LOSC Lille vs Real Madrid Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League is set to be underway

Lille will face off against Real Madrid in the second match day of the 2024-25 season of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. LOSC have no points from their opening game as they lost against Sporting CP away from home.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are coming off a win against Stuttgart at home and thus have three points from one game. Madrid have 18 points from eight games in LaLiga and are second in the points table behind FC Barcelona. They have five wins and three draws. While LOSC are fifth in the Ligue 1 table with ten points from six games. They have three wins, one draw and two losses in the league.

Kickoff:

Thursday, October 3, 2024 @12:30 AM IST

Location: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Form:

LOSC (in all competitions): W-D-L-L-L

Real Madrid (in all competitions): D-W-W-W-W

Players To Watch Out For:

Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

The big threat for Lille will be Vinicius Junior, who has amassed three goals and six assists from the eight games that he has played in the LaLiga so far this season. He scored 24 goals and provided 11 assists in the 39 games that he played in all competitions last season and is one of the favourites for Ballon d’Or 2024. Vinicius is renowned for his exceptional speed, which allows him to outpace defenders with ease. His agility enables quick changes in direction, making him unpredictable on the field.

1️⃣ day, 1️⃣ nominee🇧🇷 Vinicius JrReal Madrid#ballondor pic.twitter.com/yV0devnaGL

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 29, 2024

Jonathan David (LOSC)

Jonathan David is the man to watch out for Lille. He has scored seven goals and provided two assists in the 11 games that he played in all competitions, so far this season. In the last season, he played 47 games in all competitions, scored 26 goals and provided nine assists. David has the ability to find the back of the net consistently. His performance statistics since joining Europe, particularly at Lille, highlight his knack for scoring. He is one of the top forwards in Ligue 1.

Match Facts:

• Real Madrid are yet to lose this season.
• Real Madrid are coming to this game on the back of a win in the last UCL game while LOSC have lost the last UCL game.
• LOSC have, however, lost only one of their eight home matches against Spanish visitors (W2 D5).

LOSC vs Real Madrid: Betting Tips and odds

• Real Madrid to win: 50.32% as per 1xBet
• Both teams to score – Yes: 59.06% as per Bet365
• Over 2.5 goals: 58.18% as per DafaBet

Injury and Team News:

For Lille, Ngal’ayel Mukau (out since 1 September, ankle) and Ismaily (20 August, knee) are both out with injuries. Hákon Arnar Haraldsson suffered a foot injury while on Iceland duty on 5 September. He is set to be sidelined until December.

For Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe will be out with a thigh injury, Eduardo Camavinga suffered a sprained knee and is still out and David Alaba has been sidelined since December with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Dani Ceballos has a sprained ankle and Brahim Díaz has an abductor injury.

Head To Head:

They have not faced each other yet in the Champions League.

Predicted Lineup:

LOSC Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Chevalier; Meunier, Alexsandro, Diakite, Bakker; Ang Gomes, Andre, Andre Gomes; Zhegrova, David, Bayo

Real Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-3-1-2)

Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Modric; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius

Match Prediction:

We expect Real Madrid to continue their winning run and beat LOSC away from home.

Prediction: LOSC 1-2 Real Madrid

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