PSG – Lille. Forecast and announcement for the match of the French championship

On January 16, the match of the 18th round of the French Ligue 1 will be held at the Parc des Princes, in which PSG will meet Lille. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

PSG

Last season, the team finally realized their long-standing dream when they finally managed to win the Champions League. But it was only the most prestigious, but far from the only trophy that was taken in 2025. By habit of collecting everything possible in his native France, the club successively added the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup – however, both times were draws, with further success in the penalty shootout.

It is interesting that this trend was continued already in January. They had time to play in the Super Cup of the country – and also squeezed Marseille in the post-match penalty shoot-out (and Zabarny again found himself in the reserve). Now it is necessary to add in League 1 – there so far the favorite is minimal, but inferior to Lance – however, so far few people believe in real competition until the very finish of the draw.

Lille

The club had a rather controversial last season. On the one hand, they managed to prove themselves in the Champions League – not only in the main round, but even in the playoffs. On the other hand, perhaps too much effort was spent on it. Because at the same time, in the fiercest fight with Nice and Monaco, these football players turned out to be a little weaker, and in the end they became only fifth.

Because of this, the French have to fight only in the Europa League – and so far they have scored nine points there, without guaranteeing themselves a place in the playoffs. In addition, already in January, the team was relegated from the cup, losing at home to Lyon. And in the championship, however, they bypass it by two points (32 against 30) and close the top 4 in the current table. But, of course, the entire struggle for entry into the Champions League is still ahead, and Rennes should not be discounted either.

Statistics of personal meetings

Since 2021, there have been no victories for Lille. But after three defeats against the capital giant, in October at home he drew 1:1 with the champion.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider the champion pair as clear favorites. But he is not without problems, so we bet on the option with both goals (coefficient – 1.67 according to the BC betking line).