The club from Stade Pierre-Mauroy won the battle for third place in Ligue 1 last season. Despite selling several stars, including young midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, they made a decent start to the current campaign and suffered their first defeat only in September. The Istanbul giants have already won the Super Lig for the fourth time. However, the new season has brought several setbacks, including a heavy 1-4 defeat to Trabzonspor.
The French side returned to the Champions League at home against Betis, but lost 2-3 to the Spaniards. In October, they appeared to have little chance away to Arsenal from the outset. Lille failed to score and suffered a convincing 0-3 defeat.
The Turks lost 1-3 to Sporting in Lisbon on the opening matchday. At home against one of the favourites, Barcelona, they managed to open the scoring but ultimately suffered a heavy 1-4 defeat.
Previous meetings: Lille vs Galatasaray
This will be the first meeting between these sides.
The hosts have more going for them. We are backing them to win, but with a “0” handicap (odds – 1.62).
Lille vs Galatasaray: key statistics and trends
Lille have lost their last two matches
Lille score an average of 1.5 goals and concede 0.67 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 33% of Lille’s matches, with an average total of 2.17 goals per game
Galatasaray have lost to both of their previous opponents
Galatasaray score an average of 2.13 goals and concede 1.38 goals per match
Both teams have scored in 50% of Galatasaray’s matches, with an average total of 3.5 goals per game
Lille vs Galatasaray: possible starting lineups
Lille play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Özer – Perraud, Alexsandro, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Tiago Santos – Bentaleb, André – Onana, Håkon Arnar Haraldsson, Ethan Mbappé – Ueda
Galatasaray play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Çakır – Elmalı, Jakobs, Sánchez, Sallai – Sara, Torreira – Batrakov, Akgün, Sané – Yılmaz
