Lille vs Lyon prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-05-05 19:00.
[p]After four wins in their last five (L1), Lille are right back in the mix for automatic UEFA Champions League qualification after last playing in the competition back in 2021/22. Les Dogues’ success this season has been built on a solid defence rather than a spectacular attack, as they have conceded just 27 times in France’s top flight – a figure only bettered by fifth-placed Nice before this weekend. [/p]
[p]After keeping a clean sheet at Lyon in November to claim a 2-0 victory, Lille will head into Monday night’s clash feeling optimistic about avoiding defeat again, especially as they’ve now lost just once in their last 14 league H2Hs (W7, D6). Don’t be surprised if it’s a tight affair though, considering all 11 meetings between these sides at Stade Pierre-Mauroy have been decided by no more than a one-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Visiting supporters can take heart from the fact that Lyon have taken something from eight of those 11 matches (W1, D7) and come into this contest after three wins from their last four games. Lyon were looking more like relegation candidates rather than European hopefuls up until Christmas, but a huge turnaround in form finds them right in the mix for continental action next season.[/p]
[p]Taking 16 points from a possible 21, a run which has included grabbing late winners against Champions League qualification hopefuls Brest and Monaco, has put them in that position. Those dramatic strikes form part of a trend that sees Lyon head into the weekend with the second-highest goals-scored figure from the 76th minute onwards this term in Ligue 1, after defending champions Paris Saint-Germain. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Lille talisman Jonathan David has netted six times against Lyon in his career – the second-most goals he has scored against a single opponent. Against Monaco on Sunday, Lyon’s West Ham United loanee SaĂŻd Benrahma recorded a rare treble – a goal, an assist and a yellow card – and has been involved in four goals across his last six appearances (G1, A3). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lyon have dropped just five points from winning positions this season – a low in Ligue 1. [/p]