Lyon host Lille at the Groupama Stadium in a Ligue 1 clash on Saturday. Both teams are fighting for a spot in the UEFA Champions League, which could make for a closely fought encounter that should produce goals.
The hosts head into this match following a 4-2 defeat to Strasbourg, which ended their five-game winning streak across all competitions. The result left them level on points with Nice in fourth, but behind on goal difference.
With 17 goals scored in their last six games, Lyon are showing plenty of attacking quality. However, their defence has been vulnerable, with six goals conceded in their last two matches.
Lille are coming off a vital 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Lens, which snapped a run of back-to-back defeats. Inconsistency remains a concern for Bruno Genesio’s men, who have won just four of their last nine games across all competitions.
Lille have scored in nine of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches but have failed to keep a clean sheet in three of their last four away fixtures.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for Lyon
Lyon have been installed as overwhelming favourites with BoyleSports offering 23/20 for a home win. Lille are priced at 9/5 for a victory while a draw has been set at odds of 12/5 with BoyleSports.
Head to head: Lille on top
Lille have a 23-19 advantage with 19 draws from 61 previous matches against Lyon. However, the hosts have won two of the last three meetings and held out for a 1-1 away draw in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: In-form Mikautadze
Lyon forward Georges Mikautadze is in red-hot form at the moment having scored four goals in his last four appearances. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
Jonathan David is the leading scorer for Lille this season with 14 Ligue 1 goals. The striker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 13/8 to find the net on Saturday.
Probable line-ups
Ethan Mbappe, Tiago Santos and Samuel Umtiti are all expected to miss this fixture due to injury. However, Ryan Cherki, Corentin Tolisso and Mikautadze are set to start.
Lille’s only injury worry is Malick Fofana who is still unavailable for selection. However, David, Ngalayel Mukau and Benjamin Andre are expected to continue in the starting line-up.
Lyon: Perri, Vinicius, Niakhate, Mata, Maitland-Niles, Veretout, Tessmann, Tolisso, Cherki, Nuamah, Mikautadze
Lille: Chevalier, Meunier, Diakite, Mandi, Ismaily, Andre, Gomes, Bakker, Mukau, Fernandez-Pardo, David
Anything else catch the eye?
The last three matches between both teams have produced goals in both halves and BoyleSports is offering 4/6 for a repeat. Nine of Lyon's last 10 matches in all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals and that trend is likely to continue at 7/10.
Five of Lyon's last seven Ligue 1 matches have also produced more goals after the break and a similar outcome could be on the cards at 20/21 with BoyleSports.
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