Bologna v Lille: Prediction and Tips

Bologna have endured a difficult start to life in the UEFA Champions League and will be going in search of their first goal and win in the competition when they welcome Lille to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Wednesday.

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Bologna v Lille Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Bologna v Lille Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Bologna v Lille Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer %	Odds	Odds%
Bologna	45.9%	11/8	42.1%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• Bologna are the only team yet to score in the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League.
• Lille have beaten both Real and Atletico Madrid and drawn with Juventus in their last three European games.
• Forward Jonathan David has scored 10 goals across his last 11 appearances for Lille.

Supercomputer Predictions

Bologna	45.9%
Draw	25.4%
Lille	28.6%

The odds suggest that Bologna have a 42.1% chance of victory over Lille, though the BetSie Supercomputer gives the hosts a 45.9% chance.

Lille are given a 28.6% chance of success, while the draw is rated a 25.4% chance, though Lille's odds are slightly shorter than the draw at 2/1 vs 23/10.

Bologna v Lille Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Lille to win	2/1
Under 2.5 goals	8/11
Jonathan David to score any time	2/1

Lille to win - 2/1

Bologna's first season in the UEFA Champions League has been anything but plain sailing, as after being held to a goalless home draw by Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday One, they have been beaten by Liverpool, Aston Villa and Monaco.

All of those defeats have come to nil and Vincenzo Italiano's side head into this week's round of fixtures as the only team still yet to score a goal in the league phase.

The Rossoblu's struggles have not just been reserved for Europe, as they have also found the going tough in Serie A, winning just four of their 12 games to date, most recently going down 3-0 at Lazio.

With just one win to their name on home soil all season, it is hard to envisage Bologna picking up a victory on Wednesday, especially as opponents Lille are heading to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in good form.

After losing their league phase opener away to Sporting CP, Lille have pulled off some eye-catching results in Europe, including beating defending champions Real Madrid 1-0 on home soil and overcoming Atletico Madrid 3-1 in the Spanish capital.

Most recently Lille claimed a credible 1-1 draw with Juventus, but Bruno Genesio's side have not reserved their good form for the UEFA Champions League.

They are also going well domestically and head into this game unbeaten in 11 since that Matchday One loss at Sporting.

Form and momentum certainly appears to be with Lille and the French side could be the value pick to boost their top-eight claims with another victory.

Under 2.5 goals - 8/11

Bologna may be the only team yet to score in the league phase, but they have been reasonably resilient at the other end, conceding just five times, while just a solitary goal has been scored across their two home matches in Europe.

Goals have certainly been at a premium at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara this season, as all seven of Bologna's home matches have gone under the 2.5-goal mark, with the hosts scoring four and conceding four across those games.

A similarly low-scoring contest could play out on Wednesday, as three of Lille's four league phase matches have featured a maximum of two goals, while there was only one scored in LOSC's most recent fixture - Sunday's 1-0 win over Rennes in Ligue 1.

Don’t expect this match to feature too prominently on any highlights package, with goals likely to be at a premium.

Jonathan David to score any time - 2/1

While this game may not feature many goals, one player who could get on the scoresheet is Lille forward Jonathan David, who is in red-hot form.

The Canada international has scored 10 goals across his last 11 club appearances - during which time Lille have remained unbeaten - with four of those strikes coming in the UEFA Champions League.

David grabbed the only goal of the game against Real, struck a brace in the success over Atleti and then opened the scoring against Juve, only for Dusan Vlahovic to reply for the visitors.

The 24-year-old was also a scorer for his country during this month's international break - netting in the 3-0 CONCACAF Nations League victory over Suriname - and he is a primary candidate to be amongst the goals again on Wednesday.

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Bologna

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Ravaglia; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Fabbian, Karlsson; Dallinga.

Lille

Formation: 4-4-2
Team: Chevalier; Mandi, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; Andre, Mukau; Zhegrova, Gomes, Sahraoui; David.

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