Lyon v Lille: top-four push meets European chase | OneFootball

Lyon host Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 1 February 2026 in Décines-Charpieu, with fourth facing fifth and European places at stake.

Lyon have already beaten Lille twice this season, winning away in the league in September and in the Coupe de France in January. Draws have often featured in this fixture, but Lille arrive looking to halt that run.

Form points to momentum for the hosts: five straight wins across league and Europe, including 5-2 at Metz and a home victory over Brest. Lille lost four on the spin in all competitions before edging past SC Freiburg, and were beaten 4-1 at home by Strasbourg last weekend.

Lyon remain without Nicolás Tagliafico, Corentin Tolisso, Ernest Nuamah and Malick Fofana. Lille list Thomas Meunier, André Gomes, Nabil Bentaleb, Osame Sahraoui, Hamza Igamane and Ousmane Touré as absentees.

Les Gones have nine clean sheets and average 56% possession with 86.12% passing accuracy this league season. They could lean on Pavel Sulc's nine Ligue 1 goals and Afonso Moreira's five assists, while Endrick's four goals in three club appearances add punch. Lille have scored slightly more in the league, 34, with Hakon Arnar Haraldsson on five goals and Felix Correia supplying four assists.

A win would take Les Gones to 39 points and strengthen their grip on the top four. Victory for Lille would move them to 35 points and could push them closer to the Champions League places.