Gabala take on Lille at Gabala City Stadium in the second leg of the Europa League third qualifying round. Let’s recall the first leg ended in 1:1 draw.
Azerbaijan Premier League season hasn’t started yet, while Gabala played 5 competitive games in the Europa League qualification. First they pasted through Georgian Samtredia (6:3 on agg.). They went on facing Hungarian MTK (4:1 on agg.) in the second round. A week ago Gabala managed to hold 1:1 draw in France against Lille. Roman Hryhorchuk’s side tend to show solid performance at home as they remained unbeaten in their last 7 home games (4 wins, 3 draws).
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Lille in their turn finished previous season on the 5th spot in the Ligue 1 with 60 points earned ad 39:27 goal difference. During their preseason, Lille played 4 friendlies. Frédéric Antonetti’s side keep showing the same style of football which is rock-solid defense and inefficient offense. The visitors were bossing the first leg against Gabala as they made 29 shots, 11 shots on target. Although they prevailed they failed to beat Azerbaijani side at home ground. We should mention French side are currently on 5-game undefeated streak on the road that lasts since 27 February.
Gabala were inferior to their opponents in the first game, they were lucky to avoid losing that time. Although Lille love to play counter-attacking football, they will have to rush in offense as they cannot be satisfied with a goalless draw. We do not expect this game to be high-scoring. Gabala proved they can hold for 90 minutes, while Lille aren’t the best side when it comes to attacking football.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals.
