Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
26/10/2023
18:45
Prediction: 1-0
Slovan Bratislava
Lille will look to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Brest when they take on Slovan Bratislava on Thursday. Les Dogues failed to turn their dominance into victory in a goalless draw with Klaksvik, but they are surely capable of beating Slovan in front of home fans. Midfielder Angel Gomes returns from the Ligue 1 ban, while defender Tiago Djalo remains on the sidelines with injury.
The Slovaks, on the other hand, are on an eight-game winning run in all competitions. Slovan Bratislava are leading the chase for the domestic title, but Lille are likely to pose a much bigger threat for the visiting side than their previous rivals. Lille have turned their Stade Pierre-Mauroy into a real fortress and we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Benjamin André):
Benjamin Andre is a French footballer, who began his career at Stade Raphaelois youth team. At the age of 16 Andre moved to Ajaccio and he played for the first team from 2008 to 2014. The right-footed midfielder scored 12 goals in 187 appearances in the league for the Corsican team and in the summer of 2014 he moved to fellow French club Rennes.
Andre scored his first goal for les Rouges et Noirs on January 25, 2015, in a 4-1 defeat to Caen. The French player made provided three assists for his teammates in 36 appearances for Rennes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign and the club chiefs decided to extend his contract in June, 2017. His deal with the Roazhon Park outfit should expire on June 30, 2022.
Benjamin Andre, who was born in Nice on August 3, 1990, has seven caps for France U21 team. The Rennes footballer plays as a central midfielder, but he is often used as both left and right midfielder.
Highlighted Team (Slovan Bratislava):
Over the years Slovan Bratislava have established themselves as the most successful Slovakian club. The Belasi clinched their 13th domestic trophy in the 2018/2019 season, finishing the campaign 14 points clear of second-placed Zilina. Slovan Bratislava welcome their rivals at Tehelne pole, the stadium with the capacity of 22,500.
The Tehelne pole club wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. Spartak Trnava are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals, but they hold the rivalry with DAC Dunajska Streda as well. There have always been fireworks in matches between Slovan and Inter Bratislava, especially when both teams were part of the Czechoslovak First League.
In the 1968/69 season Slovan Bratislava won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, with the team beating star-studded La Liga side Barcelona in the title game. It has to be noted that the likes of Cvetler, Hrivnak and Jan Capkovic scored for the Slovaks in the final of the European competition.
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