Lille host PSG at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday, 28 August, at 21:45 GMT+3 in an early-season Ligue 1 fixture.
PSG needed two goals from Ferran Torres to rescue a 2-2 draw at Rennes, and another demanding away assignment awaits the European champions in Lille.
Below is the full match preview, predictions and betting analysis.
Lille vs PSG Tips
*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Lille vs PSG Odds
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*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Lille vs PSG Predictions
Lille can test PSG after an uncertain start
PSG were held to a 2-2 draw at Rennes in their opening Ligue 1 game after falling two goals behind. Sebastian Szymanski opened the scoring with an excellent strike before Esteban Lepaul made it 2-0.
Ferran Torres responded with a brace to rescue the Parisians, but a draw was still a disappointing return for a side priced at long odds-on. PSG won the shot count 19-9 and produced 2.16 expected goals, yet their problems at the other end remained evident.
The Rennes result also followed defeat to Lens in the French Champions Trophy. Luis Enrique’s side improved as last season developed, including during their Champions League campaign, but their early results make short prices difficult to trust.
Lille, meanwhile, opened their Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win over Angers. Young midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi is on the verge of a mega-money move to Manchester City, but the Mastiffs coped well without him in that victory.
PSG have already lost to Lens and dropped points at Rennes, so I’m backing Lille Double Chance (Win or Draw) at 2.10.
Tip: Lille Double Chance (Win or Draw) @ with N/A
Lille and PSG have repeatedly traded goals
Nine of the last ten meetings between Lille and PSG have gone over 2.5 goals, while both teams have scored in nine of those ten fixtures. Stade Pierre-Mauroy now stages another meeting between sides whose recent head-to-head scores have rarely stayed quiet.
There have been 41 goals across their last nine encounters. That scoring record gives the 2-2 correct-score call a clear statistical base without relying on a single previous meeting.
The draw part also has a recent PSG result behind it. Luis Enrique’s men have already recorded a 2-2 draw at Rennes this season, recovering from 2-0 down through Ferran Torres.
Lille supplied a different result in their opener by beating Angers 2-0, but PSG’s defensive concerns remain after conceding twice at Rennes and losing the French Champions Trophy to Lens.
PSG’s 2-2 draw at Rennes provides a recent four-goal result, and Draw 2-2 could be worth a look at 15.00 given the high-scoring history of this fixture.
Tip: Draw 2-2 @ with N/A
Lille vs PSG Projected Starting Lineups
Lille
Ozer, Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud, Mukau, Bentaleb, Mbappe, Haraldsson, Correia, Giroud.
PSG
Safonov, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Doue, Kvaratskhelia, Torres.
