Lille Form
Lille are in good form and have gone seven league matches without defeat, recording four wins and three draws. The club won each of the last two rounds, and did so away from home, beating direct rivals from the upper part of the standings. First, Lille overcame Rennes, and then dealt with Marseille (in both cases by a 2:1 scoreline). After those results, the team moved up to fifth place and are now behind the Champions League places only on tie-breakers.
- The club have not conceded more than one goal in their previous eight Ligue 1 matches.
- No more than two goals have been scored in six of Lille's last eight league games.
- The team have not lost eight of their previous 10 home matches in Ligue 1 (five wins and three draws).
Potential Lille Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Berke Ozer – Thomas Meunier, Natan Ngoy, Aissa Mandi, Calvin Verdonk – Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nabil Bentaleb – Ngal-Ayiel Mukau, Hakon-Arnar Haraldsson, Felix Correia – Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
Out injured are forwards Osame Sahraoui, Hamza Igamane and Gaetan Perrin, defender Ousmane Toure, and midfielders Ethan Mbappe and Benjamin Andre.
Lens Form
The club played their final match of March at home against Angers and thrashed their opponents 5:1. That was already the team's seventh big win in the current campaign. It is worth noting that Lens failed to win three of their previous five Ligue 1 matches (one draw and two defeats), after which they lost top spot and now trail Paris Saint-Germain by one point. However, the Parisians still have a game in hand. In addition, the team have the second-best attacking record with 54 goals scored, and they are also second defensively with 24 goals conceded.
- The club have won 13 of their previous 17 Ligue 1 matches (one draw and three defeats).
- At least three goals have been scored in six of Lens's last seven league matches.
- Both teams have scored in four of the team's previous five Ligue 1 games.
Potential Lens Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Robin Risser – Malang Sarr, Pierre Ganiou, Nidal Celik – Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangare, Matthieu Udol, Saud Abdulhamid – Florian Sotoca, Florian Thauvin – Odsonne Edouard.
In the treatment room are defenders Jonathan Gradit, Samson Baidoo, Kilian Antonio and Ruben Aguilar, plus Amadou Aidara and forward Wesley Said.
Who Will Referee the Match
Francois Letexier (France)
Matches – 14 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 65;
Yellow cards per match on average – 4.6;
Red cards shown – 6;
Fouls per match on average – 25;
Penalties – 29%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
