Lille’s Chances of Securing Podium Spot in Ligue 1 Dwindle After Shocking Loss to Olympique Lyonnais

Beaten by Olympique Lyonnais at the beginning of the week (3-4), LOSC saw its chances of getting on the podium down a few notches.

Last Monday, LOSC had the opportunity to make an impression and climb, for the first time this season, to the third step of the podium. The Mastiffs lost this opportunity by falling to everyone’s surprise against Olympique Lyonnais (3-4). However, they had done everything well, or almost, until they escaped at the last minute with only a few minutes to go, in vain. They conceded two more penalties with Lacazette (88′) and Baldé (90+1′), destroying the work of Bafodé Diakité (85′). The bill is big and the resolutions are ruined. Two days before the end of the competition, the Lille team and all its members unanimously refused to give up in front of the media and they were right to do so, because all is not lost. However, the odds are not in their favor.

Published by the editors of the France 3site statistics Fabien Torre, a professor at the University of Lille and the creator of a statistics website on the French football championship, just offers a small window of opportunity for Paulo Fonseca and his men. According to her, they have a 26% chance of reaching the podium, however far behind Brest (71%). There is still hope, but we have to bite our nails until the end. The next meeting, which will be played in Nantes this Sunday May 12 (9pm), will say a little, or even a lot more.

The probability of Lille

• Lille in the top two? Yes, in 1% of cases.
• Lille in the top 3? Yes, in 26% of cases.
• Lille in the top 4? Yes, in 84% of cases.
• Lille in the top 5? Almost certainly.
• Lille ahead of Lens? Almost certainly.