Lille have been better than Lorient so far, but every match begins at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you require before kickoff:
- Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
8 - 12 - 18 with 46-73. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lorient when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lorient play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Lille form and stats
Lille have performed here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this season with 8 wins from 14 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. The Lille fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and will expect new points from this game. Lille has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Happy days for Lille in their previous game, a fixture away at Toulouse (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Defender Ribeiro got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.13/10. Ribeiro scored one goal and won 4 of 7 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Olympique Lyonnais.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Lille home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lille defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lorient form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Visiting Lorient has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Lorient has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nice for a 1-1 draw. Defender Meïté was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Meïté scored one goal and won 3 of 3 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Troyes.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Lorient played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 3 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.
The visiting Lorient have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lorient have conceded 22 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head encounter ended Lorient - Lille 2-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between these teams: Lille won five, Lorient were winners in five and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. David 19 goals |  J. Bamba 5 goals |  R. Cabella 4 goals |
Lille missing players
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| Lille | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 51 | 28 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 41 |
| 36 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 79% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| 54% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 61% |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 32% |
| 21% | 36% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 11% |
| 64% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 25% |
| 14% | 7% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11 | 11.6 |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | 32% |
| 9 | 9 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 17 | 15.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
- Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 40 | 66 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 59 |
| 3 | Lens | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 | Monaco | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Lille | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 49 |
| 7 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
| 8 | Lorient | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Clermont | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Nantes | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 26 |
| 16 | Brest | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -28 | 23 |
| 18 | Troyes | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -23 | 21 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -30 | 21 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -42 | 10 |
