Lille vs Juventus Prediction & Betting Tips (5 November)

Lille's first steps in this Champions League were difficult. Not at the level on the Sporting field during the 1st day 2-0, Losc seemed to have started this competition badly. And yet, while hell was predicted for the following matches, the northern club proved that it had resources by achieving 2 extraordinary feats. Bruno Genesio's men first took the measure of Real Madrid 1-0 at home then they were able to overthrow Atlético during the last day 1-3 after having nevertheless rotated their squad and quickly conceded the opening of the score. Following these two feats, the Mastiffs rose to 15th place in this league phase. In the championship, Lille is trying to stay in touch with the podium. Held in check on the Monaco field 0-0, they disgusted Lens for the hot North derby at Bollaert 0-2 and will try to bring down Olympique Lyonnais to follow.

Juventus, for its part, is obviously one of the great historical figures of European football. Now coached by former Parisian Thiago Motta, the Old Lady had perfectly negotiated her first games in this Champions League by taking over PSV Eindhoven 3-1 then winning, outnumbered, on the field of Leipzig 2-3. On the other hand, the Bianconeri came through completely during the last day played against Stuttgart, even ending up losing in the last moments of the game 0-1. A defeat which takes them to 15th place in the competition. At the same time, in Serie A, the Piedmontese were still undefeated at the time of writing. Victorious in a shock against Lazio 1-0 , the Turinese came from very far in the Italian derby against Inter 4-4 after being led 4-2 at Giuseppe Meazza then Parma last weekend to be continued.

Not included on the list of players authorized to play in this competition, the formidable Andre Gomes will remain out of the group. At the same time, the unfortunate Bentaleb continues his convalescence. The young midfielder Ethan Mbappé, the 2018 world champion Umtiti and the potential starters Ismaily, Haraldsson and Bakker or even Tiago Santos are not in better shape and they should all be withdrawn. Left injured during the victory against the Colchoneros, winger Cabella is not guaranteed to be restored for this meeting. We could find Canadian Jonathan David at the forefront of the Mastiffs' attack. In good form, he has already scored a whopping 6 league goals and goals in the Champions League, including a double against Atlético.

Earlier in the match, Kosovar Zhegrova (3 goals in L1) had equalized to revive his team. Against Lens, the replacement scorer, Bayo slammed the goal at the end of the match. Just like his Lille counterpart, the Juventus coach, Thiago Motta, must take into account numerous defections for this trip to the North of the France. Indeed, starters Bremer, Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez as well as replacement striker Milik are all forced to throw in the towel at the moment. At the same time, Paul Pogba continues to serve his suspension for doping while defender Danilo will be sanctioned for having been sent off against Stuttgart. Unsurprisingly, Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic (6 goals in SA, 2 goals in C1) should be started at the forefront, while Conceiçao (1 goal in SA) and Yildiz (double against Inter, his first 2 goals in the elite, 2 assists in SA, 1 goal in C1) should be placed on the wings