Slovan Bratislava vs Lille prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-08 20:00.
Whilst Slovan Bratislava put in a commendable effort in the reverse UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) match against Lille to take a first-half lead, they couldn’t hold on and eventually lost 2-1. They responded well to that defeat with three straight league wins maintaining a healthy lead at the top of the Slovakian Niké Liga, and they now switch their focus back to the small matter of trying to leapfrog Group A leaders, Lille, who sit just a point above them.
Playing at home is often a blessing for Slovan, who have lost just three times across their last 25 competitive games here (W16, D6), and even one of those defeats was level after 90 minutes. Their UECL fortunes on home turf have typically been solid as well (W4, D3, L2), although just like in the reverse meeting between the sides a few weeks back, the first team to score ultimately failed to win each of the last four games in that sequence.
Currently flying high in fifth in Ligue 1, Lille will surely travel to Slovakia full of confidence as they look to build on their group-topping round three performance by tightening their grip on a round of 16 place with victory here. That will be easier said than done though, as Les Dogues have a rather rough record within 90 minutes of just four wins across their last 14 European away games (W4, D1, L9).
Improving on that run certainly isn’t guaranteed either as Lille are on a rather concerning run of just one away victory across all competitions since a 2-0 win over Toulouse back in March (90 mins: W1, D8, L4). Even so, Lille have kept clean sheets in three of their last four competitive trips and will not make this easy for their hosts, although with five of their last six trips producing two or fewer goals, this fixture might not set the world alight for the neutral.
Players to watch: Everything Aleksandar Čavrić touches turns to goals! The Slovan forward has amazingly netted in eight straight appearances (G9, A1), including four match openers! Edon Zhegrova could prove to be the catalyst for Lille after providing four assists in his last five appearances, contributing to a pair of Flashscore player of the match accolades.
Hot stat: Just one of Slovan’s last seven matches produced a goalless first-half.