Lille vs Wolfsburg: prediction for the Champions League fixture

Last season, Lille exceeded the wildest expectations of their fans: they won the champions title. In the new season under the leadership of Jocelyn Gourvennec, Les Dogues won the French Super Cup, beating PSG 1:0.

However, the new season of Ligue 1 is not going so well for Lille: after five rounds, the reigning champions have only one victory and five points in the asset. Currently, they are 12th in the table. In the last round, Lille lost 1:2 to Lorient. However, Lille were simply trying to save energy for the Champions League fixture, and the opponent took advantage of that.

Wolfsburg also surprised many football fans last season. The Wolves got into the Champions League zone at the very start of the season, and could not be pushed out till the very end. The team entered the new season under the leadership of Mark van Bommel, who immediately got into a scandal: in the DFB-Pokal cup match against Preussen Münster, the coach made an extra substitution. The game was forfeit, and the Wolves were banned from the tournament.

After four rounds of 2021/2022 Bundesliga, Wolfsburg top the table, two points ahead of Bayern Munich. In the last round, Wolfsburg scored a very easy 2-0 win over Greuther Furth. This was the fourth victory for the Wolves, who have been quite lucky with the calendar.