Bologna vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (27 November)

Propelled to the Champions League for the first time in its history, FC Bologna finds itself confronted with a very high level where it is currently struggling to do well. The Italians have in fact only collected one small point after 4 days and qualification for the next round appears more and more hypothetical. After only being able to hold Shakhtar Donetsk to a 0-0 draw on the first day, the Rossoblu remained silent against Liverpool 2-0, Aston Villa 2-0 and AS Monaco 0-1 in the next 3 matches and they remain stuck in 31st place in the ranking, all while being the only team not to have scored once yet in this C1. In Serie A, Vincenzo Italiano's men were able to regain their health by winning 3 consecutive victories against Cagliari 0-2, Lecce 1-0 and Roma 2-3 before the break. They will be able to aim for 4 in a row next weekend against Lazio. For their part, Losc had a very bad start to this competition by losing without panache on the Sporting field during the first day.

But since then, the Dogues have not lost in all competitions and they have even found much more bite to achieve 2 colossal feats by winning against Real Madrid 1-0 and Atlético Madrid 1-3 while we promised them hell. Finally, at the beginning of the month, Bruno Genesio's players were able to thwart Juventus to obtain a new point 1-1 and move to 14th place in the standings. On the national scene, the Northerners are currently at the foot of the podium after their last 2 draws conceded against Lyon 1-1 and Nice 2-2. They will try to return to success on Sunday against Stade Rennais.

Bologna will not have the opportunity to count on its entire squad when it hosts Losc. Indeed, the Italians will still be deprived of the potentially titular defender Erlic, of the important midfielder Aebischer, the winger Cambiaghi and the substitute El Azzouzi who fill all the ranks of the infirmary at the moment. On the other hand, left back Lykogiannis could have returned to the field by Wednesday. A priori, the Argentine striker Castro (3 goals in SA) should be able to start this game. With wingers Orsolini (4 goals in SA) and Ndoye (2 assists in SA), they could form the attacking trio of this team unless the former Toulouse Dallinga manages to find a place in the 11. Logically, the unfortunate midfielder Bentaleb, victim of a heart problem, will obviously not be traveling to Italy.

It should be the same for the replacing Ethan Mbappé in the same position, interesting winger Haraldsson, the little-used defender Umtiti and the right side holder Tiago Santos who are all victims of injuries that take a long time to heal. The side experienced Meunier and the youngest Touré are also likely to be missing for this poster. On the other hand, we should find the excellent striker David again at kick-off. Author of 7 goals in Ligue 1 and 4 goals in this phase of the League, the Canadian is by far the most prolific player in this squad ahead of the formidable Zhegrova (3 goals in the league, 1 goal in C1).