Lille-Marseille Statistical Preview

Probable Lineups

Team News

Lille

• Lille continued their good league form with a 1-0 win at Valenciennes over the weekend.
• Ryan Mendes remains sidelined as he continues to nurse a heel contusion. John Jairo Ruiz has a hamstring niggle and has been left out of the squad by Rene Girard.
• After playing 45 minutes with the reserves, Marvin Martin is expected to feature against Marseille. Franck Beria will not play as a result of his dismissal in the win over Valenciennes.

Marseille

• Marseille left it late to secure a 2-0 victory over Montpellier on Friday night. A win over 2nd placed Lille would do Les Phoceens’ plenty of goof.
• Andre Ayew is sidelined for two months due to a knee ligament rupture.
• Rod Fanni is set to make his return after a few weeks on the sidelines. He is expected to play in some capacity during this match.

Match Facts

• Lille have kept a clean sheet in their last 10 matches in Ligue 1.
• There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Lille’s last 6 games in Ligue 1.
• Lille have won 6 of their last 7 home matches in Ligue 1.
• Marseille have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Lille in all competitions.
• Marseille have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches in Ligue 1.
• Marseille have won their last 3 matches in Ligue 1.
• Lille have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Marseille in all competitions.
• Marseille have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches in Ligue 1.

Prediction

• Florian Thauvin returns to Lille after refusing to play a single match for Les Dogues. He and his teammates will be looking to breakdown a very stubborn Lille defence that has conceded only 4 times this season.
• Vincent Enyeama has not conceded a goal in 945 minutes, just moments away from breaking Salvatore Sirigu‘s Ligue 1 record of 948 minutes. The Nigerian shotstopper will enter the history books if he is not beaten for the first four minutes against Marseille. Look for Lille remain resolute despite losing their starting right-back Franck Beria to suspension.
• We should witness an extremely tight encounter as both sides will refuse to lose. Lille’s stingy defence will try, at all costs, to maintain their impressive form. Marseille know that a win puts them right back into the mix for a Champions League place.

Lille 1 - 1 Marseille