Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Liverpool and Lille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
The Reds face Lille at Anfield as number one in the Champions League standings, with the outsiders highly motivated to spring a surprise on Tuesday.
Liverpool have taken the lead in the Champions League after collecting 18 points from their initial six encounters. Lille trail by five points after six rounds, leaving them as number 8 in the table on 13 points.
Form: Liverpool vs Lille
Liverpool Form
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Accrington 4-0, and then drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest. They were back as winners when they defeated Brentford 0-2. Liverpool showed little mercy in their past six matches at Anfield, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 14 times, while letting in five themselves.
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille drew 0-0 with Auxerre, 1-1 with Marseille and beat Nice by 2-1. Lille performed a very admirable four wins in six Champions League away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored ten times, while also conceding eight goals.
Betting facts for Liverpool and Lille
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Liverpool and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Liverpool have won 10 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Liverpool have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Liverpool have won 6 of the last 7 home matches in the Champions League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Liverpool have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lille away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lille have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Champions League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lille have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Champions League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Liverpool vs Lille
It’s been a great season for Jonathan David so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt Lille want him to continue this productive spell against Liverpoolthis coming Tuesday.
Popular markets: Liverpool vs Lille
Full-time result
Liverpool won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Lille won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing six and losing zero. Amazingly, Liverpool are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. Good luck taking on Lille currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 21 games without defeat. Good luck taking on Lille currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 11 away games without defeat.
Both teams to score
Liverpool scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Lille scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Liverpool managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lille, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.
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