Lille vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 13/03/2022, 15:33  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 13/03/2022 at 16:33 in Champions League Predictions

Chelsea will travel to Lille for their return leg clash in the Champions League round of 16 leading 2-0 from the opening leg. Hosts Lille have an uphill task going into this game on the back of a 0-0 draw with Saint-Etienne and expected to score at least two unanswered goals to be able to turn this clash around. Their recent returns in attack haven’t been impressive, the team having failed to score in three of the last five matches. However, they have four clean sheets in their last five matches and are unbeaten in the last three. Their only defeat in the last five matches was inflicted by Chelsea in the first leg of this tie. The Champions League is not Lille’s forte; they go into this game having managed just one win in their last 11 home matches in this competition.

Chelsea on the other hand are buzzing after their late winner over Newcastle United ahead of this game. A lot is happening off the pitch and there’s a lot of uncertainty over the Blues’ future but Thomas Tuchel’s side will be committed to keep things going on the pitch. The Blues are on a four-match unbeaten run; they’ve actually won all these four matches, and have two clean sheets in the process. In three of the four matches, the Blues have scored two or more goals in three and they have three clean sheets in the last five matches. Chelsea, the defending champions in this competition, go into this game with just one loss in the last 11 matches in the Champions League. They have six clean sheets in the last 10 away matches in the Champions League, and have failed to score in just one of those 10 Champions League matches.