Ligue 1 Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 13 · 14:00 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 (58 vs 14). Lille had 4.8 days of rest, Estac Troyes 7 and had to travel 266 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel266 kmRest days4.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Lille75%
Draw16%
Estac Troyes9%
Expected goals 2.46 – 0.73
Lille75%
Draw16%
Estac Troyes9%
Expected goals 2.46 – 0.73
Lille75%
Draw16%
Estac Troyes9%
Expected goals 2.46 – 0.73
Lille69%
Draw19%
Estac Troyes13%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.82
Lille76%
Draw15%
Estac Troyes9%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.76
Over 2.5 62% Both score 47% 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.
Weather (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
19°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.1 mm
  • Wind 15 km/h
  • Humidity 91%
Referee · FranceRomain Lissorgue
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 58

Team strength

LilleEstac Troyes
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
42 AttackIn forecast 12
60 DefenceIn forecast 19
66 Form indexContext 41
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—

Estac Troyes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LilleEstac Troyes
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
0.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.33
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.45
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
100% Scored inContext 67%
67% Clean sheetsContext 33%
10.00 ShotsContext 15.33
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
60% On target shareContext 20%
6.33 Shots in the boxContext 11.67
63% Box shareContext 79%
17% ConversionContext 9%
3.50 OffsidesContext 2.33
20.67 Shots allowedContext 14.67
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.33
4.00 BlocksContext 3.33
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
81% Save rateContext 58%
39% PossessionIn forecast 40%
381 PassesContext 385
321 Accurate passesContext 308
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.16 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.00 FoulsContext 8.00
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.67
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
1.20 xGVia Att/Def —
0.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext —
80% Scored inContext 70%
60% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.80 ShotsContext 9.60
5.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
47% On target shareContext 32%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.89
67% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 10%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.10
11.90 Shots allowedContext 20.20
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.90
3.38 BlocksContext 4.50
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.60
74% Save rateContext 71%
52% PossessionIn forecast 39%
471 PassesContext 368
407 Accurate passesContext 298
87% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.00 FoulsContext 8.10
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 0.80
0.10 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
Rest4.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,581 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 66 · 7 pts vs 5.2 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • L8 SepH · Real Betis2–31.6 xPts
  • W3 SepA · Toulouse1–01.6 xPts
  • D28 AugH · Paris Saint Germain2–21.0 xPts
  • W23 AugA · Angers2–01.9 xPts
Estac Troyes
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel266 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 41 · 4 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · +1.1 vs expected
  • L6 SepH · Strasbourg2–61.1 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Lorient2–10.7 xPts
  • D22 AugH · Paris FC0–01.1 xPts

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 Estac Troyes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.8UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 8 Sep7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km266 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,581 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.16.2

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 4Alexsandro Ribeiro 3N. Ngoy 22Tiago Santos
6N. Bentaleb 17N. Mukau
19B. Önal 10H. Haraldsson 7D. Bakwa
18A. Ueda
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Estac Troyes Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
33P. Beach(G)
3A. Ouzenadji 4M. Diaz 6A. Monfray 2L. Maronnier
29D. Karim 8M. Diop
22H. Picard 17A. Mille 7K. Diawara
9J. Le Douaron
+5 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Estac Troyes Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lille+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Estac Troyes+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Lille · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.00
Estac Troyes · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
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 last 4 of 4 meetings

2 Lille wins1 draws1 Estac Troyes wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.50 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 3 Jun 2023Estac Troyes1–1Lille
  • 15 Jan 2023Lille5–1Estac Troyes
  • 1 May 2022Estac Troyes3–0Lille
  • 4 Dec 2021Lille2–1Estac Troyes

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 · Romain Lissorgue France · 58 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.66league 2.85
Red cards0.34league 0.12
Cards 5+38%league 15%
Fouls25.8league 23.0
Penalties0.38league 0.36
Home wins53%league 27%
Lille2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W30 Aug 25A · Lorient7–13
  • W16 Feb 25A · Rennes2–01
Estac Troyes4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.2.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds1
  • D18 Mar 22A · Saint Etienne1–12
  • L23 Jan 22A · Angers1–23
  • L12 Dec 21H · Bordeaux1–23
  • L15 Aug 21A · Clermont Foot0–23

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

Lille3 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Estac Troyes3 games · scored 4 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 3 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 14 · conceded 8
2 0-15
4 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Estac Troyes10 games · scored 10 · conceded 21
2 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 6 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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