Ligue 1 fixture forecast and news & stats for the Lille vs Saint-Étienne clash

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

Carrying a 17 point dominance in the league standings, Lille club members wish to see their team collect maximum points from this fixture versus Saint-Étienne.

Insights:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Both participants have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an enthusiastic game!

W W L D W

Lille form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Lille have to build on here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1.

The Lille goalkeeper Leonardo Cesar Jardim is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 383 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.

Lille's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Clermont (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Çelik got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.25/10. Çelik scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and won 0 of 3 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Olympique Lyonnais and winning 1-0.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Lille's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won four matches, drawn two and lost one.

Lille has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Lille have conceded 16 in these home matches.

W L D W W

Saint-Étienne form and stats

Saint-Étienne have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 3-2-8 (13 played).

Impressive finishing from Bouanga secured the home win 1-0 against Metz in their previous game. Mangala, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.65. Mangala won 7 of 8 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against PSG wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Saint-Étienne rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides faced each other before this campaign: Saint-Étienne - Lille 1-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Lille won four, Saint-Étienne triumphed in two and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

LilleJ. David
J. David
13 goals
Saint-ÉtienneW. Khazri
W. Khazri
9 goals
Saint-ÉtienneD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
5 goals

Lille missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lille Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 6 13 27
11 6 3 Won W 0 3 6
9 5 2 Drew D 1 2 7
7 2 0 Lost L 5 8 14
37 19 10 Scored S 3 11 28
35 16 3 Conceded C 11 24 50
93% 85% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 85% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 78%
52% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 56%
26% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 41%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
63% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 54% 63%
22% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 11%
22% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 31% 26%
 
5.3 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4 5.3
4.8 3.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.7 4.6
2.6 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.7 2
3 2 2 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
12.1 12.5 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.3 11.9
4.5 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.3 4
30% 33% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 26% 26%
 
12.2 10.7 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 13.5 12
4.3 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.2 4.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Étienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

Lille:
Saint-Étienne:
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 PSG 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Étienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

More from France - Ligue 1

Read more about Ligue 1

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.