Ligue 1 Gameweek 34 Sun, May 17 · 20:00 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq
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Our take

Lille were clear favourites.

Lille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Lille. Lille had 7 days of rest, Auxerre 7 and had to travel 315 km.

Away travel315 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lille68%
Draw21%
Auxerre12%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.72
Lille65%
Draw21%
Auxerre14%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.86
Lille66%
Draw21%
Auxerre12%
Expected goals 1.96 – 0.72
Lille61%
Draw24%
Auxerre16%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.81
Lille67%
Draw21%
Auxerre12%
Expected goals 2.02 – 0.73
Over 2.5 52% Both score 45% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 109

Team strength

LilleAuxerre
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
42 AttackIn forecast 39
60 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Lille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Auxerre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LilleAuxerre
1.58 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.97
1.06 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.46 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
73% Scored inContext 52%
39% Clean sheetsContext 24%
13.21 ShotsContext 10.48
4.61 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
35% On target shareContext 32%
9.42 Shots in the boxContext 6.83
70% Box shareContext 62%
12% ConversionContext 9%
1.57 OffsidesContext 2.05
8.91 Shots allowedContext 11.33
3.18 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.42
2.50 BlocksContext 2.97
2.23 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.12
68% Save rateContext 71%
55% PossessionIn forecast 44%
483 PassesContext 369
413 Accurate passesContext 298
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.81
10.61 FoulsContext 13.21
12.79 Fouls sufferedContext 13.55
2.12 Yellow cardsContext 1.91
0.15 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.49
70% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.70 ShotsContext 10.80
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
44% On target shareContext 39%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.78
69% Box shareContext 66%
13% ConversionContext 14%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.71
7.80 Shots allowedContext 11.70
2.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
2.88 BlocksContext 3.10
1.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
75% Save rateContext 68%
53% PossessionIn forecast 45%
469 PassesContext 363
403 Accurate passesContext 292
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.94
9.00 FoulsContext 13.40
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Lille
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,659 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Auxerre
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel315 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Lille Auxerre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 10 May7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 10 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km315 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,659 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one97.896.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Lille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Özer(G)
15R. Perraud 23A. Mandi 3N. Ngoy 32A. Bouaddi
6N. Bentaleb 21B. André
27Félix Correia 10H. Haraldsson 17N. Mukau
7M. Fernandez-Pardo
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Auxerre Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16D. Léon(G)
14G. Mensah 13Telli Siwe 20S. Diomandé 27L. Sy
42E. Owusu 8N. Ahamada
19D. Namaso 5K. Danois 10L. Sinayoko
9S. Mara
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Lille Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Auxerre Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.08 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lille+1.3 pp
  • Draw-0.8 pp
  • Auxerre-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Lille · Home 1.81points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
8-5-3
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.94
Auxerre · Away 0.56points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
1-6-9
Scored
0.88
Conceded
1.69

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

3 Lille wins2 draws0 Auxerre wins
Goals per game2.40 – 1.20 Over 2.560% Both scored80% Clean sheets20% · 20%
  • 14 Dec 2025Auxerre3–4Lille
  • 20 Apr 2025Lille3–1Auxerre
  • 10 Jan 2025Auxerre0–0Lille
  • 22 Apr 2023Auxerre1–1Lille
  • 7 Aug 2022Lille4–1Auxerre

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Willy Delajod France · 109 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.50league 3.66
Red cards0.26league 0.26
Cards 5+37%league 36%
Fouls24.6league 23.6
Penalties0.40league 0.37
Home wins41%league 46%
Lille14 with this referee
Record5-4-5 Cards · opp.2.9 · 2.0 Pens for · against4 · 4 Reds4
  • L25 Jan 26H · Strasbourg1–42
  • W30 Nov 25A · LE Havre1–04
  • W24 Aug 25H · Monaco1–01
  • W17 May 25H · Reims2–10
  • L25 Jan 25A · Strasbourg1–22
Auxerre3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • D11 Apr 26H · Nantes0–00
  • L14 Jan 23A · Lens0–13
  • L3 Sep 22H · Marseille0–21

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Lille33 games · scored 52 · conceded 35
5 3 0-15
5 4 16-30
5 6 31-45
9 9 46-60
5 7 61-75
23 6 76-90
Auxerre33 games · scored 32 · conceded 44
6 5 0-15
4 9 16-30
6 6 31-45
3 7 46-60
8 5 61-75
5 12 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 14 · conceded 6
1 0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
6 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
3 4 16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
1 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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