Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
01/11/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Lyon
All eyes will be on Stade Pierre-Mauroy when Lille and Olympique Lyon square off against each other in the Ligue 1 derby. Les Dogues aim to build on a 2-0 win over Lens and the fact that they defeated both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the last two Champions League rounds is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of Lyon. Midfielder Alexsandro Ribeiro serves a one-game ban, but manager Bruno Genesio obviously has strength in depth as Lille have been producing fine displays of late without the likes of Umtiti, Bentaleb, Haraldsson, Santos, Cabella, and Bakker.
Les Gones, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-2 draw with Auxerre, but given their signs of improvement up front, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Last time out Lyon defeated Lille 4-3 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Pierre Sage should have a full squad to choose from this time out.
Highlighted Player (Alexandre Lacazette):
Alexandre Lacazette is a hometown boy of Lyon, a powerful striker who went through the youth ranks of the French side to become one of the most important players for Les Gones. The 25-year-old forward was also a member of all France national team selections becoming a European champion at the age of 19 by scoring the winner in the final against Spain.
This goal gave him a reputation of a big game player, one he went on to uphold on various occasions at his club. Lacazette is a hard working forward an accomplished finisher of the ball able to score from different positions. The most prolific striker in his side and among the top ones in the Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette scored more than 20 league goals last two seasons on a trot.
Constantly linked with a move away from Lyon, Alexandre Lacazette refuses to speak about anything other than his football and is leaving all the talk to the football pitch.
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.
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