Liverpool FC vs Lille OSC Prediction

Champions League football is back and on its way to Anfield this week. With the end of the league phase nearing, every match is important. A win will see first-placed Liverpool secure a top-eight finish and a place in the round of 16, potentially as champions. Lille are five points behind them in eighth, the final automatic spot but there are just three points between eighth and 19th. They’d surely find themselves dropping down the table if they were to drop points.

Key Stats:

• Lille have only won one of their 10 games against English sides in the Champions League (D2 L7).
• Liverpool have won each of their last 10 group/league phase games at Anfield in the Champions League, scoring 22 goals and only conceding three times.
• Liverpool have won all six of their Champions League games this season, including the last five without conceding a single goal.
• Lille are unbeaten in their last five matches in the Champions League (W4 D1), their longest run ever in the competition.
• 13 different Liverpool players have either scored or assisted a goal in the Champions League this season; the most by any team in the competition.
• Mohamed Salah has already assisted four goals for Liverpool in the Champions League this season.

Liverpool vs Lille Previews, Form and Players to Watch:

The two most in-form teams in the Champions League face off in this tasty fixture, Lille are unbeaten in five Champions League games whilst Liverpool are unbeaten in all of their six games. Lille will have a tough job trying to break down a Liverpool defence that has conceded just once in Europe, that goal came back in gameweek one, three minutes into the Reds’ Champions League journey.

Liverpool Preview:

Predicted Line Up (4-3-3): Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Andrew Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz

Liverpool are dominating Europe’s elite with a flawless record in the Champions League so far. Their overall record for the season leaves them with 25 wins from 32 games and just two losses in all competitions. Luis Diaz has been Liverpool’s man in Europe so far, the club’s top scorer bagged all three of his goals in a 4-0 win over Leverkusen in gameweek four.

Lille Preview:

Predicted Line Up (4-2-3-1): Lucas Chevalier, Thomas Meunier, Bafode Diakite, Alexsandro, Ismaily, Benjamin Andre, Andre Gomes, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, Remy Cabella, Mitchell Bakker, Jonathan David

Lille are currently on an insane 21-game unbeaten run in all competitions, dating back to September when they lost 2-0 to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League. Their star Canadian striker, Jonathan David has six goals in the Champions League and 11 in Ligue 1 this season, so is bound to get involved in the goals if Lille do score. Benjamin André has won possession more times than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League this season (42).

Head-to-Head Stats - Liverpool vs Lille OSC

These two sides have met twice before in the 09/10 Europa League round of 16. Each team won a game, with Lille winning 1-0 at home and Liverpool winning 3-0 at Anfield winning the tie on aggregate.

Betting Tips for Liverpool vs Lille:

Lille does not have a winning habit currently as they often end matches in a draw, but they are very well put together domestically. However despite the unbeaten run Liverpool are unbelievable in the Champions League, especially at home, so they will win.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Liverpool to Win as our best-value tip for this game.

Odds of 2/7 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £12.90 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction:

Liverpool FC 2-0 Lille OSC