Lille vs Celtic Predictions and Betting Tips

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The Stade Pierre Mauroy is the stage for this Europa League encounter between Lille and Celtic. Ever since the groups were drawn, it was clear who would qualify from it. However, Lille will be keen on getting this win as they prepare for a doubleheader against Milan so as to determine who grabs the top spot. Will the away side manage an upset victory this Thursday?

Lille keen on preserving their unbeaten run

Lille is one of the only team unbeaten in the French Ligue 1 after eight games played. This makes them only the third team to still possess an unbeaten record in Europe's top five leagues alongside Milan and RB Leipzig. However, they trail PSG, who are at the top of the table, only by goal difference.

Galtier and his troops put four past Sparta Praha last week to register their first win of the season in the UEFA Europa League. Yacizi bagged a hattrick while Ikone scored a solitary goal as they ran out 4-1 winners. They failed to carry-over that same momentum to the weekend as they welcomed Vieira's OGC Nice. Dolberg's opener was cancelled out by Yimaz's thunderbolt as both teams shared the spoils.

The Hoops' current struggle for positive results

The Scottish league defending champions are going through a rough patch as they head into this game in search of their first win in four games. Neil Lennon and his boys trail Rangers by six points but have played a game less. They would need to start churning out positive results so as not to lose sight of their local rivals if they plan on successfully defending their league title.

They head into this game having being overpowered by Milan in their opening group stage game. In their most recent game, they drew away at Aberdeen in a highly-entertaining six-goal thriller. Celtic thought they had grabbed all three points after going ahead for the first time on the day via a Ryan Christie penalty. However, Aberdeen was awarded a penalty of their own with seconds left on the clock. Ferguson slotted it home for his brace to earn a hard-fought point for his side.

Lille vs Celtic Team News

Lille possible starting XI:

Maignan; Pied, Botman, Fonte, Bradaric; , Renato, Andre, Bamba, Yazici, Ikone; David

Celtic possible starting XI:

Bain; Welsh, Duffy, Ajer; Frimpong, Nthcam, Mcgregor, Laxalt; Rogic; Ajeti, Griffiths

Lille vs Celtic Prediction: 2-0

Celtic head into this game far from their sparkling best both in the league and in the UEFA Europa League. This leaves room for Lille to exploit and we expect them to do just that as they march on to another victory in the UEFA Europa League group stage.