Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 20 match between Lyon and Lille and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lille go up against Lyon this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Groupama Stadium.
Lyon are number 4 in the table on 36 points after 19 matches. Lille rank as number 5 with 32 points after 19 matches played.
Form: Lyon vs Lille
Lyon Form
In their last three outings, Lyon won 0-1 against BSC Young Boys, beat Metz by 2-5 and hammered PAOK Thessaloniki FC 4-2. Lyon managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded seven times.
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille lost against Celta Vigo and Strasbourg by 2-1 and 1-4, respectively, and beat Freiburg by 1-0. Lille managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Lille
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lyon and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 18 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lyon have won 12 of the last 14 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Lyon home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lyon have won 8 of the last 10 home matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lille have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lille have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lille have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Lyon vs Lille
Pavel Sulc found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Benjamin Andre just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Lyon vs Lille
Full-time result
Lyon won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Lille won four of their last 10 games away from home, with zero draws and six defeats as well. Lyon won their last five matches on the trot. Lyon have not lost to Lille in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Lille scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Lille managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Lyon have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Lille.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lille, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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