H2H: OSC Lille vs AC Milan – Prediction (Europa League

H2H: Lille v AC Milan – Comparison.

In the reverse fixture, Yusuf Yazici (LIL) became the first player to score an away hat-trick against AC Milan in all competitions since Rivaldo in October 2000. With Zlatan Ibrahimović injured, AC Milan will look to Brahim Diaz for chances. He has scored his two UEL goals before HT. Lille have won the second half by a two-goal margin in each of their opening three UEL games.

Lille Insights.

A 3-0 win at San Siro in the reverse fixture means Lille enter UEFA Europa League (UEL) matchday four top of Group H and knowing that a win will guarantee progression to the knockout stages. Lille are high on confidence after a 4-0 victory at the weekend, and each of their last six wins in all competitions have seen them overcome a -1 handicap. At home, the hosts are still unbeaten across seven competitive home matches this season (W4 D3). That record has been achieved while scoring first in all but one, and due to a strong late superiority. Indeed, Lille have won the second half ‘to nil’ in five of the last six at home, scoring in the 75th minute or later in those five wins.

AC Milan Insights.

With a 3-1 win in Serie A (SA) last weekend, AC Milan saw their unbeaten run stretched to an impressive 20 top-flight matches (W15, D5), representing their longest such run since 1999! That result continued a recent trend too, as each of Milan’s last eight competitive outings have witnessed at least one goal in the opening half hour. Away from home, the visitors are unbeaten in their last 14 competitive road trips (W10, D4 – 90 minutes), while leading at HT in each of those wins. Encouragingly, they are unbeaten in their last four European away games vs French opposition (W2, D2), while keeping a first-half clean sheet on each occasion.