Elite Fixed Matches Today
This is a major step up in competition for Lille, and I think it will be too much. It now comes down to picking the best way to back the visitors. With that said, my bet is a elite fixed match parlay, pairing a Madrid win with the total going over one goal at -125 odds at Bet365. I would play this to -140 before shifting to over two goals at a better price. One of the main reasons for this bet is how Lille has done against stronger opposition. In the qualifying round, the French team needed overtime to get past Fenerbahçe. That was followed by giving up five big scoring chances in the second leg . I think we can all agree that Madrid is much better than those clubs. Meanwhile, Lille also hosted Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. That was a match PSG won 3-1 and created four big chances in the process. I also don’t like the absentee list for this game for Lille, who will be without multiple key starters.
Mbappe 1×2 fixed bet
Kylian Mbappe is a potential surprise inclusion for Real Madrid and could face his younger brother when the Champions League holders take on Lille at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday evening. The France international has made a quicker-than-expected recovery from a biceps injury he sustained in his side’s 3-2 win over Alaves last weekend. Real Madrid will not want to take any risks, but he could make all the difference as they attempt to follow up their 3-1 win over Stuttgart in the opening game of the League stage. Lille, who began with a 2-0 defeat at Sporting Lisbon, returned to winning ways at the weekend when Jonathan David’s hat-trick propelled them to a 3-0 win at Le Havre. Les Dogues scored three in a draw with Strasbourg the week before, so do not appear to be having many problems in attack at the moment.
Les Dogues can get over 5.5 goals fixed without Gomes
The younger Mbappe got a few minutes off the bench at the weekend. He will be hoping to be involved at some point, particularly as playmaker Gomes is suspended for this one. Lille won all three Ligue 1 matches that Gomes missed. Following thru suspension or injury last season, scoring six goals across those fixtures. They can still raise their game to a level that makes it very difficult for the visitors. So backing both teams to score looks a safer option than getting behind Real Madrid. Taking all three points in France because Los Merengues have won. Only one of their four away trips this season.
