique Lyonnais continued to impress in attack. Lyon currently sit second in the league in xG (18.01).
Since making managerial changes, Olympique Lyonnais have defeated Lille twice (2:1 and 4:3). It appears Lyon may struggle to avoid defensive mistakes, but their offensive prowess is expected to shine. We're backing the individual total for the visitors.
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Bruno Zhenezio
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Lucas Chevalier
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gk. | 8 | -8 |
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Lisandru Olmeta
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Marc-Aurèle Caillard
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Vito Mannone
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Bafodé Diakité
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df. | 9 | 1 |
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Gabriel Gudmundsson
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df. | 9 | 0 |
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Thomas Meunier
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df. | 9 | 1 |
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Alexsandro Victor de Souza Ribeiro
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Tiago Carvalho Santos
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Aïssa Mandi
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Beres Owusu
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ismaily
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Akim Zedadka
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ousmane Touré
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rafael Fernandes
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Samuel Umtiti
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rémy Cabella
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Angel Gomes
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
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Ayyoub Bouaddi
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Benjamin André
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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André Gomes
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Mitchel Bakker
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
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Ngal'ayel Mukau
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ethan Mbappé Lottin
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Nabil Bentaleb
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jonathan David
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fw. | 9 | 6 |
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Osame Sahraoui
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fw. | 9 | 0 |
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Edon Zhegrova
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fw. | 7 | 3 |
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Mohamed Lamine Bayo
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fw. | 7 | 2 |
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Matías Fernandez
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Tiago Morais
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Trevis Dago
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Pierre Sage
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Lucas Perri
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gk. | 9 | -13 |
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Anthony Lopes
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Justin Bengui Joao
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Rémy Descamps
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Duje Ćaleta-Car
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Clinton Mata
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Moussa Niakhaté
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Nicolás Tagliafico
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Saël Kumbedi Nseke
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Warmed Omari
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Irvyn Lomami
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles
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mf. | 9 | 1 |
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Corentin Tolisso
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
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Maxence Caqueret
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Jordan Veretout
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Nemanja Matić
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Francis Tanner James Tessmann
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Mathis Rayan Cherki
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
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Mahamadou Diawara
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Florent Sanchez
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Paul Akouokou
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Georges Mikautadze
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fw. | 9 | 1 |
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Malick Martin Fofana
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fw. | 9 | 2 |
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Alexandre Lacazette
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fw. | 8 | 1 |
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Saïd Benrahma
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Ernest Nuamah Appiah
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Gift Orban
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Wilfried Zaha
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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