Lille vs Sturm Graz Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

Not really expected to play for a place in the top 8 of this Champions League, Lille can nevertheless nourish the ambition of qualifying directly for the 1/8 finals of the competition without having to go through the play-offs. Losc is in 12th place in the ranking with 10 points on the clock. It is as much as the 6th, Bayer Leverkusen. It must be said that Bruno Genesio's men have delivered excellent performances so far. After being picked up cold by a formidable Sporting 2-0, they beat both Madrid teams, Real 1-0 and Atlético 1-3 before holding Juventus to a draw 1-1. Finally, on the last day, the Mastiffs went for another deserved success on the Bologna field 1-2. At the same time, in Ligue 1, the Northerners are fighting for a place on the podium and they will try to climb on the box in the coming days by challenging Montpellier and Brest.

Opposite, Sturm Graz does not have the same objectives during these last days of the Champions League. Not really at the level of its opponent of the day, the Austrian club is only in 29th place in the competition rankings with 3 points in the bag. It must be said that he lost his first 4 duels in the tournament against Brest 2-1, Club Bruges 0-1, Sporting 0-2 and Dortmund 1-0 before finally unlocking his score in the last day with quite a bit of success against Girona 1-0. These difficulties in C1 contrast with the good performances achieved by the Blackies in the championship where they are at the top of the Austrian Bundesliga with a good lead already over the competition. Before going to the North, they will challenge Rheindorf Altach and Wattens.

Obviously, the Mastiffs are still orphans of the unfortunate Bentaleb environment. In addition to this, defender Umtiti and midfielder André Gomes are not registered to play in this Champions League while the starting right back Tiago Santos, important midfielder Angel Gomes and replacement Ethan Mbappé must still continue their respective convalescence. Unsurprisingly, striker David should take his place at the forefront of the Lille attack. Author of 7 goals in Ligue 1 and 4 goals in this phase of the League, the Canadian brings full satisfaction in this first part of the season. The same goes for the formidable Zhegrova (4 goals in championship, 1 goal in C1). Against Bologna, it was the young midfielder Mukau who was decisive on two occasions to give his team the victory.

The long-term injured Borkovic could still be missing for this match, he who is continuing his recovery phase . The important defender Goren Stankovic, injured, could also remain at the dock in the same way as the center forward Sarkaria and the midfielder Skern who are not qualified to play in this competition. The undecisive striker Camara (no goals all competitions combined) and the Starting goalkeeper Sherpen is hoped for after missing the victory against Girona. With his 10 goals scored in the league, the young Dane Biereth is by far the number 1 offensive threat in this team and it was she who scored the winning goal against the Catalans on the last day. The precious international Georgian Kiteishvili (6 goals) could also appear in the 11.