Lille hosts Chelsea in round 2 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 2nd at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)
The team of Galtier earned 43 points in the home matches of the previous French championship. For comparison, only star PSG performed more productively. It is important that the Great Danes played cool even against the L1 giants, having gained 10 points in 4 matches against the top five (3-1-0). Even PSG left Pierre-Mauroy empty-handed, having conceded unanswered 3 goals. It is not a stadium but a fortress. In the new campaign, Lille continues to successfully perform in the home arena. The Danes won 4 of 4 matches in their field, scoring 9 goals in total. Thus, the winning streak of Galtier’s team at Pierre-Mauroy amounts to 8 matches in a row. It is easy to assume that Chelsea will have a very difficult visit, in which it will be difficult both to win and to keep a clean sheet.
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Lampard's team pleases with its game in the attack, but there is a total mess in its defense. Young Tomori tries very hard in the center but often makes gross mistakes. Azpilicueta became too slow, and Christensen is still inferior to injured Rüdiger in terms of skills. Thus, before the clean sheet with Brighton, the Londoners conceded 16 goals in 9 matches - 1.78 per game on average. Even modest Grimsby from L2 managed to break through Chelsea's defense - it means that Lille, which also has problems in defense, has a great chance to score. The Danes conceded in 7 out of 9 matches of this season and simply fell apart in Amsterdam. The attack of the Londoners (the most effective Mount, scoring Abraham, Jorginho who gained in strength) plays very well, and it will probably be able to score Maignan.
Only Man City and Liverpool scored more goals in the Premier League than Chelsea did. It is unbelievable, but the Londoners hammered 8 goals in 2 previous away matches. Even sturdy Wolverhampton faltered under their onslaught. The young team of Galtier hardly counts on a clean sheet, so it will focus on the offensive actions. The team has created a lot of dangerous attempts even when visiting Ajax, and it seems to me that there will be many goals in the upcoming match.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes and Over 2.5 goals scored
