Chelsea vs Lille Prediction & Match Preview

Aron Wright - February 20, 2022

Chelsea vs Lille
UEFA Champions League
Date: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Stamford Bridge.

Defending champions Chelsea start their knockout journey this Tuesday at the Stamford Bridge, and they will be eager to fire it off with a win.

They were recently crowned champions of the Club World Cup, and this is certainly going to be a confidence-booster for them.

They are also on a superb streak of performances, and are scoring goals in plenty. And importantly, they have been a problem for visiting teams at the Stamford Bridge all through 2021-22.

Meanwhile, Lille have not had a campaign to remember so far in 2021-22, in any competition. They are actually the title-holders in the French top flight, but this season it’s almost a foregone conclusion now that PSG will be winning the league. Such is their lead.

Lille have also been terribly inconsistent lately, and it also needs to be noted that they have a poor h2h record against this opponent, as well as other EPL teams.

By the looks of things, expect a win for Chelsea this Tuesday.

Chelsea vs Lille Head-to-head (h2h)

• Tuchel’s men have a 100% winning record against this foe.
• They have scored two or more goals in all of these encounters.
• Since 2004, barring PSG, they have lost just once against a Ligue 1 team.
• Meanwhile, Lille were winless in nine of their past twelve overall fixtures against other EPL squads.

Chelsea vs Lille Prediction & Analysis

Thomas Tuchel’s men are on a four-fixture winning streak. And at home, barring five draws and a loss, they have a 100% winning record since April of 2021. Note that they had also scored two or more goals in their last six home matches.

On the other hand, Lille were winless in four of their past six games, and they had also remained so in three of their preceding four road trips.

And finally, the French champions have an inferior h2h record against the Blues.

Considering all these observations, expect a win for Chelsea this Tuesday at the Stamford Bridge.

Key Stats for Betting

• The Blues have lost just once in their past 17 games, and this sole loss had come against Manchester City.
• In fact, they have lost just once at this venue since April of 2021 – and this defeat had also come against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
• Meanwhile, Lille have so far recorded a total of two wins in 2022.

Tips for Chelsea vs Lille

• Chelsea -1.5 Asian Handicap @ 2.00 (1/1)

• Correct Score: 2-0 Chelsea @ 7.00 (6/1).

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