Milan have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Lille. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's no vacation for neither Lille nor Milan as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Milan, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Lille form and stats
Last season, Lille's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.14 points is a decent return from 6 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy for Lille. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Lille has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
A nice win for Lille last time playing, versus Lorient. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Jonathan David, Yusuf Yazıcı (2) and Luiz Araújo scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Lille lost 2-3 at Brest's place.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Lille played a great game against Lorient and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lille have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won zero, drawn two and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lille as they are travelling to their away game against Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
Lille can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Defensively Lille have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Milan form and stats
Milan's mission in Europa League last season failed in the group stage.Playing away, Milan have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Serie A this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-1D-1L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Milan who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 20 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Genoa. Milan are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Two travels in a row for Milan, whose manager S. Pioli could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Napoli. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Hellas Verona in the Serie A.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was absolutely vital in the Milan victory against Napoli, making seven saves.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Milan in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Milan, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fiorentina in just three days.
Milan have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. It's not easy to score on Milan as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Milan - Lille 0-3 entered in the official records. Last three meetings between the teams: Lille won two, Milan won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Ibrahimović 10 goals |   B. Yılmaz 6 goals |  J. Bamba 4 goals |
Lille missing players
Milan missing players
| Lille | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Scored | S | 24 | 68 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 307 | 179 | Total Shots | T S | 135 | 356 | ||
| 110 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 128 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 53% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Milan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | Lille | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Monaco | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Rennes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Nice | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Lens | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Metz | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Brest | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Nantes | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Nimes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Reims | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 | Lorient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Dijon | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Sassuolo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Inter | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Napoli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Lazio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Bologna | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Spezia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Benevento | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Parma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Torino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 2 |