Europa League: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Lille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between FK Crvena Zvezda and Lille who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

FK Crvena Zvezda enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lille swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Lille

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

FK Crvena Zvezda are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 5-0 win against Novi Pazar. They went on to beat Lille by 0-1, before also getting the better of Partizan Belgrade in a 3-0 victory. FK Crvena Zvezda put four wins on the board in their previous six Europa League matches at the Stadion Rajko Mitic. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding four.

Lille Form

Lille claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Brest. Afterwards, a 0-1 defeat against FK Crvena Zvezda followed, before beating Angers 0-1. Lille only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for FK Crvena Zvezda and Lille

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between FK Crvena Zvezda and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Lille

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Bruno Duarte, who is performing well for FK Crvena Zvezda. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Europa League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Lille.The visitors will be looking to Olivier Giroud to find the net once again, after managing two Europa League goals for Lille in recent matches.

Popular markets: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Lille

Full-time result

FK Crvena Zvezda won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Lille won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. FK Crvena Zvezda won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

FK Crvena Zvezda scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Lille scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. FK Crvena Zvezda have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Lille managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of FK Crvena Zvezda’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lille’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. FK Crvena Zvezda managed a clean sheet in their last 4 matches.