Ligue 1: Lille vs Lyon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Lyon who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Lille enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lyon swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Lyon are now third in the Ligue 1 table after collecting 12 points in five rounds, Lille trail them on ten points. This leaves them as number 5 in the table after five rounds played.

Form: Lille vs Lyon

Lille Form

Lille added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Toulouse by 2-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat against Lens, followed up by a 2-1 win against Brann. Lille won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy, scoring ten and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Lyon Form

Lyon look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Rennes, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Angers in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against FC Utrecht in their most recent outing. Lyon claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Lille and Lyon

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lille and Lyon. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Lille vs Lyon

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Olivier Giroud, who is performing well for Lille. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Lyon.The visitors will be looking to Corentin Tolisso to find the net once again, after managing two Ligue 1 goals for Lyon in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Lille vs Lyon

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille won nine and drew one. Lyon won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew zero and lost five. Lille are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat at home. Lyon have not lost to Lille in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lille scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Lyon scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Lille managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Lyon performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in nine of their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Lille and Lyon when playing at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lille, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Lyon, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.