Ligue 1 | Gameweek 10

Nov 1, 2024 at 8pm UK

Grand Stade Lille Metropole

Lille vs Lyon

Match preview

Lille's win against Lens last week saw them extend their unbeaten run to seven games across all competitions. This is a great turnaround for Bruno Genesio's team, who lost four in a row at the end of August.

Les Dogues are a completely different team now. They couldn't have asked for a better start, having beaten Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in the Champions League and their local rivals late on last time out.

A controversial penalty gave Jonathan David the chance to score in the 98th minute at Lens, before Mohamed Bayo added a second a few minutes later in a dramatic finale at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

That result put Lille on par with Marseille in third place, and they're just six points behind Paris Saint-Germain at the top. If they keep up their current pace, there's no reason LOSC can't close that gap.

Lille have been on a roll at home recently, with an impressive run of form that has seen them score in 29 consecutive matches. This is the club's longest streak since the 1950s and puts them at the top of the league in terms of home goals scored.

Lille have only lost three of their last 37 Ligue 1 home games, but one of those was against upcoming opponents Lyon as recently as May. It was a close match, with Lille leading 2-0 and 3-2 on 88 minutes, but they still managed to lose.

Lyon are a bit of a bogey team for Lille. Despite their recent difficulties, Les Gones have only suffered defeat once in their last eight meetings.

However, they haven't been on great form going into this clash. They've had two disappointing results over the last week.

After winning five in a row in all competitions, OL were the clear favourites to beat a Besiktas side that don't travel well in Europe and were bottom of the Europa League standings. But they surprisingly fell to a 1-0 defeat.

To add insult to injury, Sage's side squandered a lead twice, drawing 2-2 at home to Auxerre in the league last weekend. This has left them trailing the top four, stuck in seventh place, three points behind their upcoming opponents.

Last week's draw also means that for the 12th season in a row, Lyon have failed to win at least five of their first nine Ligue 1 games of the campaign. That's pretty remarkable when you consider that they achieved that feat 10 times between 2000 and 2012.

Recent Performance

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Team News

Lille will be without defender Alexsandro here, after his booking against Monaco triggered a one-match suspension. He'll be joining fellow defenders Mitchel Bakker and Samuel Umtiti on the sidelines.

Hakon Arnar Haraldsson and Remy Cabella are still out with injury, but the form of David and Edon Zhegrova means Lille are still a big threat here.

Genesio made a bold move by starting Zhegrova and David on the bench against Atlético. He was looking ahead to the derby against Lens, and it paid off. The team won both games, even with personnel changes.

Sage has a full set of players at his disposal for this away trip, but after disciplinary issues early in October, Wilfried Zaha and Gift Orban have been in and out of the Lyon squad since, failing to start any games.

Georges Mikautadze had a bit of a slow start to the season, but he scored two goals last week, so he should keep his place for this one.

However, Mikautadze might be pushed out wide if Alexandre Lacazette is reinstated to the starting XI. This could mean that Said Benrahma will be in danger of dropping to the bench, given that Malick Fofana is in excellent form on the opposite flank.

Possible starting lineups

Lille possible starting lineup:

Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Mandi, Gudmundsson; Andre, Andre Gomes, Angel Gomes; Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui

Lyon possible starting lineup:

Lucas Perri; Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Matic, Veretout; Mikautadze, Cherki, Fofana; Lacazette