Lille vs Olympique Lyon Prediction: Expect a tight affair

Matchday 27 features Lille playing against Olympique Lyon in the Stade Pierre Mauroy. Lille will look to go back to winning ways after playing a draw against Lens last weekend, while Lyon fought hard to earn a draw against Lorient. Lille are just 1 point from 5th place Rennes and they will be feeling confident that they can catch them before the end of the campaign to earn Conference League qualification. Lyon can also climb up to 8th if they grab a win in this match. It's a match between two ambitious teams and it will be interesting to see how this ends.

Lille have suffered an unstable run of form in their recent matches. In their last 5 matches, their record is 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Lille earned a draw against Lens in the last match. Jose Fonte gave Lens the early lead, after he put the ball through his goal. And in the second half, Lille drew back level in the 69th minute through Jonathan David's attempt. Lille managed 62% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team Stats: Without clean sheet (3), Both teams scoring (5/6), First to concede (5/6), First half loser (5/6), More than 4.5 cards (4/5).

Olympique Lyon are also battling to improve their league position as they have been far from their best this season. In their last 5 matches, they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. They played a disappointing 0-0 draw against Lorient in their last match. According to match statistics, Lyon had 53% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corner kicks played. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find the back of the net after 90 minutes.

Team Stats:- No loss (3), More than 2.5 goals (6/7), Both Teams Scoring (6/7), First to score (6/7), First half winner (5/7), Less than 4.5 cards (4/5), Less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Lille and Lyon have played 20 matches against each other. Lille have 8 wins while Lyon have 5 wins and 7 matches ended in a draw.

Head to Head Streak:- Less than 2.5 goals (5/7)

We are at a crucial part of the season and every point counts at this point. Both teams are in very delicate positions for both their survival. They are very good teams that can come out and win games, but in this fixture i think both sides will tread with caution, for fear of losing. 5 out of 7 matches between the two have produced less than 2.5 goals, that shows they are both cautious teams. I am inclined to believe this match will end in a similar fashion.

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.62 Odds
• Bet on First Half Draw at 2.5 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-1 at 6.8 Odds