Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2024
17:00
Prediction: 2-0
Strasbourg
Lille will be aiming to put an end to their four-game losing run in all competitions when they take on Strasbourg on Matchday 5. Les Dogues suffered a surprising 1-0 loss to newcomers St Etienne at the weekend and they head into Saturday’s clash following the Champions League defeat to Sporting CP. Lille’s poor form has obviously something to do with Hakon Arnar Haraldsson absence through injury, but Bruno Genesio still has a number of high-profile players to choose from. T
he likes of Ethan Mbappe, Ismaily, Samuel Umtiti, and Ngal’ayel Mukau miss out with injuries as well. Le Racing, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Angers in their last league match. As Strasbourg continue with their old habit of struggling on the travels, we do not believe that Lille will have a better chance than this to get back on course. All Lukovic, Dion, Delaine, Wiley, and Bellaarouch are injured for the visiting 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 (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
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