Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
25 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 3-0
Brann
Lille will look to make amends for a heavy 3-0 loss to Lens when they take on Brann in their Europa League opener. Olivier Giroud and Co. are seen as hot favourites to win Thursday’s clash, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. With Romain Perraud limping off with injury in the last Ligue 1 game, defender Calvin Verdonk should be recalled to the starting XI.
Freyr Alexandersson’s troops, on the other hand, have been scoring goals for fun of late, with the team rolling over Sandefjord 3-0 in their last league match. Brann, though, will have a much bigger fish to fry against Lille, who are determined to go all the way in the 2025/2026 Europa League campaign. The likes of Sakarias Opsahl, Jonas Torsvik, and Japhet Sery Larsen are expected to miss out with injuries for the visiting team. Lille and Brann meet for the first time in European competitions.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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