Preview: Lille vs Lyon prediction, group data, lineups

Two teams with ambitions of ending in Ligue 1’s excessive 4 this season meet on the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday night time time, as Lille host Lyon.

In arguably the game of the weekend, the hosts will look to proceed to journey the crest of a wave, whereas Lyon should recuperate from a shaky week.

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Match preview

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Lille’s win throughout the Derby du Nord away to Lens remaining week seen them delay their unbeaten run to seven video video games all through all competitions, a run which has come after Bruno Genesio‘s males misplaced 4 in a row on the end of August.

Les Dogues look a really completely completely different group now, they often might hardly have requested for a larger start, having crushed Precise Madrid and Atletico Madrid throughout the Champions League, and their native rivals late on remaining day journey.

A penalty shrouded in controversy handed Jonathan David the prospect to achieve throughout the 98th minute at Lens, sooner than Mohamed Bayo added a second a few minutes later in a dramatic finale on the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

That finish end result moved Lille stage on elements with third-place Marseille, they often keep merely six elements off Paris Saint-Germain on the excessive, and if current sort continues there is no such thing as a such factor as a motive why LOSC cannot shut that gap.

Superb residence sort has been commonplace for Lille in present events, they often have the longest current run of scoring at residence throughout the division, courting once more 29 matches – the membership’s longest streak as a result of the Nineteen Fifties.

Lille have moreover solely misplaced three of their remaining 37 Ligue 1 residence video video games, nonetheless a type of defeats did come in the direction of upcoming opponents Lyon as simply currently as May, in a 4-3 thriller that seen Lille lead 2-0, and 3-2 on 88 minutes, nonetheless nonetheless contrive to lose.

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Lyon usually are one factor of a bogey group for Lille, on account of no matter their present difficulties, Les Gones have solely suffered defeat as quickly as of their remaining eight conferences.

Nonetheless, sort heading into this battle has not been wonderful for Pierre Sage‘s males, who’ve recorded two disappointing outcomes over the past week.

After worthwhile 5 in a row in all competitions, OL have been giant favourites to beat a Besiktas aspect that do not journey correctly in Europe and have been bottom of the Europa League standings, nonetheless amazingly, they fell to a 1-0 defeat.

To watch that up, Sage seen his aspect squander a lead twice to draw 2-2 at residence to Auxerre throughout the league remaining weekend, and in doing so, shedding flooring on the best 4, remaining seventh, three elements behind their upcoming opponents.

Remaining week’s draw moreover implies that for the twelfth season in succession, Lyon have didn’t win not lower than 5 of their first 9 Ligue 1 video video games of the advertising marketing campaign, a distinctive stat when put throughout the context that they achieved that feat 10 events between 2000 and 2012.

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Group Data

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Lille shall be with out very important defender Alexsandro proper right here, after his reserving in the direction of Monaco triggered a one-match suspension, turning into a member of fellow defenders Mitchel Bakker and Samuel Umtiti on the sidelines.

Hakon Arnar Haraldsson and Remy Cabella moreover keep out with hurt, nonetheless the kind of David and Edon Zhegrova means Lille are nonetheless capable of being a large menace proper right here.

Genesio made the brave alternative to put every Zhegrova and David on the bench from the start in the direction of Atletico with one eye on the derby in the direction of Lens, and it turned out to be a masterstroke, as they obtained every video video games anyway whatever the personnel changes.

Sage has a full complement accessible to him for this away journey, nonetheless after disciplinary breaches early in October, Wilfried Zaha and Current Orban have been in and out of the Lyon squad since, failing to start any video video games.

An underwhelming start to the advertising marketing campaign seen Georges Mikautadze lose his place throughout the aspect early on, nonetheless a brace from the Georgian remaining week should see him keep his place for this one.

Mikautadze is also pushed out giant though if Alexandre Lacazette is reinstated to the start XI, meaning Acknowledged Benrahma may be liable to dropping to the bench, offered that Malick Fofana is in fantastic sort on the choice flank.

Lille doable starting lineup:
Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Mandi, Gudmundsson; Andre, Andre Gomes, Angel Gomes; Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui

Lyon doable starting lineup:
Lucas Perri; Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Automotive, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Matic, Veretout; Mikautadze, Cherki, Fofana; Lacazette