Ligue 1 Gameweek 7 Sun, Oct 5 · 19:45 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were slight favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (90 vs 63). Absences weigh more on Paris Saint Germain. Lille had 3.1 days of rest, Paris Saint Germain 8 and had to travel 205 km.

Away travel205 kmRest days3.1 · 8Matches / 14d3 · 2
Lille23%
Draw24%
Paris Saint Germain52%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.79
Lille22%
Draw25%
Paris Saint Germain53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.73
Lille21%
Draw24%
Paris Saint Germain55%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.87
Lille18%
Draw22%
Paris Saint Germain60%
Expected goals 1.01 – 2.01
Lille24%
Draw26%
Paris Saint Germain51%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.66
Over 2.5 56% Both score 57% 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 · FranceBenoît Bastien
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 104

Team strength

LilleParis Saint Germain
63 L90 StrengthIn forecast 90
52 Current StrengthIn forecast 89
42 AttackIn forecast 91
60 DefenceIn forecast 83
— 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—

Paris Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LilleParis Saint Germain
2.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
1.94 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.81
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.56
67% Scored inContext 83%
17% Clean sheetsContext 67%
15.83 ShotsContext 15.50
4.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.83
31% On target shareContext 38%
11.17 Shots in the boxContext 8.33
71% Box shareContext 54%
14% ConversionContext 13%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.00
9.67 Shots allowedContext 8.83
3.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.25
2.17 BlocksContext 3.50
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
60% Save rateContext 67%
58% PossessionIn forecast 72%
474 PassesContext 776
401 Accurate passesContext 717
85% Pass accuracyContext 92%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.10
13.17 FoulsContext 9.00
14.67 Fouls sufferedContext 9.17
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.60
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.77 xGVia Att/Def 1.98
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.76
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.62
70% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
15.60 ShotsContext 17.30
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.10
29% On target shareContext 41%
11.40 Shots in the boxContext 10.40
74% Box shareContext 59%
12% ConversionContext 15%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.43
10.30 Shots allowedContext 8.40
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.63
2.22 BlocksContext 3.13
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.40
63% Save rateContext 75%
59% PossessionIn forecast 68%
502 PassesContext 699
423 Accurate passesContext 639
84% Pass accuracyContext 92%
6.97 Team ratingContext 7.19
12.20 FoulsContext 9.60
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.70
0.00 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
Rest3.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,410 km in 14d
Schedule load28%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Paris Saint Germain
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel205 km1,321 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Paris Saint Germain
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 28Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km205 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,410 km1,321 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 50 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1412

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
4-3-3
1B. Özer(G)
15R. Perraud 23A. Mandi 3N. Ngoy 12T. Meunier
21B. André 32A. Bouaddi 6N. Bentaleb
7M. Fernandez-Pardo 9O. Giroud 10H. Haraldsson
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30L. Chevalier(G)
21L. Hernández 51W. Pacho 4Beraldo 33W. Zaïre-Emery
47Quentin Ndjantou 19K. Lee 24S. Mayulu
29B. Barcola 9Gonçalo Ramos 49I. Mbaye
+7 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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Paris Saint Germain Scores -0.09 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lille+1.9 pp
  • Draw+0.7 pp
  • Paris Saint Germain-2.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Lille · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.67
Paris Saint Germain · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.33
Conceded
1.33

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

0 Lille wins1 draws7 Paris Saint Germain wins
Goals per game1.25 – 3.63 Over 2.588% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 1 Mar 2025Paris Saint Germain4–1Lille
  • 1 Sep 2024Lille1–3Paris Saint Germain
  • 10 Feb 2024Paris Saint Germain3–1Lille
  • 17 Dec 2023Lille1–1Paris Saint Germain
  • 19 Feb 2023Paris Saint Germain4–3Lille
  • 21 Aug 2022Lille1–7Paris Saint Germain

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 · Benoît Bastien France · 104 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 3.76
Red cards0.20league 0.34
Cards 5+47%league 37%
Fouls24.9league 24.5
Penalties0.38league 0.52
Home wins53%league 55%
Lille9 with this referee
Record4-3-2 Cards · opp.3.1 · 2.3 Pens for · against4 · 1
  • W22 Feb 25H · Monaco2–14
  • W6 Dec 24H · Stade Brestois 293–11
  • W26 Oct 24A · Lens2–05
  • L1 Sep 24H · Paris Saint Germain1–33
  • L6 May 24H · Lyon3–43
Paris Saint Germain15 with this referee
Record11-2-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against5 · 1 Reds2
  • W17 Aug 25A · Nantes1–01
  • W1 Feb 25A · Stade Brestois 295–20
  • W15 Dec 24H · Lyon3–12
  • W1 Sep 24A · Lille3–12
  • W31 Mar 24A · Marseille2–05

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

Lille6 games · scored 13 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
8 76-90
Paris Saint Germain6 games · scored 12 · conceded 4
4 1 0-15
16-30
2 1 31-45
4 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 5 46-60
1 3 61-75
10 76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 26 · conceded 6
6 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
6 46-60
4 61-75
5 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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