O. Ljubljana vs Lille prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-29 17:45.
Manager Zoran Zeljković is urging Olimpija Ljubljana to “take advantage of what is offered to us” as they look to keep their UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) campaign alive in this latest outing at Stožice Stadium. The home boss admits that his side will have to “suffer” against French side Lille in their penultimate game in Group A, but only a win will give the Slovenian outfit any chance of qualifying for the knock-out stages.
It has been a mixed campaign for the Dragons, who are competing at this stage of a European competition for the first time, but sit bottom of the group with just three points accumulated from four games so far (W1, L3). That is a complete paradox to their domestic form, where they find themselves currently on a run of five league games without even conceding a goal (W4, D1), including a 2-0 win against Radomlje at the weekend.
Such results mean that their French visitors know not to expect a walkover, even though they won the reverse fixture 2-0 back in October. That is one of two wins so far for the Mastiffs (D2), who sit in top spot in Group A with eight points, and they enter this game knowing that another victory could be enough to secure them direct entry to the round-of-16.
Paulo Fonseca’s side can head to Stožice Stadium full of confidence, given that they’re on a run of ten games without defeat across all competitions (W5, D5). The most recent of those was an impressive 2-0 win at Lyon on Sunday, which ended a run of four successive draws on the road and led the manager to praise the strength of his squad ahead of this away European trip, stating “we have several options and we have the opportunity to be able to change the players.”
Players to watch: Ljubljana striker Rui Pedro has helped his team to victory in 14 of the last 15 games in which he has scored (D1). Hoping to out-gun him will be Jonathan David, who has netted five goals for Lille this season, three of which have been the opening strike in a 2-0 victory.
Hot streak: Lille haven't had to come from behind in any of their last seven away games across all competitions.