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Lille v Galatasaray

Lille
2–4Full time
Galatasaray

UEFA Champions League · WED 21 OCT · Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Full timeGraded 21 Oct 20:30
Lille 2–4 Galatasaray LILLE WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Lille win54%
The market said43%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.975
The market’s Brier score0.738

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay20 notes · 31 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Lille win at 54%.
  2. 2′2′: Yunus Akgün on the scoresheet for Galatasaray, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 30–24–46
  3. 2′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 30%. 0–1 · 30–24–46
  4. 2′KICK-OFF Lille v Galatasaray
  5. 3′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–1 · 29–24–46
  6. 8′Lille level it on 7′ through Soriba Diaoune. 1–1. 1–1 · 53–26–21
  7. 8′⚽ GOAL · 7' Lille 1–1 Galatasaray · Soriba Diaoune
  8. 8′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 8' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 53% now
  9. 8′THE CALL SWINGS · 8' Lille win is now our likeliest result at 53% (was Galatasaray win 47%)
  10. 9′Much as we predicted: Lille was 54% before kick-off and our model makes it 52% now. 1–1 · 52–26–21
  11. 21′🟨 YELLOW · 21' Nabil Bentaleb · Lille
  12. 39′We published Lille at 54%. Our model now makes it 80%. 2–1 · 80–16–5
  13. 39′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 39' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 44% now
  14. 39′⚽ GOAL · 39' Lille 2–1 Galatasaray
  15. 39′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 39' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 80% now
  16. 40′Soriba Diaoune scores for Lille on 39′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 80–16–5
  17. 41′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 80–16–5
  18. 43′4 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 43–37–20
  19. 43′⚽ GOAL · 43' Lille 2–2 Galatasaray
  20. 43′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 43' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 43% now
  21. 44′44′: Aleksey Batrakov on the scoresheet for Galatasaray, making it 2–2. 2–2 · 42–38–20
  22. 45′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 42%. 2–2 · 42–38–20
  23. 45′SECOND HALF Lille 2–2 Galatasaray
  24. 47′HALF-TIME Lille 2–2 Galatasaray
  25. 51′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 2–2 · 39–42–19
  26. 51′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 12%. 2–3 · 12–27–61
  27. 51′⚽ GOAL · 51' Lille 2–3 Galatasaray
  28. 51′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 51' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 12% now
  29. 51′THE CALL SWINGS · 51' Galatasaray win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Lille win 41%)
  30. 52′That is 5, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 2–3 · 12–27–61
  31. 53′Galatasaray ahead on 52′ through Lucas Torreira. 2–3. 2–3 · 11–27–62
  32. 58′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 2–3 · 9–26–65
  33. 60′We said Lille at 54%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 2%. 2–4 · 2–7–91
  34. 60′🟨 YELLOW · 59' Benjamin André · Lille
  35. 60′⚽ GOAL · 60' Lille 2–4 Galatasaray
  36. 60′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 60' Lille win: 54% at kick-off, 2% now
  37. 61′6 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 2–4 · 1–7–92
  38. 61′Victor Osimhen scores for Galatasaray on 61′ — 2–4. 2–4 · 1–7–92
  39. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Galatasaray · On: Mario Lemina · Off: Gabriel
  40. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Lille · On: Maurits Kjaergaard · Off: Benjamin André
  41. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Lille · On: Olivier Giroud · Off: Ngal'ayel Mukau
  42. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Lille · On: Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi · Off: Maxima Goffi
  43. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Lille · On: Basar Onal · Off: Nabil Bentaleb
  44. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Lille · On: Gaëtan Perrin · Off: Soriba Diaoune
  45. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Galatasaray · On: Eren Elmalı · Off: Baris Alper Yilmaz
  46. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Galatasaray · On: Leroy Sané · Off: Yunus Akgün
  47. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Galatasaray · On: Deniz Gül · Off: Victor Osimhen
  48. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Galatasaray · On: İlkay Gündoğan · Off: Aleksey Batrakov
  49. 86′🟨 YELLOW · 85' Ismail Jakobs · Galatasaray
  50. 90′🟨 YELLOW · 89' Gaëtan Perrin · Lille
  51. 93′Full time, 2–4. We called Lille at 54% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 2–4 · 0–0–100
  52. FTFULL TIME Lille 2–4 Galatasaray
  53. FTLille 2–4 Galatasaray · Lille win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Lille are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Lille 54%, draw 25%, Galatasaray 21%. Over 2.5 goals 51%, both teams to score 52%.

The AI’s read on Lille v GalatasarayBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 15 Oct 04:33 · locked at kick-off

Lille win54%
Draw25%
Galatasaray win21%

Kick-offWED 21 OCT · 17:45

RoundLeague stage · matchday 3

VenueStade Pierre-Mauroy

RefereeRade Obrenovic

Line-ups

Lille

4-3-3

Galatasaray

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Lille

Galatasaray

4Days since last match4

Last match: 17 Oct · the French Ligue 1

Last match: 17 Oct · Süper Lig

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
34Lille2−40
35Galatasaray2−50

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Lille

4-3-3

1 B. Özer

38 M. Goffi

3 N. Ngoy

4 Alexsandro Ribeiro

24 C. Verdonk

17 N. Mukau

6 N. Bentaleb

21 B. André

7 D. Bakwa

10 H. Haraldsson

35 S. Diaoune

Coach · Davide Ancelotti

Substitutes

14 · M. Kjærgaard

23 · T. Nianzou

19 · B. Önal

15 · R. Perraud

28 · G. Perrin

50 · Thomas Sajous

2 · L. Srdanovic

9 · O. Giroud

12 · O. Gill

26 · I. Cossier

Galatasaray

4-2-3-1

1 U. Çakır

7 R. Sallai

6 D. Sánchez

42 A. Bardakcı

4 I. Jakobs

34 L. Torreira

8 Gabriel Sara

11 Y. Akgün

83 A. Batrakov

53 B. Yılmaz

45 V. Osimhen

Coach · O. Buruk

Substitutes

17 · E. Elmalı

20 · İ. Gündoğan

19 · G. Güvenç

99 · M. Lemina

73 · Berat Luş

74 · Renato Nhaga

10 · L. Sané

90 · W. Singo

18 · L. Ugochukwu

24 · J. Yılmaz

3 · E. Bitshiabu

21 · D. Gül

Our number · lille winFirst published 15 Oct 04:33 · updated 18 Oct 04:22 · locked at kick-off
54% The market43%
Us54%
Market43%

We make Lille a 54% chance to win. The market has them at 43%. We are 11 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.0.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Lille v Galatasaray1.71 – 0.98
Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 8 SeptW0 D0 L2 · W0 D0 L2
Table places · points 0 v 034 v 35
The market · Lille win43% · ours 54%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55%60% 15 OCT 04:3321 OCT 17:13
Our probability · Lille win The market, margin stripped

Published at 55%, 54% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 43% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Lille win54%43%+11
Draw25%26%−1
Galatasaray win21%31%−10
Over 2.5 goals51%58%−7
Both teams to score52%61%−9
Over 1.5 goals75%79%−4
Over 3.5 goals28%36%−8
Lille or draw79%69%+10
Lille clean sheet37%––
Galatasaray clean sheet18%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.7%
0123450 7.1 6.3 3.3 1 11.2 11.7 5.6 2 9.9 9.7 4.8 3 5.7 5.6 2.7 4 2.4 2.4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Lille down, Galatasaray across0–5 goals a side shown (99.1% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 8 Sept

LILLE

LL2–3 · 0–3

GALATASARAY

LL1–3 · 1–4

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Paris Saint Germain3+99
2Liverpool3+59
3VfB Stuttgart3+57
4Aston Villa2+76
5Barcelona3+56
6Manchester City3+46
7Sporting CP2+46
8Arsenal2+46
9Real Madrid2+26
10Real Betis2+26
11Borussia Dortmund3+16
12Bayern München2+54
13AS Roma3+34
14Shakhtar Donetsk2+24
15Atletico Madrid3+14
16PSV Eindhoven304
17Como2+23
18Manchester United2+23
19Villarreal303
20Club Brugge KV203
21Lens2−13
22Napoli3−23
23RB Leipzig2−23
24Feyenoord2−33
25Sabah FA3−33
26Bodo/Glimt3−53
27AEK Athens FC3−53
28Fenerbahçe3−62
29Viking2−21
30Slavia Praha3−31
31Inter2−20
32Lask Linz2−40
33FC Porto3−40
34Lille2−40
35Galatasaray2−50
36Slovan Bratislava3−120

The competition's standings before kick-off.