Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
27/08/2023
17:05
Prediction: 1-1
Lille
Lorient and Lille square off against each other at Stade du Moustoir in a highly-anticipated Ligue 1 game. Les Merlus did well to hold PSG and Nice to a draw in the first two games of the season and they are surely capable of making life difficult for les Dogues on home soil. Even though the likes of Benjamin Mendy, Aiyegun Tosin, Quentin Boisgard, Ayman Kari, and Igor Silva remain in the recovery room, we predict that the hosts are going to grab something from the match.
Lille, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Nantes where Canada striker Jonathan David opened his goalscoring account, but beating Lorient on the road is easier said than done. Since important defender Alexsandro is banned for the match, we predict that the two sides are going to share the spoils in the Ligue 1 round 3.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
