Ligue 1 Gameweek 18 Fri, Jan 16 · 20:00 Parc des Princes, Paris
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were clear favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 57). Paris Saint Germain usually keep the ball (68% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Paris Saint Germain had 12 days of rest, Lille 13 and had to travel 205 km.

Away travel205 kmRest days12 · 13Matches / 14d1 · 1
Paris Saint Germain72%
Draw17%
Lille10%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.83
Paris Saint Germain70%
Draw19%
Lille11%
Expected goals 2.26 – 0.79
Paris Saint Germain72%
Draw17%
Lille10%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.83
Paris Saint Germain65%
Draw20%
Lille14%
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.93
Paris Saint Germain70%
Draw19%
Lille11%
Expected goals 2.26 – 0.79
Over 2.5 64% Both score 52% 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 · FranceJérôme Brisard
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 100

Team strength

Paris Saint GermainLille
89 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
91 AttackIn forecast 42
83 DefenceIn forecast 60
— 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

Paris Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Paris Saint GermainLille
2.18 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.94
0.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
0.83 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
88% Scored inContext 71%
47% Clean sheetsContext 29%
17.12 ShotsContext 13.94
6.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.76
38% On target shareContext 34%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.88
58% Box shareContext 70%
13% ConversionContext 14%
1.44 OffsidesContext 1.62
8.41 Shots allowedContext 10.00
3.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.53
2.77 BlocksContext 2.75
2.54 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
70% Save rateContext 67%
70% PossessionIn forecast 55%
731 PassesContext 473
670 Accurate passesContext 402
92% Pass accuracyContext 85%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.89
9.76 FoulsContext 11.88
8.53 Fouls sufferedContext 13.06
1.12 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.29
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
0.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.56 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
80% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
18.80 ShotsContext 10.50
6.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
35% On target shareContext 39%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
63% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 14%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.17
8.40 Shots allowedContext 9.40
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
2.11 BlocksContext 3.11
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
66% Save rateContext 73%
68% PossessionIn forecast 54%
673 PassesContext 487
608 Accurate passesContext 417
90% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.84
8.70 FoulsContext 10.00
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.60
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

Paris Saint Germain
Rest12 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lille
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel205 km0 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
Paris Saint Germain Lille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match12Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Jan13Ligue 1 2025-2026, 3 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km205 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one76

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

Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30L. Chevalier(G)
25Nuno Mendes 51W. Pacho 5Marquinhos 33W. Zaïre-Emery
8Fabián Ruiz 17Vitinha 24S. Mayulu
7K. Kvaratskhelia 10M. Dembélé 14D. Doué
Lille Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1B. Özer(G)
15R. Perraud 23A. Mandi 3N. Ngoy 22Tiago Santos
32A. Bouaddi 6N. Bentaleb 17N. Mukau
10H. Haraldsson 9O. Giroud 8E. Mbappé

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

Home / Away this season

Paris Saint Germain · Home 2.75points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
7-1-0
Scored
2.38
Conceded
0.50
Lille · Away 1.63points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
4-1-3
Scored
2.13
Conceded
1.75

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 9 of 9 meetings

7 Paris Saint Germain wins2 draws0 Lille wins
Goals per game3.33 – 1.22 Over 2.578% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 5 Oct 2025Lille1–1Paris Saint Germain
  • 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

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 · Jérôme Brisard France · 100 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.45league 3.65
Red cards0.27league 0.34
Cards 5+33%league 36%
Fouls24.0league 24.1
Penalties0.34league 0.46
Home wins40%league 50%
Paris Saint Germain12 with this referee
Record6-3-3 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.2 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • L22 Sep 25A · Marseille0–10
  • D6 Oct 24A · Nice1–12
  • W17 Feb 24A · Nantes2–00
  • W14 Jan 24A · Lens2–01
  • W9 Dec 23H · Nantes2–11
Lille13 with this referee
Record6-3-4 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.5 Pens for · against2 · 2
  • W5 Dec 25H · Marseille1–00
  • W2 Nov 25H · Angers1–01
  • W12 Apr 25A · Toulouse2–12
  • D1 Nov 24H · Lyon1–13
  • D21 Sep 24H · Strasbourg3–32

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

Paris Saint Germain17 games · scored 37 · conceded 15
5 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
8 3 31-45
7 4 46-60
5 1 61-75
8 4 76-90
Lille17 games · scored 33 · conceded 22
4 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 6 46-60
2 5 61-75
19 4 76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 23 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
6 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
5 2 61-75
6 1 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 3 61-75
8 3 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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