LiontipsSporting vs Lille. Prediction (odds 3.80) and bets on the Champions League match
Command Analysis
Current form
Sporting has made a great start to the new Portuguese championship, winning all five opening matches with a total score of 19:2. This allows them to take first place in the national championship. In short, the team is fully armed for the upcoming match.
During the off-season, the management was able to preserve the core of the team, which showed excellent results last season. We believe that this is what allowed them to show such great results in the opening games. The players have already played well with each other, and the coaching staff led by Ruben Amorim does not need to waste precious time on playing together. They can work on attacking and defensive actions. The main rivals in the championship for the championship (Benfica and Porto) are not so tough, so there are no equals in the domestic championship yet.
The Green-Whites play attacking football, constantly pressing their opponents, and the main attacking forces in the persons of Pote and Victor Gyokërs create many dangerous scoring chances and many of them reach their logical conclusion. For 33 matches, the hosts have not left the field without scoring a goal. The club clearly has no desire to interrupt this statistic.
Disqualifications and injuries
Saint-Just and Kovacevic will not play in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sporting have not lost in 25 matches in a row at home in regular time.
- The hosts have kept a clean sheet in their last three meetings.
Estimated composition
Israel - Diomande, Debast, Inacio - Kenda, Bragança, Hjulmand, Santos - Trincao, Diokeres, Gonçalves.
Current form
Lille have suffered a significant decline in their game in recent matches. The "Magnos" have lost their last three matches. If the away defeat in the Champions League qualification final against Sparta (1:2) can be explained, as well as the fiasco against PSG in the domestic championship (1:3), then the failure last weekend against Saint-Etienne defies all logic.
Bruno Genesio's protégés have already made a splash this year when they knocked out Turkish side Fenerbahce, led by Jose Mourinho, from the Champions League qualifiers, but since then the game has changed for the worse, although in theory that's how it should have been, but the visitors have gone downhill.
On September 13, the coaching staff in the domestic championship in the game with Saint-Etienne did not put Jonathan David on the field from the very beginning - the undisputed leader of recent years, who excites the defensive line of opponents with his sharp attacks. In the off-season, many clubs wanted to get the star Canadian, but Lille was able to keep him in its squad, and this can be called an excellent achievement, because great hopes are placed on him.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mukau, Umtiti, Ismaily, Bentaleb, Heraldson and Zedadka will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lille have lost their last three matches
- The visitors have conceded in the last three meetings
Estimated composition
Chevalier - Santos, Meunier, Diakite, Alessandro, Bakker - Zhegrov, Andre Gomes, Angel Gomes, Sahraoui - David.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The visitors suffered two of their last three defeats by minimal scores.
7.50Bet Lille to score in the second half
In three of the last five meetings the bet was successful
1.80Sporting to score in both halves
The bet has come in in the last five games
2.80Bet Draw in the second half
In the last two matches, Lille played the second half in a draw
3.30Tip and bets
Sporting are in excellent form and crush their opponents in every match, scoring several goals per game. Lille can only dream of such results, but the visitors have no problems with converting their chances, but only if the players give it their all. We believe that in the last round of the French league, the instruction was given not to waste too much energy, and some key players did not even start. Most likely, this is due to the upcoming match, in which the "dogs" will at least be able to score, but they are unlikely to leave their goal unscathed.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.80
Bet on the outcome
With all due respect to Lille, its current form is inferior to Sporting, but the French rarely lose by two or more goals. We believe that the upcoming match will be no exception. It is unlikely that the visitors will be able to fight for points with the game they have been showing lately, but the defeat will happen with a difference of no more than one goal.
Our prediction is a one-goal victory for Sporting with odds of 3.80
Bet on corners
Sporting averages 6.1 corners per match, while Lille averages 4.2. The Portuguese team has a huge advantage. We will bet on their victory in this indicator for an excellent coefficient.
Our prediction is that Sporting will take more corners with odds of 1.60
