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Lille will invite Strasbourg to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The hosts are in eighth place in the league standings with six points, one more than Le Racing, who are in 10th place.
Les Dogues began their league campaign with two 2-0 wins but have suffered defeats in their last two games. They suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 last week and their poor form continued with a 2-0 away loss to Sporting in their UEFA Champions League opener on Tuesday.
The visitors have just one win in their four league outings thus far. They resumed their league campaign following the international break with a 1-1 home draw against Angers. Sebastian Nanasi scored in the first half and Bamba Dieng equalized for Angers in the second half.
Lille vs Strasbourg Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have met 102 times in all competitions. They have contested these meetings closely, with the hosts having a narrow 41-39 lead in wins and 22 games ending in draws.
- Both teams registered home wins in their league meetings last season.
- Le Racing's 2-1 home win in December last season was their first win against Les Dogues since 2017.
- The hosts have kept four clean sheets in their last five meetings against Le Racing.
- Lille are unbeaten in their last seven home meetings against Strasbourg, recording five wins and keeping as many clean sheets.
- The visitors are winless in their last six away games in Ligue 1, suffering four defeats.
- Le Racing have conceded seven goals in four games, with just two teams conceding more (Brest-10, Montpellier-13).
- After winning four of their first five games of the season, the hosts have suffered consecutive losses in their last four outings.
Lille vs Strasbourg Prediction
Les Dogues are on a four-game losing streak in all competitions, failing to score in the last two. Nonetheless, they have suffered just two losses at home in competitive games since October and will look to break their losing streak here.
Samuel Umtiti, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal'ayel Mukau, and Hákon Haraldsson are sidelined with injuries while Ethan Mbappe is a doubt after suffering an injury last week. He was left out of the Champions League squad due to the injury.
Les Bleu et Blanc are winless in their last two league games and bounced back from a 4-3 away loss to Lyon in August with a draw last week. Nonetheless, they have lost four of their last five away games. They have just one win in their last 13 league meetings against the hosts, which is a cause for concern.
They travel to Lille with five absences as Thomas Delaine, Milos Lukovic and Moïse Sahi are out with knee injuries. Caleb Wiley is also out for this match and Alaa Bellaarouch is also unavailable.
While the hosts have been the dominant side in this fixture recently, they play for the third time in a week and fatigue might be a factor. With that in mind and considering the goalscoring form of the two teams, a low-scoring draw will likely ensue.
Prediction: Lille 1-1 Strasbourg
Lille vs Strasbourg Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Andrey Santos to score or assist any time - Yes
