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Ligue 1 Round 2 Predictions: Lille OSC vs Paris Saint-Germain

The predictions battle is back for the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season, and the early lead belongs to the editor-in-chief. After the opening round, Luke Entwistle sits on 5 points, with sub-editor Bastien Cheval chasing on 3. The scoring system remains ruthless: three points for a perfect scoreline, two for the right goal difference, one for simply calling the result. Over a long season, that adds up.

This weekend, it’s already getting serious.

Game of the Week: Lille OSC v Paris Saint-Germain – Friday, 19:45 (UK)

What a difference seven days can make. Paris Saint-Germain will certainly hope so.

Luis Enrique’s side stumbled out of the blocks last Friday, held by Stade Rennais and forced to lean on a second-half brace from Ferran Torres just to escape with a point. The performance looked like a team still shaking off pre-season rust, which is hardly a surprise given PSG’s once again shortened summer. The opposition didn’t exactly offer a gentle warm-up either.

Now comes another demanding away trip, this time north to face Lille OSC – another club with Champions League ambitions and no interest in easing PSG into the campaign.

Both sides arrive with absentees that matter. PSG are without Ousmane Dembélé. Lille, on the other hand, are missing Matias Fernandez-Pardo, sidelined until his transfer saga is finally resolved. That’s a major hole in Davide Ancelotti’s plans. Ayoubb Bouaddi has already left, a departure Lille had long prepared for, and in many ways, they have mentally moved on.

On opening weekend, LOSC looked composed under Ancelotti Jr., dispatching SCO Angers 2-0 without ever needing to hit top gear. That was a comfortable start. This is something else entirely. Ancelotti may have the surname, but he is still unproven at this level, and facing PSG under the lights is the kind of examination that defines reputations.

PSG, bruised but not beaten by Rennes, walk into a stadium that will sense vulnerability. Lille, confident from a routine win, will sense opportunity.

Luke Entwistle’s Ligue 1 predictions

Lille v PSG sets the tone, and Luke expects the champions to edge it:

  • Lille 1-2 PSG
  • Strasbourg 1-3 Lens
  • Auxerre 1-0 Angers
  • Brest 0-1 Toulouse
  • Lyon 2-1 Le Havre
  • Lorient 0-0 Troyes
  • Paris FC 1-0 Nice
  • Rennes 4-0 Le Mans
  • Monaco 2-0 Marseille

Bold on Rennes. Confident on Monaco. And just enough faith in PSG to get the job done in Lille.

Bastien Cheval’s predictions

Bastien agrees on the headline act but sees the rest of the round a little differently:

  • Lille 1-2 PSG
  • Strasbourg 1-3 Lens
  • Auxerre 0-0 Angers
  • Brest 1-0 Toulouse
  • Lorient 1-0 Troyes
  • Lyon 2-1 Le Havre
  • Paris FC 0-1 Nice
  • Rennes 3-1 Le Mans
  • Monaco 2-2 Marseille

He backs Brest and Lorient to make home advantage count and gives Marseille enough credit to take a point in the Principality.

The gap between Luke and Bastien is small, the season is long, and Round 2 already throws up clashes that could shape both the title race and the prediction table. Who blinks first?

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