Liverpool vs Lille prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-01-20 20:00.
[p]Premier League and UEFA Champions League (UCL) table-toppers Liverpool resume their European duties boasting a perfect record of six wins from six games while possessing the competition’s joint-best defensive record with just one goal conceded. That single goal came on matchday one against AC Milan in September (W 3-1), meaning they could become just the second team in European Cup/UCL history after Leeds in 1969/70 to win six consecutive games without conceding.[/p]
[p]A result like they produced at the weekend would do the trick, as goals from substitutes earned the Reds points for a second successive game as they saw off Brentford (2-0). Arne Slot’s men now head back to Anfield looking for an 11th-straight win in home UCL group/league phase games, and should be confident having won 13 of their 16 home H2Hs with French opposition (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Lille’s struggles against English sides give credence to their underdog tag, as they’ve won just one of their last ten UCL games against them (D2, L7) and losing the last six in succession. That record gets no better on the road where the Mastiffs have won just once in their nine prior away matches in England in all competitions (D1, L7).[/p]
[p]Manager Bruno Génésio won’t be paying much attention to history since he’s completely transformed his side recently, as they currently boast an almighty 21-game unbeaten run dating back to September 2024 (W12, D9). That includes going undefeated in their last five UCL games since losing to Sporting CP on matchday one (W4, D1), which has catapulted them into contention to finish within the top-eight.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alexis Mac Allister returns from a UCL suspension here, and he’ll be looking to be back with a bang since three of his last four Liverpool goals have been home match openers. Lille’s gameplan will likely revolve around getting Jonathan David on the scoresheet, considering none of his last 28 goalscoring outings for the Mastiffs has ended in defeat (W19, D9).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool have been leading at half-time in just four of their last 12 matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]