UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 17:45 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq
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Our take

Lille were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Lille had 3.9 days of rest, Dinamo Zagreb 21 and had to travel 1,087 km.

Away travel1,087 kmRest days3.9 · 21Matches / 14d1 · 0
Lille48%
Draw25%
Dinamo Zagreb27%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.24
Lille47%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Lille48%
Draw25%
Dinamo Zagreb27%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.22
Lille40%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb34%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.39
Lille47%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb27%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.15
Over 2.5 56% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
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.
Weather (Villeneuve d'Ascq)

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RefereeJohn Beaton
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.36
  • Matches 64

Team strength

LilleDinamo Zagreb
57 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
42 AttackIn forecast 33
60 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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—

Dinamo Zagreb

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LilleDinamo Zagreb
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.75
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.67
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
75% Scored inContext 75%
25% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.25 ShotsContext 11.50
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
39% On target shareContext 37%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.75
70% Box shareContext 67%
11% ConversionContext 15%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.75
12.50 Shots allowedContext 7.75
4.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
3.00 BlocksContext 1.50
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.75
63% Save rateContext 58%
57% PossessionIn forecast 57%
511 PassesContext 544
427 Accurate passesContext 475
84% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.25 FoulsContext 8.00
15.50 Fouls sufferedContext 8.25
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.63 xGVia Att/Def 0.96
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.54
70% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.90 ShotsContext 11.00
5.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
39% On target shareContext 32%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
69% Box shareContext 57%
12% ConversionContext 14%
1.14 OffsidesContext 2.00
9.70 Shots allowedContext 11.60
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
2.88 BlocksContext 2.90
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.20
64% Save rateContext 60%
57% PossessionIn forecast 46%
502 PassesContext 423
427 Accurate passesContext 355
85% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.89
12.30 FoulsContext 9.40
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Dinamo Zagreb
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,087 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Dinamo Zagreb
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 23 Nov21UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,087 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one2.914

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 12T. Meunier
21B. André 6N. Bentaleb
27Félix Correia 10H. Haraldsson 17N. Mukau
29H. Igamane
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Dinamo Zagreb Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
44I. Filipović(G)
22M. Vinlöf 26S. McKenna 36Sergi Domínguez 35N. Mikić
8M. Zajc 27J. Mišić
11A. Hoxha 77D. Ljubičić 21M. Lisica
71M. Bakrar
+3 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Dinamo Zagreb Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lille+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Dinamo Zagreb+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Lille · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.50
Conceded
2.50
Dinamo Zagreb · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · John Beaton 64 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.55league 4.04
Red cards0.20league 0.17
Cards 5+53%league 43%
Fouls22.6league 24.8
Penalties0.36league 0.39
Home wins55%league 49%
Lille

No previous matches with this referee.

Dinamo Zagreb1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W30 Nov 23A · FC Astana2–01

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

Lille4 games · scored 6 · conceded 6
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb4 games · scored 7 · conceded 6
2 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 3 61-75
8 4 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb10 games · scored 15 · conceded 14
1 4 0-15
5 2 16-30
3 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 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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