Delightful dogfight as daring Lille duels with determined Olympique Marseille

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 03.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

Lille have performed better than Olympique Marseille so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1

It's no vacation for neither Lille nor Olympique Marseille 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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Olympique Marseille have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Lille form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy as Lille have scored 22 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 8-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Lille.

Lille drew their last game, also a home match. Strasbourg (placed 15th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ajax (1-2).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lille matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and one defeat (from four games).

There will be little rest for Lille after this match as they are travelling to Gazelec Ajaccio for a Coupe de France game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Lille in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lille have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Olympique Marseille playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Olympique Marseille who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Olympique played 1-1 against Olympique Lyonnais in their previous match. Before that, Olympique Marseille travelled to Nantes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Olympique playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Coupe de France trip to Canet Roussillon.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olympique have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. 13 goals have been conceded by Olympique in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Olympique Marseille - Lille 1-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Lille wins - draws - Olympique Marseille wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LilleB. Yılmaz
B. Yılmaz
9 goals
LilleY. Yazıcı
Y. Yazıcı
7 goals
LilleJ. David
J. David
7 goals

Lille missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lille Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 4 13 26
17 8 2 Won W 1 5 10
8 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
2 1 1 Lost L 1 3 7
47 22 6 Scored S 5 15 34
17 8 5 Conceded C 6 13 30
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
74% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 77%
41% 43% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 42%
19% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 27%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
48% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 65%
52% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 46% 23%
7% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.3 2.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 3 7 8
 
12.6 13.9 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.6 9.3
4.4 4.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.2
40% 38% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 44% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 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 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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Table
  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 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.