Lille take on the visitors Lyon in the round 10 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, November 1st at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq).
After a rough stretch, "Les Dogues" took a chance on Paulo Fonseca, who managed to lift the team to 4th place last season. Fonseca then returned to Italy to answer Milan’s call, but Lille found a capable replacement in Genesio, who led the team through Champions League qualification against Fenerbahçe and Slavia Prague. In the group stage, despite a 0-2 loss to Sporting Lisbon, the French side managed to defeat Madrid giants Real and Atlético. Domestically, their performances have been mixed; they managed a solid 0-0 away draw against Monaco and recently claimed a convincing 2-0 victory over Lens.
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Lyon are looking to stabilize their situation. Last season, "Les Gones" faced the threat of relegation but found promise under coach Pierre Sage and a significant January transfer window. Although they had to sell some players over the summer for budgetary balance, Lyon added Mikautadze to their squad among other new faces. After a rocky start with two losses and only four points from the first five rounds, Lyon began finding consistency and climbed in the league standings. In the Europa League, they opened with strong wins over Olympiacos and Rangers but recently lost 0-1 to Beşiktaş. In the last domestic fixture, Lyon twice took the lead against Auxerre, thanks to Mikautadze’s goals, but were quickly pegged back each time by the promoted side.
Recently, Lille has had a decent record in direct matchups, though Lyon won the last two encounters. Lille looks stronger than their opponents this season. Bet on Lille to win, but consider a “0 handicap” as insurance against Lyon’s resilience.
Prediction for the match: Lille to win with 0.0 handicap.
