Slavia Prague vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (28 August)

Champion of the Czech Republic 7 times, favorite for the Fortuna Liga title in recent years, SK Slavia Prague occupies a special place on its land. However, the title has eluded it for 3 years, proof that the club has suffered a significant decline since the start of the 2020s. Quarter-finalist of the C4 in 2022, quarter-finalist of the C3 in 2019 and 2021, Slavia has revenge of serious European references, even if he never qualified for a Champions League final phase 3rd in his group in 2008. Qualified for the 3rd round of qualifying for the 2024-25 Champions League in the same way as Lille, Slavia Prague inherited Union Saint-Gilloise. The Czech club won both the first and second legs 3-1/0-1. On the other hand, their meeting against LOSC ended badly 2-0. The great enemy of Sparta did not play in the championship last weekend and occupies 3rd place 13 points, ahead of Sparta 1st, 16 points precisely undefeated. In recent weeks, Lille supporters have been the happiest in the world and we understand them since their team has still not tasted defeat. The Mastiffs are well on their way to reaching the group stage of the Champions League after dismissing Fenerbahce 2-1/1-1 in the third round and winning in Prague last week in the first leg play-off 2-0.

In addition, they won their first two Ligue 1 matches played on the pitch at Stade de Reims 0-2 and against Angers last weekend 2-0. The icing on the cake is that Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova are still LOSC players. They both scored against Prague in the first leg. Let's go back in detail to this meeting where Bruno Génésio's men were grandiose, living up to the event. After a first half dominated by LOSC at the end of which the 22 players returned to the locker room with a parity score, Jo David, in a collective movement initiated by Edon Zhegrova, scored the first goal of this match at 52' min. 1-0 for Lille, this same Zhegrova will double the lead on an individual initiative 2-0, 77' a few minutes later. A very good lead before this return match in Prague. 

Over the course of their last 17 Champions League matches, Lille have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes on 13 occasions, so the Lille has not been entirely responsible for the excitement levels going up. As for an impressive Slavia Prague side, 12 of their previous 15 top-flight games have also been devoid of clean sheets at either end.