VALENCIA vs LILLE 
Tuesday 5thNovember 2000hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League
Pick Valencia AH-0.25
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.68 (odds taken 22:15 GMT, 04 November )
Matchday 4 commences on Tuesday night and our next preview features the other clash in Group H between Valencia and Lille as the betting tips continue at the Estadio de Mestalla.
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Valencia vs Lille Live Stats & Betting Odds
Valencia Prediction – Can Valencia keep in touch?
With Chelsea playing Ajax in Group H on Tuesday night as well with the top two clubs playing each other, this provides a great opportunity for tonight’s hosts, Valencia, to stake their claim for a top two spot as they play host to bottom side of the group, Lille.
Overall form has been steady if unspectacular for Valencia as they’ve suffered just 1 defeat out of their last 6 matches overall in all competitions, but this includes 3 draws with Atletico Madrid and Sevilla in La Liga, as well as a 1-1 draw away at tonight’s opponents, Lille.
Recent wins against Deportivo Alaves and Espanyol in the Spanish top flight has maintained Valencia’s solid results, but they’ll be aiming to take all three pints against the French club who sit rock bottom of Group H with just 1 point to their name.
Valencia stunned Chelsea with a 1-0 win away from home on Matchday 1 but have since failed to build on that fantastic result as they lost 3-0 to Ajax and drew 1-1 with Lille, but they have home advantage here this evening where they recorded wins against Young Boys and Manchester United last season.
Lille Prediction – Can Lille turn form-book upside down?
Having gained just 1 point from their first 3 matches of their Group H campaign, the odds seem to be stacked against Lille from getting anything out of their trip to Spain to face Valencia on Tuesday night, and with just 1 win out of their last 5 matches in all competitions, these concerns seem to be well founded.
Lille’s results to date in this season’s Champions League saw the visitors suffer back-to-back defeats to Ajax 3-0 and a 2-1 loss at home to Chelsea got their campaign off to a disastrous start, and although they steadied the ship slightly with a point in a 1-1 draw with Valencia, this was gained on home turf at their Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lille are without a win from their last 6 Champions League ties overall which include 4 defeats and 2 draws, while on the road, Lille have lost 5 of their last 7 away ties in this competition in which they failed to score in 4 of these 7 matches too, so they could be up against it again on Tuesday night.
Key-Facts – Valencia vs Lille
- Valencia have lost just 1 of their last 6 matches overall in all competitions
- Lille have lost 5 of their last 7 away ties in the Champions League
- Valencia have won 3 of the last 4 meetings against Lille
Betting Tips Verdict
Valencia with home advantage should see off Lille here.
