Strasbourg vs. Lille Match Analysis and Prediction

The French Ligue 1 will be back in action this Friday when Strasbourg welcomes Lille to Stade de la Meinau in the 11th round of the campaign. Kickoffs on October 14 at 22:00 EAT.

The hosts are currently 14th with eight points to their name, even though they are above the relegation line, leading Angers by goal difference, a defeat this week could drop them down to the red zone, with Brest trailing them by just two points. Their nine-match winless run to begin this Ligue 1 campaign was just the fourth time in their entire top-flight history that they had started a campaign so poorly.

Strasbourg prepares for this fixture hoping for more of the same after 2-3 Ligue 1 victory over Angers SCO. In that match, Strasbourg had 45% possession, 15 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Kévin Gameiro (7′) and Habib Diallo (58′). Angers got 14 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Adrien Hunou (10′) and Miha Blažič (33′ OG, 87′).

Meanwhile, Lille is seventh in the table with 16 points after suffering three defeats or fewer at this stage of their three previous domestic seasons before that. For the second successive campaign, Lille has lost four of their opening 10 league fixtures after suffering. They have narrowly dropped their last two away fixtures in Ligue 1, losing to Marseille and Lorient.

Lille comes into this game off the back of 1-0 Ligue 1 win to beat RC Lens in their most recent fixture. In that game, Lille had 45% possession and 12 shots with six of them on target and a goal scored by Jonathan David (44′). Lens got 10 shots with three of them on target.

Strasbourg vs. Lille head to head

These two clubs have had 34 head to head encounters since 1993; Lille claims 13 victories, while 11 matches ended in draws and Strasbourg is yet to win.

• Lille 1-0 Strasbourg 24/04/22
• Strasbourg 1-2 Lille 25/09/21
• Lille 1-1 Strasbourg 28/02/21
• Strasbourg 0-3 Lille 04/10/20
• Strasbourg 1-2 Lille 01/02/20

Home

• Angers 2-3 Strasbourg
• Strasbourg 1-3 Rennes
• Montpellier 2-1 Strasbourg
• Strasbourg 0-0 Clermont Foot
• Brest 1-1 Strasbourg

Away

• Lille 1-0 Lens
• Lorient 2-1 Lille
• Lille 2-1 Toulouse
• Marseille 2-1 Lille
• Montpellier 1-3 Lille

Strasbourg team news

Ludovic Ajorque will be unavailable for Julien Stéphan’s selection for this fixture due to injuries.

Lille teams news

Angel Gomes and Bafode Diakite will miss out this game following suspension.

Prediction and odds

• Draw
• Goals under 2.5
• Double Chance 1 or 2