A key match in Ligue 1 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Olympique Lyonnais in 4th position and Lille placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Olympique Lyonnais have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 1
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Coupe de France. This match was also played here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Lille have had more rest.
The season is still full of potential for Olympique as they can still win the whole Ligue 1. Lille are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu as Olympique Lyonnais have scored 34 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Olympique Lyonnais crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Monaco here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu in a Coupe de France match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Nantes and winning 2-1.
Olympique Lyonnais could not believe their lack of luck in the Monaco match, as they hit the posts three times in the 0-2 defeat.
Goals decide football matches and Olympique are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 16 league matches. On the other hand, Olympique Lyonnais have conceded 16 goals.
Lille form and stats
Lille's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lille, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 1, collect 37 points from their 16 away matches in the Ligue 1. 11 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Lille are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Lille played 1-1 against Montpellier in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Metz.
As mentioned above, Lille drew the match against Montpellier. Manager C. Galtier brought on Luiz Araújo to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Lille has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lille are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lille - Olympique 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Olympique won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Lille has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  M. Depay 18 goals |  K. Toko Ekambi 12 goals |  T. Kadewere 10 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Lille missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 65 | 34 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 28 | 54 |
| 32 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 94% | 91% |
| 79% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 69% | 73% |
| 61% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 33% | 31% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 15% |
| 24% | 25% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 9% |
| 64% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 45% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 62% | 55% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 6% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.3 | 16.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.4 | 12.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 36% | 38% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 39% | 36% |
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Ligue 1
- Lille have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the most clean sheets (10) away in Ligue 1
- Lille have the most clean sheets (18) in Ligue 1
- Lille have the most points (37) away in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Olympique Lyonnais have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have the most scored goals in the first half (36) 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 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 34 | 70 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 49 | 69 |
| 3 | Monaco | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 68 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 67 |
| 5 | Lens | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 52 |
| 7 | Rennes | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 47 |
| 9 | Metz | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 43 |
| 10 | Nice | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | Reims | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -16 | 41 |
| 13 | Saint-Etienne | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -12 | 39 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -9 | 37 |
| 15 | Brest | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Lorient | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -21 | 32 |
| 18 | Nimes | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -28 | 31 |
| 19 | Nantes | 33 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -18 | 28 |
| 20 | Dijon | 33 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -34 | 18 |