Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 24 · 19:45 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 7.2 days of rest, Monaco 8.1 and had to travel 829 km.

Away travel829 kmRest days7.2 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lille45%
Draw26%
Monaco29%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.22
Lille45%
Draw27%
Monaco29%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.18
Lille45%
Draw26%
Monaco29%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.22
Lille37%
Draw27%
Monaco36%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.37
Lille45%
Draw27%
Monaco29%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.18
Over 2.5 53% Both score 56% 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.
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Referee · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 87

Team strength

LilleMonaco
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
52 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
42 AttackIn forecast 45
60 DefenceIn forecast 56
— 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—

Monaco

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LilleMonaco
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
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— Clean sheetsContext —
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— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.78
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.66
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.30 ShotsContext 13.10
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
37% On target shareContext 41%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
70% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 13%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.43
9.00 Shots allowedContext 8.80
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
2.57 BlocksContext 2.57
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
66% Save rateContext 75%
57% PossessionIn forecast 55%
530 PassesContext 488
459 Accurate passesContext 410
87% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.01 Team ratingContext 7.06
11.40 FoulsContext 12.20
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,210 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Monaco
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel829 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 Monaco
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 17 Aug8.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 16 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km829 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,210 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one5.86.9

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 12T. Meunier
21B. André 32A. Bouaddi
27Félix Correia 10H. Haraldsson 17N. Mukau
9O. Giroud
Monaco Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1L. Hrádecký(G)
12Caio Henrique 13C. Mawissa 3E. Dier 4J. Teze
10A. Golovin 6D. Zakaria 15M. Camara
18T. Minamino 9F. Balogun 11M. Akliouche

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
Monaco Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lille+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Monaco+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Lille · Home No home games yet this season.
Monaco · Away No away games yet this season.

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 8 of 8 meetings

3 Lille wins3 draws2 Monaco wins
Goals per game1.38 – 1.13 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets38% · 38%
  • 22 Feb 2025Lille2–1Monaco
  • 18 Oct 2024Monaco0–0Lille
  • 24 Apr 2024Monaco1–0Lille
  • 29 Oct 2023Lille2–0Monaco
  • 14 May 2023Monaco0–0Lille
  • 23 Oct 2022Lille4–3Monaco

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 · 87 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 3.24
Red cards0.26league 0.29
Cards 5+41%league 35%
Fouls25.1league 23.6
Penalties0.38league 0.29
Home wins44%league 65%
Lille11 with this referee
Record3-4-4 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.1 Pens for · against3 · 4 Reds3
  • W17 May 25H · Reims2–10
  • L25 Jan 25A · Strasbourg1–22
  • D14 Dec 24A · Marseille1–13
  • D19 May 24H · Nice2–24
  • W29 Mar 24H · Lens2–13
Monaco8 with this referee
Record3-3-2 Cards · opp.2.9 · 1.9 Pens for · against1 · 3 Reds5
  • W15 Mar 25A · Angers2–02
  • D1 Sep 24H · Lens1–11
  • D27 Jan 24A · Marseille2–24
  • W2 Sep 23H · Lens3–04
  • W2 Apr 23H · Strasbourg4–33

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

Lille1 games · scored 3 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
76-90
Monaco1 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 1 61-75
76-90
Lille10 games · scored 15 · conceded 12
3 0-15
3 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
Monaco10 games · scored 17 · conceded 10
1 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
8 3 61-75
4 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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