Lille can make sure of second place in France’s Ligue 1 on Saturday evening when they welcome Angers to town for their final home match of the season. Lille has dropped a few points of late but they have nevertheless been the surprise package of this league, and three points in front of their own fans here would be the perfect send-off.
- Lille has won its last three home matches in Ligue 1.
- Angers has scored in its last five league encounters away from home.
- Angers has won five of the last seven meetings between these teams.
Lille looks to go out on a positive
While Lille’s campaign could be described as solid if not spectacular, that paradigm has changed over the last few weeks, with the side sitting second and netting an incredible 17 goals in their last seven matches. The highlight of that run was of course the 5-1 thrashing of newly crowned champion PSG, and they will be hoping for something similar here in their final home match of the league campaign.
Angers, meanwhile, has enjoyed a far better second half to the season in comparison with the first, and they showcased their potential in a narrow 2-1 loss to PSG last time out. They can also take heart from the fact that they have not lost any of their last seven league matches against Lille.
Nevertheless, it is Lille that comes into this match as the clear favorite to take all three points. You can back the home side to win at just -188, while Angers is out at +600 to do the same. A draw is priced in the middle at +300.
Lille to record comfortable victory
Despite their poor recent record against Angers, we are expecting home advantage to be a decisive factor here as Lille records a fairly comfortable win in style on their own turf. It is not easy trying to predict the score in a football match, but a 3-1 victory for the home side is priced competitively at +1100 and may well be worth backing when you consider just how strong Lille has been on home soil over the course of the entire season.
Such a result would then also allow you to back OVER 2.5 goals in the game, which comes in short at just -125, as well as both teams to score, which is at the exact same price. Therefore, in a bid to boost any potential winnings from this clash, you may wish to consider combo betting, which allows you to select multiple outcomes at higher odds.
For example, a combo bet of a Lille win, coupled with both teams to score, is at the higher price of +225, while a home victory and OVER 2.5 goals in the game is at +130. You may also bet on the total number of goals in the game, with UNDER two out at +300, two or three dropping down to +100 and OVER three goals in the match rising up to +200.
Could Lille make a fast start?
Given the fact that this is their final home match of the season, we believe that there is a strong chance that Lille will start this match on the front foot, going in search of an early goal to give them the advantage as well as set the tempo for the rest of the 90 minutes. It may therefore be a good idea to back OVER 0.5 goals in the first 10 minutes at +333, while Lille is at just +600 to be ahead by the end of that time period.
Lille should come out all guns blazing to put on a show and is priced at just +137 to score in both halves. But who is likely to get the goals for the home side?
France striker Loic Remy will be keen to continue his run of form. The forward is at +130 to get on the scoresheet at any time, and +450 to net either the first or the last goal of the game.
