Lille and VfL Wolfsburg get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Lille nor VfL Wolfsburg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lille form and stats
Lille was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Lille's two home games in the Ligue 1 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lille lost their last game at Lorient after a 1-2 scoreline. Xeka (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Xeka dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 67 successful passes (of 76 total).
Ahead of that match, Lille won a home game hosting Montpellier (2-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Lille perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lille as a small favourite), we find three games. Lille has won one of these, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Lille after this match as they are travelling to Lens for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.
Lille has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 5 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
VfL Wolfsburg's mission in Europa League last season failed in the play-offs.VfL Wolfsburg are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Bundesliga. The fact that VfL Wolfsburg have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
The Wolfsburg goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 210 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Wolfsburg, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Greuther Furth in the Bundesliga last time out. Goalkeeper Koen Casteels got the top player rating of the team with 8.01/10. Casteels stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that result VfL Wolfsburg won their away game at Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga. The scoreline was 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with VfL Wolfsburg playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one VfL Wolfsburg win, one draw and two defeats.
It's early days yet, but VfL Wolfsburg has scored 4 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Lille victories, one draw and one VfL Wolfsburg win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 3 goals |   W. Weghorst 2 goals |  L. Nmecha 2 goals |
Lille missing players
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
| Lille | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 29% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 012 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Flamengo RJ U20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gremio U20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fluminense U20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | America Mineiro U20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vasco U20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cruzeiro U20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Internacional U20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ceara U20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Chapecoense-SC U20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Corinthians U20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Sport Recife U20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Bahia U20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Atlético GO U20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Fortaleza U20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -15 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Santos U20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||