Lille vs Marseille Preview

Lille host Marseille at the Decathlon Arena on Thursday evening as both sides arrive in contrasting form. The hosts’ most recent outing produced a 1-0 away victory at Le Havre AC, capping an impressive three-match winning streak in domestic competition. Prior to that, Lille secured a commanding 4-0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb in Europa League action and defeated Paris FC 4-2 at home. Earlier in this sequence, they suffered consecutive defeats, losing 2-0 away at Strasbourg and 1-0 away to Red Star Belgrade in Europe.

Marseille arrive in northern France with their most recent match ending in a 2-2 home draw against Toulouse, halting what had been a productive winning run. Before that, OM claimed a 2-1 away victory over Newcastle United in the Champions League and thrashed Nice 5-1 away in Ligue 1. Earlier in this sequence, Marseille defeated Brest 3-0 at home and lost 1-0 away at Atalanta in European competition, demonstrating their capability across multiple fronts.

The head-to-head record shows remarkable balance with four draws and one Lille victory from the last five meetings. Most recently, the sides drew 1-1 in May 2025, while also producing identical 1-1 draws in January 2025 and December 2024. Lille’s solitary win came via a 3-1 home triumph in April 2024, while the teams also drew 0-0 in November 2023.

Fans in the United States can watch on Fanatiz USA, fuboTV and beIN SPORTS with a 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET) kick-off time. UK viewers can tune into Ligue1+, while French audiences have coverage on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Molotov, Free, myCANAL and beIN Sports 1. Canadian fans can access the match through beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fanatiz Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español and beIN Sports Canada.

Injured Players:

Lille: Ousmane Touré (Out), Alexsandro Ribeiro (Out), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Out), Calvin Verdonk (Doubtful), Marius Broholm (Doubtful), Aïssa Mandi (Doubtful)

Marseille: Facundo Medina (Out), Amine Gouiri (Out), Hamed Traoré (Out), Amir Murillo (Out), Darryl Bakola (Doubtful)

Lille face three confirmed absences with three doubtful players significantly depleting their squad options. Marseille will be without four key players and have one doubtful, creating substantial selection challenges for both managers heading into this Ligue 1 fixture.

Possible line-ups:

Lille (4-2-3-1)

Özer, Meunier, Correia, Mukau, Mbemba, Ngoy, André, Haraldsson, Giroud, Sahraoui, Perraud

Marseille (4-2-3-1)

Rulli, Emerson, Paixão, Aguerd, Vermeeren, Aubameyang, Greenwood, Weah, Højbjerg, Balerdi, Pavard

Lille – Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Le Havre AC	0-1	Lille	French Ligue 1	Nov 30, 2025
✅	Lille	4-0	Dinamo Zagreb	Europa League	Nov 27, 2025
✅	Lille	4-2	Paris FC	French Ligue 1	Nov 23, 2025
❌	Strasbourg	2-0	Lille	French Ligue 1	Nov 9, 2025
❌	Red Star Belgrade	1-0	Lille	Europa League	Nov 6, 2025

Marseille – Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Marseille	2-2	Toulouse	French Ligue 1	Nov 29, 2025
✅	Marseille	2-1	Newcastle United	Champions League	Nov 25, 2025
✅	Nice	1-5	Marseille	French Ligue 1	Nov 21, 2025
✅	Marseille	3-0	Brest	French Ligue 1	Nov 8, 2025
❌	Marseille	0-1	Atalanta	Champions League	Nov 5, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Lille	1-1	Marseille	French Ligue 1	May 4, 2025
Marseille	1-1	Lille	Coupe de France	Jan 14, 2025
Marseille	1-1	Lille	French Ligue 1	Dec 14, 2024
Lille	3-1	Marseille	French Ligue 1	Apr 5, 2024
Marseille	0-0	Lille	French Ligue 1	Nov 4, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
United States	Fanatiz USA, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español
Great Britain	Ligue1+
Ireland Republic	Ligue1+
France	beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Molotov, Free, myCANAL, beIN Sports 1
Canada	beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fanatiz Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN Sports Canada
Germany	DAZN Germany, Sky Go, DAZN1 Germany
Italy	Ligue1+
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV2