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Lille v Lyon
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Kick Off: Friday 1st November at 20:00
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Competition: Ligue 1
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In-form Lille host Lyon in Friday’s later Ligue 1 encounter, home head coach Bruno Genesio facing up against one of his former clubs.
Genesio was under pressure following a four-match losing streak early in the season, but LOSC have responded by piecing together a seven-game undefeated run that has seen them pick up five wins, including a famous success over Real Madrid.
Lyon’s results, meanwhile, remain erratic, but Pierre Sage’s side are consistently creating good chances and travel to Stade Pierre-Mauroy with genuine expectations of a positive result.
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Lyon midfielder Corentin Tolisso has the joint second-highest number of shots for OL this season in Ligue 1, tied with Alexandre Lacazette on 12, despite having played fewer minutes than the former Arsenal forward.
Tolisso posts 2.55 shots per 90 in France’s top-flight and across eight starts in all competitions, he has had at least two shots on six occasions. Last time out, he had six shots (two on target) against Besiktas. His price here looks big.
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🔍 Lille v Lyon Players To Watch
🔴 Eden Zhegrova
The Kosovo winger is earning a reputation for being Lille’s man for the big occasion, having scored four vital Champions League goals as well as netting against PSG.
He may only have five shots on target in Ligue 1 this season, but four of these have come in his last five appearances. Last season, he had shots on target in two of the three matches with Lyon, and as an increasingly important figure in their offence, he will expect to continue this trend.
🔴 Thomas Meunier
Thomas Meunier may only sit joint fifth among the Lille players who have committed the most Ligue 1 fouls this season with eight, picked up at a rate of 1.4 per 90, but in recent matches he is giving away an increasing number of free-kicks.
He has given away at least two fouls in each of his last three games and, indeed, has been shown a yellow card in each of these games.
With a lack of credible right-sided defensive cover, he is likely to get a good portion of this match.
⚪️ Duje Caleta-Car
Lyon have been remarkably clean in recent games, but Croatia centre-back Duje Caleta-Car continues to give away a steady stream of fouls. In Ligue 1 this season, he has committed at least one foul in seven of his eight appearances.
Will be up against Lille attacker Jonathan David, who has been fouled 11 times this season in Ligue 1, albeit five of those were last week against Lens.
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💻 Lille v Lyon Form and Tactics
On paper, Lille look a side in excellent form. They have won six of their last eight, scoring two or more goals on five occasions in the process. The reality is a little different.
Bruno Genesio’s men have failed to generate more than 1.8xG in any of their last five games, while they have been the benefactors of fortunate penalty calls against Atletico Madrid and Lens.
If their luck is holding with regards to referees, that’s not the case in terms of injuries. They are presently without a string of likely starters, while Alexsandro is absent from this encounter due to a ban. This is a depleted squad doing what it can to muddle through.
Genesio typically uses a 4-2-3-1 system with a heavy reliance on Jonathan David in the No.9 role. He has been cold when it has come to taking what few big chances have come his way lately, despite being given little to feed off.
Lyon head coach Pierre Sage has spoken of going to Lille and dominating the game. This is typical of OL’s play this season, which has been forward-thinking but at times inefficient.
They have had 15 or more shots in eight of their 12 matches across all competitions, but this hasn’t always translated to goals. For example, they lost to Besiktas in the Europa League despite a season-high 30 shots.
Chances, though, are certainly coming. In each of their last five games, they have generated 2.0xG or more – and in every case this was superior to their opponents.
They are suffering from a lack of efficiency from strikers Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze, who could miss this match due to illness. Between them, they only have three Ligue 1 goals and have missed two penalties.
If OL could get one of their strikers to start finding the net, they would become very dangerous indeed.
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🏁 Lille v Lyon Ref Watch
- Referee: Jerome Brisard
- This will be Brisard’s seventh match of the season. He averages 4.83 cards per game across all competitions but just 4.0 per match in Ligue 1.
- Yet to send a player off this season but has awarded a penalty in two of his three Ligue 1 assignments (and three overall).
- Gave Lille a late spot-kick in their 3-3 draw with Strasbourg in September.
- Currently awarding 26.8 fouls per game, though this is reduced to 23.33 across his previous French top-flight games.
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