Lyon and Lille will lock horns this weekend at Groupama Stadium in the 13th round of the French Ligue 1. Kickoffs on October 30 at 22:45 EAT.
Lyon is ranked eighth in the Ligue 1 with 17 points after the 12 matches they have played so far. The hosts now welcome Lille to the Groupama Stadium aiming to avoid a third game in a row without a win at home, and while they have not conceded more than once in any of their home fixtures this term
Lyon will want another win following 1-2 Ligue 1 victory over Montpellier in their most recent match. In that game, Lyon had 62% possession, 21 shots with 10 of target and goals scored by HoussemAouar (33′) and Alexandre Lacazette (90′). Montpellier got 10 shots with four of them on target and a goal by ElyeWahi (70′).
Lille is ranked in 6th position in the Ligue, with five points separating them from their hosts. Lille has improved in form through the past month or so with four wins in five matches. Lille won all of their last three matches in Ligue 1.
Lille heads into the clash following a 4-3 Ligue 1 triumph over Monaco in their most recent match. In that game, Lille had 60% possession, 20 with seven of them on target and goals by Alexsandro Ribeiro (22′), Rémy Cabella (40′, 62′) and Jonathan Bamba (71′). Monaco got nijne shots with six of them on target and goals by Caio Henrique (34′), Axel Disasi (44′) and Wissam Ben Yedder (53′)
Lyon vs Lille head to head
These two sides have had 56 head to head encounters since 1993; Lille claims 23 wins, 18 matches ended in draws while Lyon won 15 times.
- Lyon 0-1 Lille 27/02/22
- Lille 0-0 Lyon 12/12/21
- Lyon 2-3 Lille 25/04/21
- Lille 1-1 Lyon 01/11/20
- Lille 1-0 Lyon 08/03/20
Home
- Montpellier 1-2 Lyon
- Stade Rennes 3-2 Lyon
- Lyon 1-1 Toulouse
- Lens 1-0 Lyon
- Lyon 0-1 PSG
Away
- Lille 4-3 Monaco
- Strasbourg Alsace 0-3 Lille
- Lille 1-0 Lens
- Lorient 2-1 Lille
- Lille 2-1 Toulouse
Lyon team news
Lyon boss Laurent Blanc doesn’t have any fitness concerns ahead of this encounter
Lille team news
Lille manager Paulo Fonseca will as well take to the pitch with a fully fit squad.
Predictions and odds
- Lille win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
