Ligue 1 · Matchday 11 Lille vs Lyon: Match Preview & Stats
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See today's ready predictions →Our record
Lille: 2 of 8 right
Lyon: 6 of 8 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Ligue 1, Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq
- Since last match
- Lille: 13 days (Ligue 1) · Rennes (1‑2) Lyon: 13 days (Ligue 1) · Brest (2‑0)
- Next match
- Lille: 4 days (Champions League) later · Bayern München Lyon: 5 days (Europa League) later · Lillestrøm
Last starting XI
Lille 4-3-3
- 23 Özer
- 15 Ngoy
- 23 Nianzou
- 4 Ribeiro
- 24 Verdonk
- 17 Mukau
- 6 Bentaleb
- 21 André
- 8 Mbappé
- 10 Haraldsson
- 35 Diaoune
Coach: Davide Ancelotti 
at Rennes, 2-1 · Ligue 1 · 8 Nov
Lyon 4-3-3
- 1 Greif
- 13 Athekame
- 21 Kluivert
- 19 Niakhaté
- 3 Tagliafico
- 99 Nartey
- 6 Tessmann
- 8 Tolisso
- 26 Boudache
- 18 Merah
- 11 Nakamura
Coach: Jorge Maciel 
at Brest, 0-2 · Ligue 1 · 8 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Lille
- DF Tiago SantosInjured · Late June 2027
- FW Ayase UedaInjured · A few weeks
- FW Hamza IgamaneInjured · Late November 2026
Lyon
- DF Steeve KangoInjured · About 1-2 weeks
- MF Mohamed OuédraogoInjured · Late June 2027
- MF Tyler MortonInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Loïs OpendaInjured · Mid November 2026
- FW Pavel ŠulcInjured · Early January 2027
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Lille
Moderate impact - FW Ayase Ueda 6% attack · 3% mins
- DF Tiago Santos 4% attack · 2% mins
Lyon
Moderate impact - FW Pavel Šulc 7% attack · 2% mins
- MF Tyler Morton 3% attack · 4% mins
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Lille Lyon Lille Balanced (results match underlying play) Lyon Balanced (results match underlying play) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Lille
Lyon
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Lille
- 1. FW Soriba Diaoune 3G · 2ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 2. FW Dilane Bakwa 1G · 1ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 12.0%
- 3. FW Ethan Mbappé 2G · 0ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%
Lyon
- 1. MF Corentin Tolisso 4G · 2ATeam attack 16.0% Team shots 13.0%
- 2. FW Keito Nakamura 1G · 2ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 10.0%
- 3. FW Ernest Nuamah 4G · 0ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 13.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Lille | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| Both teams scored | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Clean sheet | 4/10 | 2/10 |
| Failed to score | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.1 / 1.2 | 1.5 / 1.4 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Lille
- W 2-1 at Rennes (A) Ligue 1 · 8 Nov
- D 0-0 at
Bodø/Glimt (A) Champions League · 3 Nov - W 1-0 vs
Lens (H) Ligue 1 · 30 Oct - D 1-1 at
Monaco (A) Ligue 1 · 25 Oct - L 2-4 vs
Galatasaray (H) Champions League · 21 Oct
Lyon
- L 0-2 at Brest (A) Ligue 1 · 8 Nov
- D 1-1 at
Real Sociedad (A) Europa League · 5 Nov - W 2-0 vs
Angers (H) Ligue 1 · 1 Nov - L 0-2 at
Paris Saint-Germain (A) Ligue 1 · 26 Oct - L 0-3 at
Hoffenheim (A) Europa League · 22 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Lille
- 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 4 scored, 2 conceded
Lyon
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 4 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 0 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 5 scored, 3 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Ligue 1 this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Lille
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Olivier Giroud (1 pen) | 3 | 2 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 2 | 1 |
| Ayase Ueda | 2 | 0 |
| Ethan Mbappé | 2 | 0 |
| Tiago Santos | 2 | 0 |
Lyon
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Nuamah | 4 | 1 |
| Corentin Tolisso | 2 | 3 |
| Zachary Athekame | 2 | 3 |
| Pavel Šulc | 1 | 3 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Ligue 1 this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Lille Lyon - 3.6 Corners won 4.6
- 4.9 Corners conceded 5.5
- 1.6 Yellow cards 1.2
- 1.5 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8
Per match in the Ligue 1 this season. Average per club and match: 4.5 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
LilleLyon0 to 100 against this season's Ligue 1 clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
11Lille wins11Lyon wins35 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 1 Feb 2026 · Ligue 1 Lyon 1-0 Lille
- 11 Jan 2026 · Coupe de France Lille 1-2 Lyon
- 28 Sep 2025 · Ligue 1 Lille 0-1 Lyon
- 5 Apr 2025 · Ligue 1 Lyon 2-1 Lille
- 1 Nov 2024 · Ligue 1 Lille 1-1 Lyon
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22:10 | +12 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14:7 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 |  Paris FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17:10 | +7 | 20 |
| 4 |  Marseille | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22:14 | +8 | 18 |
| 5 | Lyon | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15:9 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 |  Nice | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15:12 | +3 | 17 |
| 7 | Monaco | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13:11 | +2 | 16 |
| 8 | Rennes | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21:21 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Brest | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18:12 | +6 | 15 |
| 10 |  Lorient | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9:8 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Lens | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17:15 | +2 | 13 |
| 12 |  Toulouse | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15:14 | +1 | 13 |
| 13 |  Strasbourg | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18:22 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 |  Auxerre | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13:24 | -11 | 10 |
| 15 |  Le Mans | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12:19 | -7 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9:19 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 |  Troyes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 |  Le Havre | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9:22 | -13 | 2 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Ligue 1: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Top 4 | Rel. play-off | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 21 | ||||||
| Lyon | 17 |
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