Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
05/04/2025
21:05
Prediction: 2-1
Lille
There will be fireworks when Olympique Lyon and Lille lock horns in the Ligue 1 derby on Saturday evening. Following five consecutive wins in all competitions, les Gones suffered a 4-2 loss to Strasbourg at the weekend and, no doubt, they want to return to winning ways as soon as possible. All Nicolas Tagliafico, Nemanja Matic, Alexandre Lacazette, and Thiago Almada should be recalled to the starting XI, while defender Sael Kumbedi is back from suspension.
Les Dogues, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lens, but given their difficulties on the road, home win should be considered this time out. It has to be noted that Lille have suffered three defeats in the previous four away games in the French top flight. Defender Alexsandro Ribeiro is back from suspension, whereas Edon Zhegrova, Samuel Umtiti, Ethan Mbappe, and Tiago Santos continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nemanja Matic):
Nemanja Matic is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Chelsea. The 194-cm-tall midfielder was born on 1 August, 1988 and he began his football career (youth) at Radnicki Obrenovac.
In 2005 he signed for Kolubara and after impressing with Kosice in the 2008/2009 campaign, Chelsea owners decided to sign him. Nemanja spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Vitesse and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Portuguese giants Benfica, with David Luiz heading in the other direction.
Matic was in the form of his life in the 2013/2014 Primeira Liga campaign and he helped the Eagles clinch the domestic trophy. He rejoined Chelsea in 2014 for a fee of €25M and he helped the Blues win the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 season. Nemanja Matic has also developed into a key member of the Serbian national team that have been largely struggling of late.
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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