Lille vs Galatasaray prediction

Lille have won none, drawn none and lost three of their three UEFA Champions League games so far, scoring 4 and letting in 10. That has them 35th on 0 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, one draw and two defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Brest; before that came a 3-0 defeat away at Arsenal and a 1-0 win at home to Le Havre.

Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won three of four recently (6 scored, 2 conceded). A. Ueda (foot injury), E. Mbappe (red card) and H. Igamane (knee injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

So far in the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray have won one, drawn none and lost two of three, with 6 goals scored and 9 conceded, good for 23rd place and 3 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2.0 against. Last time out they beat Genclerbirligi 1-0 away; before that came a 4-1 defeat at home to Barcelona and a 3-1 win at home to Kasimpasa.

They have scored in each of their last four. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 7 conceded). A. Guner (off the roster), A. Unyay (off the roster) and A. Yilmaz (off the roster), plus four others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Lille: Lille have won three of their last four at home, Galatasaray one of their last three on the road. Three points separate the two sides in the table. Lille also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Lille favourites at 48%, with Galatasaray on 31% and the draw at 20%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 3.2 in the game: 1.8 for Lille and 1.4 for Galatasaray. Over 2.5 goals is 60% and both teams scoring 57%.