Lille hosts Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 16th at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
Lille started their performance in the Champions League in Group G, where they finished first with 11 points. The Mastiffs earned them in matches against Red Bull Salzburg (1-2 and 1-0), Sevilla (0-0 and 2-1), and Wolfsburg (0-0 and 3-1). Lille regularly scored points in the last rounds of French Ligue 1. The club gained three victories and two draws in five matches. Interestingly, Gourvennec's men have not conceded at their stadium for a long time. They kept a clean sheet in five Ligue 1 games in a row. Last Friday, the Mastiffs shared points with Saint Etienne at home (0-0). They created several dangerous chances but failed to breach the defense of the outsiders.
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Chelsea began defending the title of current Champions League winners in Group H. Thomas Tuchel’s team took second place, scoring 15 points in games with Juventus (0-1 and 4-0), Zenit St. Petersburg (1-0 and 3-3), and Malmo FF (4-0 and 1-0). After losing to Liverpool in the League Cup final (0-0 and 10-11 on penalties), the Blues gained four victories in the Premier League and the FA Cup. Since the beginning of March, they have defeated Luton Town (3-2), Burnley (4-0), Norwich City (3-1), and Newcastle United (1-0). The home match against the Magpies took place on March 13 and ended in a minimal victory for Tuchel's team. Chelsea scored the only goal in the 89th minute through the efforts of Kai Havertz and extended the winning streak in the Premier League to five matches.
The first part of the confrontation between Chelsea and Lille took place in London on February 22. The Pensioners gained a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic. A comfortable lead after the home game makes things easier for Tuchel's team. The Blues will come to Lille to keep this lead and shut out. They have an important trump card: a good defensive line led by experienced Thiago Silva, which conceded only four goals in the last nine official games. For this reason, you can take a risk and bet on low production. Lille is unlikely to win back the backlog of two goals. Yes, the Mastiffs are capable of scoring one goal at home, but the overall statistics of the Champions League home games testify against the greater production of the French. They have not scored more than once in any of their last 14 home matches, and there is no precondition for the end of this streak in the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
