Lille are looking to do the double over Slavia Prague when both teams meet in their UEFA Champions League playoff second leg. The French side were comfortable in the first leg and given their fine record in this fixture, should ease to another victory on Wednesday.
Slavia Prague were far from their best in the first leg as they struggled to cope with the quality of Lille. They were second best throughout the contest and finished with just two attempts on target.
That was only the first defeat across all competitions this season for Slavia Prague, who have generally looked sharp so far. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s men have won their last five home matches and will be hopeful of turning things around on Wednesday.
It is a decent advantage for Lille as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Slavia Prague in the first leg. Following a goalless first half, they came to life after the break with efforts from Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova earning them the win.
Lille are enjoying a fine start to the season as they are yet to taste defeat across all competitions. Bruno Genesio’s men have now won their last three matches, keeping clean sheets in all three wins.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for Slavia
Slavia Prague have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Lille is valued at 7/4 while Betfred is also offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Perfect record for Lille
Lille have a fine record in this fixture and have won all three previous matches against Slavia Prague.
Players to watch: David to star again
David has made a fine start to the season for Lille, scoring three goals across all competitions. The striker scored in both legs against Fenerbahce in the previous round and is priced at 21/10 by Betfred to score anytime.
Vaclav Jurecka has also caught the eye this season and could be the one to watch for Slavia Prague. The forward has two goals in his last four matches and is priced at 15/8 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Probable line-ups
Jurecka did not feature for Slavia Prague in the first leg but is in line to start on Wednesday. He is likely to be joined in attack by Ivan Schranz while Igoh Ogbu is expected to start in defence.
Defender Tiago Santos was a second half substitute in Lille’s Ligue 1 fixture last Sunday and should return to the starting line-up. Remy Cabella should continue in midfield while David is set to retain his place in attack.
Slavia Prague: Kinsky, Holes, Ogbu, Zima, Masopust, Dorley, Zafeiris, Diouf, Schranz, Jurecka, Chory
Lille: Chevalier, Gudmundsson, Ribeiro, Diakite, Meunier, Tiago Santos, Cabella, Andre, Haraldsson, Zhegrova, David
Anything else catch the eye?
With Slavia Prague desperate to overturn a two-goal deficit, an open contest could be expected here. Both teams could be backed to score at 4/5 by Betfred, who is also offering evens for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is priced at 11/4.
All the goals in the first meeting came after the break and Wednesday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 21/20 with Betfred.
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