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UEFA Champions League---Lille VS Sturm Graz Prediciton
UEFA Champions League - Lille VS Sturm Graz
Match Time:12-12-2024 01:45 Thursday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Lille - DDWWDW
Samuel Umtiti (Knee surgery), Nabil Bentaleb (heart problems), Tiago Santos (Cruciate ligament tear), Ethan Mbappé (Torn thigh muscle) and Angel Gomes (Calf injury) will not be able to play for Lille manager Bruno Génésio.
It looks as if LOSC could go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game featuring Lucas Chevalier, Aissa Mandi, Bafode Diakite, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Benjamin Andre, Ngal Ayel Mukau, Edon Zhegrova, Remy Cabella, M. Fernandez-Pardo and Jonathan David.
Lille are hoping to win again after their last result, a 3-1 Ligue 1 success over Brest.
In that match, Lille had 61% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Lille, the goalscorers were Jonathan David (7', 69') and Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (44'). Brest had 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Ludovic Ajorque (48') was the scorer for Brest.
Lille have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets of late, although they have also found ways to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Lille have seen their goal breached in 5 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those games.
Sturm Graz - LWWWDW
Sturm Graz manager Jürgen Säumel has multiple availability issues to deal with. Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Kjell Scherpen (Knee surgery) and Amady Camara (infection) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
From our viewpoint, die Schwoazn will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Daniil Khudyakov, Max Johnston, Gregory Wuethrich, Emanuel Aiwu, Dimitri Lavalee, Tochi Chukwuani, Otar Kiteishvili, M. Junior Yalcouye, Mika Biereth, William Boeving and Seedy Jatta.
Sturm Graz go into this game following a 0-3 Bundesliga win against WSG Swarovski Tirol in their last match.
In that game, Sturm Graz managed 41% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Sturm Graz, the goalscorers were William Bøving (15'), Seedy Jatta (80') and Malick Yalcouyé (85'). WSG Tirol had 7 shots on goal with 1 on target.
A series of accomplished displays from the Sturm Graz defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 outings combined. Over that same period, their own forwards have managed to score 14. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Lille possible starting lineup:
Chevalier; Meunier, Alexsandro, Diakite, Bakker; Mukau, Andre, Bouaddi; Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui
Sturm Graz possible starting lineup:
Khudyakov: Gazibegovic, Aiwu, Geyrhofer, Lavalee; Chukwuani, Yalcouye, Boving, Kiteishvili; Biereth, Jatta
Lille vs Sturm Graz Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Wednesday's game will mark the third meeting between Lille and Sturm Graz.
The two teams faced off for the first time in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League last season, with the hosts winning the two-legged tie 4-1 on aggregate.
The visitors have had five meetings against French opposition in competitive action. They have won just one of those games, drawn once and lost the other three.
Sturm Graz have scored two goals in the Champions League this season. Only Bologna (1) have managed fewer
Prediction: Lille 2-1 Sturm Graz
On a 14-game unbeaten run having beaten some of Europe's elite along the way, failing to win at home to one of the weakest clubs in the competition would be a huge shock, and Lille should get the job done. It may not be straightforward against a Sturm side riding high under interim boss Saumel though, and the visitors could make this difficult for Les Dogues, even if defeat is likely.
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