Lille hosts Lyon in round 18 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Sunday, December 12th at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
Lille is in very good shape at the moment. Firstly, on December 8, the team was stronger than Wolfsburg in the Champions League away match (1-3). That victory allowed the Great Danes to qualify for the playoffs of the tournament. Secondly, they have improved their affairs in the French championship recently. In the last five matches, Lille didn’t suffer a single defeat: two victories and three draws. During this period, the club scored eight goals and conceded six times. But even good performances in Ligue 1 do not help the Great Danes rise to the upper part of the standings. Now they have 24 points, and this is enough to be on the 12th line. However, the density in the standings is very high, and the gap to the European competition zone is only three points. In eight home matches, Lille earned 15 points (four wins, three draws, and one defeat).
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Lyon performs well in European competitions. In the group stage of the Europa League, the team did not suffer a single defeat (five victories and one draw). But the Kids are doing very badly in Ligue 1. After 16 rounds, they have only 22 points. At the moment, Lyon is in 13th place in the standings. Truth be told, Bosz’s charges have one game in reserve. In the current French Championship, Lyon does not shine on foreign pitches. In eight away games, the team managed to earn only eight points, showing the following results: two victories, two draws, and four defeats with a goal difference of 9-15. I will add that 12 matches ended with an exchange of goals scored. In addition, over 2.5 goals scored were recorded in ten cases.
In the previous season, Lille could not beat Lyon at home (1-1). In 9 out of 11 previous head-to-head matches in Villeneuve d'Ascq, the Kids didn’t score more than one goal. The last 13 head-to-head games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy ended as follows: one victory of Lyon, six wins of the Great Danes, and six draws. Both teams played in European competitions in the midweek. They are in good spirits as they made it to the playoffs of the Champions League (Lille) and Europa League (Lyon). It's time to start correcting the situation in the French championship. Both teams are strong enough, and places in the middle of the standings are hardly the limits of their ambitions. On average, both clubs score and concede one and a half goals per round. I do not exclude that their head-to-head match will turn out to be productive. I offer you to bet on Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
