Lille vs Slavia Prague Prediction and Betting Tips | 20th August 2024

The UEFA Champions League features another qualifier this week as Slavia Prague lock horns with an impressive Lille side in an important clash at the Stade du Hainaut on Tuesday. Both teams will be intent on making it through this tie and will want to win this game.

Lille vs Slavia Prague Preview

Slavia Prague are in third place in the Czech First League standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The away side edged Teplice to a narrow 2-1 victory over the weekend and will be confident ahead of this fixture.

Lille, on the other hand, are in fourth place in the Ligue 1 table and have stepped up to the plate over the past year. Les Dogues eased past Reims by a 2-0 scoreline in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this week.

Lille vs Slavia Prague Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Lille have never played an official game against Slavia Prague on the European stage and will need to adapt to a new opponent this week.
Slavia Prague finished their 2023-24 league campaign with a total of 85 points from their 25 matches in the competition and missed out on the league title by a margin of only two points. The Czech side picked up 26 victories - only local rivals Sparta Prague got the better of them in this regard.
Lille lost seven of their 34 matches in the 2023-24 edition of Ligue 1 - only PSG had a better record than them in this regard last season.
Slavia Prague are unbeaten in their last 14 matches in all competitions, with their previous defeat coming by a 1-0 scoreline against Viktoria Plzen in April this year.

Lille vs Slavia Prague Prediction

Lille gave a good account of themselves in Ligue 1 last season and will need to make an impact in Europe this year. Jonathan David scored a late goal as a substitute over the weekend and will look to add to his goal tally in this match.

Slavia Prague have also excelled on the domestic front but will need to hit their peak in Europe this year. However, Lille are the better team on paper and should be able to win this game.

Prediction: Lille 2-1 Slavia Prague

Lille vs Slavia Prague Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Lille to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Slavia Prague to score first - Yes

Tip 4: Jonathan David to score - Yes