Lille vs Lyon prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-10-31 20:00.
[p]Arguably the fixture of the weekend in Ligue 1 is served up on Friday night as Lille and Lyon clash with both looking to climb into the top three. The hosts come into this fixture unbeaten in seven matches across all competitions (W5, D2), with the streak including a famous win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, so it’s little surprise that they enter as favourites.[/p]
[p]The Mastiffs left it late last week, as they became the first Ligue 1 side in over a decade to open the scoring in second-half stoppage time and win by multiple goals against Lens (2-0). The Stade Pierre-Mauroy faithful will hope they can get three points secured earlier this week, but Lyon are actually the last team other than PSG to beat Lille on their own turf (W5, D2). [/p]
[p]That was a 4-3 victory back in May which forms part of an imperious recent record in this fixture that’s seen Lyon lose just one of the last six H2Hs (W4, D1). Les Gones have also avoided defeat on seven of their last eight trips to Lille (W2, D5), and Pierre Sage would be grateful for an extension to that record after a tough week for his side.[/p]
[p]Lyon followed up a defeat to Beşiktaş in the UEFA Europa League by throwing the lead away twice in a draw with newly-promoted Auxerre (2-2). With both of those disappointments coming on home soil, perhaps they’ll be pleased to be back on the road where they’ve won their last three matches while scoring ten total goals![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Lille talisman Jonathan David has scored nine times in his last eight games for club and country and looks set to improve on that against one of his favourite opponents – only against Strasbourg (eight) and Nantes (seven) has he netted more often than Lyon (six). Amongst an array of attacking talent, Georges Mikautadze staked his claim for a start by scoring both his side’s goals against Auxerre last week – he was also on target the last time he faced Lille.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams scored in five of the last seven H2Hs on this ground.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]