Real Madrid had to work a little harder than expected at the Bernabeu after Stuttgart drew level in the second half in their opening game, but Carlo Ancelotti’s team added a pair of late goals to take maximum points as they started their quest for a third UEFA Champions League crown in four years.
They now make the journey to the Stade Pierre Mauroy to face Ligue 1 side Lille.
Having reached the last-16 as recently as 2021/22, the French side are well equipped to compete at this level. They have, though, made a slow start to the season after opening with a pair of wins in the French top flight.
Their Matchday One loss to Sporting Lisbon was a fourth in succession in all competitions, though they did then arrest that tailspin with a 3-3 draw at home to Strasbourg – a game they led 2-0 but in which they needed a late penalty from Jonathan David to avoid losing.
Our 3 Predictions for Lille vs Real Madrid
- 1st prediction : Real Madrid to win – 1.53
- 2nd prediction : Real Madrid to score in both halves – 2.30
- 3rd prediction : Real Madrid to win and both teams to score – 3.06
1st Prediction for Lille vs Real Madrid: Real Madrid to win – 1.53
This sets up well for Real Madrid and, as such, my Lille vs Real Madrid betting tips are going to be focused on the European champions earning a routine victory.
Last season, Ancelotti’s team won all six games in the group stage, scoring 16 goals, and they should now continue their winning start to this new-look opening phase.
Lille had more possession (51%) than Sporting Lisbon in their opening game but still lost 2-0 in Lisbon. They will see less of the ball now against a side of Madrid’s quality and should come up short.
2nd Prediction for Lille vs Real Madrid: Real Madrid to score in both halves – 2.30
Last time, Stuttgart held Madrid scoreless at the half-time break but in his competition last season Las Blancos scored in both halves in four of their six group stage wins.
With Mbappe back in his homeland for the first time as a Madrid player, the flying French forward will be eager to impress and Real can find the net at least once in each half.
3rd Prediction for Lille vs Real Madrid: Real Madrid to win and both teams to score – 3.06
Madrid are great entertainers. In winning their six group stage games last season, they only kept two clean sheets, ensuring Real Madrid odds on a win and both teams to score proved extremely profitable. If having a bet on Lille vs Real Madrid it is worth taking a chance on the home side getting on the scoresheet.
Braga, Napoli and Union Berlin all managed it last season in the group stage, but Madrid’s eight goals ensured they won all three games. The added firepower of Mbappe only serves to make them more dangerous now and so my final Lille vs Real Madrid prediction is for an away win and both teams to score.
Best Odds for Lille vs Real Madrid
Full Preview of the Game: Last Results and Head-to-Head
This will be the first ever UEFA Champions League meeting of these teams, and they have not faced each other in competitive action before.
Opening wins over Reims and Angers had Lille on a perfect footing early in the season while they knocked out Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague in their Champions League qualifiers. They lost their way soon after, though, racking up a four-game losing sequence through the middle of September that culminated in the defeat to Sporting Lisbon as the Portuguese side scored a goal in each half to run out 2-0 winners.
Real Madrid, the record 15-times champions of Europe, are starting out on the road to what they hope will be a fourth Champions League trophy in five years after edging Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in June.
They faced more German opposition in their opening game and were pushed all the way by Stuttgart at the Bernabeu despite big-money summer signing Kylian Mbappe scoring early in the second half on his Champions League bow for the club.
Deniz Undav levelled and the Bundesliga side held out until seven minutes from the end when Antonio Rudiger netted, while Endrick made things sure in stoppage time. The Lille vs Real Madrid betting odds suggest the Spaniards should make it 2-2 now.
Where to watch Lille vs Real Madrid
There is no doubt that the Stade Pierre Mauroy will be rocking for this showdown with the European champions, but the natives must be aware the Lille odds suggest their team are going to be up against it from the off.
- Location: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille
- Date: Wednesday, October 2nd, KO 20:00
- TV Channel: TNT Sports and Discovery+
Probable lineups Lille vs Real Madrid
Real Madrid’s new talisman Kylian Mbappe returns to his native France for the first time since departing Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. The home side must do without Angel Gomes after he picked up a second yellow card in the defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
Lille lineup
Chevalier; Meunier, Mandi, Diakite, Gudmundson; Zhegrova, Andre, Sahraoui, Cabella; David
Injured/Suspended: Gomes, Bentaleb, Haraldsson, Ismaily, Mukau, Umtiti
Coach: Bruno Genesio
Real Madrid lineup
Courtois; Carvajal, Tchouameni, Militao, Mendy; Rodrygo, Valverde, Bellingham, Modric; Mbappe, Vinicius Jr
Injured/Suspended: Alaba, Camavinga, Ceballos, Diaz
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti