Lille vs Din. Zagreb prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 17:45.
[p]It’s getting to crunch time in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) as both Lille and Dinamo Zagreb meet here looking to bounce back from recent defeats in the competition. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite a bright start in the competition, Lille will feel pressure to get a win having lost each of their last two UEL matches. Those losses preceded two UEL wins, leaving Lille loitering in mid-table ahead of this crucial game five. A key 4-2 domestic win over Paris FC at the weekend would have lifted spirits coming into this contest, while the hosts have often been a force on home turf in continental action. The French side haven’t actually lost consecutive home matches within the same campaign since losing three in a row in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League.[/p]
[p]Dinamo Zagreb are another side looking to bounce back from a setback, having fallen to their first defeat in the league phase of this competition last time out against Celta Vigo (W2, D1). They are still just a point off the top eight, so haven’t lost too much ground and should still be confident of taking another step towards progression into the knockout phase for the first time in Europe in two years. They also come into this midweek action in a positive spell, having emphatically won each of their past two domestic matches by a combined 10-1 scoreline. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lille and Dinamo Zagreb have never met in European competition, but the French side hold an unbeaten record against Croatian opposition across four games (W2, D2). Dinamo have failed to win any of their last 13 major European meetings with Ligue 1 opposition (D3, L10).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lille have won each of their last three competitive home games while scoring 11 goals.[/p]
[p]Lille have lost two of their last three home major European games (W1), as many as they did in their previous 17 (W9, D6).[/p]
[p]Three of Dinamo’s four league phase matches have seen the winning side on the day score exactly three goals. [/p]
[p]Dinamo have committed the fewest number of UEL fouls (33) and suffered the second-fewest number of fouls (34). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Lille’s Hamza Igamane (G3) has had the joint-most shots on target in this season’s UEFA Europa League (seven). ArbĂ«r Hoxha is yet to open his account for Dinamo in Europe this term, but did grab a double at the weekend to take his league tally to five for the campaign. [/p]
[p]Osame Sahraoui was forced off for Lille this past weekend and could be a doubt here, while Dinamo have no fresh injury concerns. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With so much at stake as the league phase passes the halfway mark, this could be a cagey game that produces under 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p][i]Author: David H[/i][/p]