Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between Lille and Brann and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Europa League title favourites Lille begin their title challenge this coming Thursday in an opening day encounter with Brann at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Form: Lille vs Brann
Lille Form
Lille hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Lorient by 1-7, before winning 2-1 against Toulouse. The streak ended in a recent 3-0 defeat against Lens. Lille claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Europa League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Brann Form
Brann went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Kristiansund BK. A 3-2 win against Valerenga followed, before they beat Sandefjord by 0-3. Brann claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 17 goals to eight.
Betting facts for Lille and Brann
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Brann. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Lille matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Lille home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Lille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Brann matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Brann matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brann have won 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Brann have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Brann away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Lille vs Brann
As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Lille and Brann this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Lille vs Brann
Full-time result
Lille won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Brann won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Lille are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Brann didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. Brann are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing.
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Brann scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Lille managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Lille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Brann. They performed an average of 2.7 goals in these.
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