CHE vs LIL Dream11: The UEFA Champions League gets back in action and it will be Chelsea that takes on Lille at Stamford Bridge up next. This is the first leg of the Round of 16 and both sides will be eager to get the desired result later tonight. Thomas Tuchel’s men finished second in Group H with 13 points, whereas, Lille was at the top of Group G with 11 points to their names. However, Lille has been toiling at 11th in Ligue 1, while, Chelsea is third in the Premier League. Nevertheless, with the fixture being under lights in the Champions League, we can anticipate a few surprises. That being said, here is the CHE vs LIL Dream11 Prediction for the game ahead.
Date: February 23, Wednesday
Kick-Off: 1:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Stamford Bridge
The match will be telecasted on the Sony Sports Network can be streamed live on Sony Liv.
Recent Form
Chelsea: WWWW
Lille: DWLLW
Head to Head
From the previous two meetings between the two sides, it was Chelsea that secured the win on both occasions.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy:
Mendy
Alonso
Rudiger
Silva
Azpilicueta
Kovacic
Jorginho
Kante
Pulisic
Werner
Ziyech
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy:
Jardim
Celik
Fonte
Botman
Gudmundsson
Weah
Andre
Xeka
Bamba
Yilmaz
David
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GK
Eduard Mendy has impressed in between the sticks for Chelsea. Mendy averages 2.6 shots per game, while also averaging 23.8 passes per game. He’s made 112 saves from 52 appearances in the Premier League while managing to keep 25 clean sheets in the process as well.
| Avg Saves per game | 2.6 |
| Avg Passes per game | 23.8 |
| Total Saves | 112 |
| Total Clean Sheets | 25 |
DEF
Jose Fonte has done reasonably well in defence for Lille. Fonte has an average success rate of 1.8 in aerial duels. He has a pass accuracy of 82.8% an average tackling rate of 1.2, as well as two assists under his belt this season.
| Avg aerial duels won per game | 1.8 |
| Avg tackles per game | 1.2 |
| Pass Accuracy | 82.8% |
| Assists | 2 |
Thiago Silva is the man for the big stages and has often shown his class in the Champions League. The 37-year-old averages 1.4 interceptions and 3.3 blocks per game. Other than that, he has three goals and a pass accuracy of 90% this season.
| Avg interceptions per game | 1.4 |
| Avg blocks per game | 3.3 |
| Goals | 3 |
| Pass Accuracy | 90% |
Antoine Rudiger can prove to be lethal on set pieces. Rudiger has three goals, an assist, an average tackling rate of 1.2, and a pass accuracy of 88% this season.
| Avg tackles per game | 1.2 |
| Pass Accuracy | 88% |
| Goals | 3 |
| Assists | 1 |
MID
Jonathan Bamba has impressed from wide midfield for Lille. Bamba has two assists, averages 32.9 passes per game with an accuracy of 79%. He is expected to start here.
| Assists | 2 |
| Pass Accuracy | 79% |
| Avg Passes per game | 32.9 |
| Key Passer per game | 1.1 |
Jorginho can anchor the midfield for Chelsea. The Italian international has nine goals and an assist from the 38 appearances in the season so far for the Blues. He has a pass accuracy of 89.9% and also has an average of 0.9 key passes per game.
| Goals | 9 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Pass Accuracy | 89.9% |
| Avg key passes per game | 0.9 |
Mateo Kovacic can also play a vital role from the center of the park for Chelsea. Kovacic has two goals and six assists from 31 appearances this season. He also averages 2.4 tackles per game, while having a pass accurcya of 88%.
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 6 |
| Pass Accuracy | 88% |
| Avg tackles per game | 2.4 |
STR
Jonathan David has been one of the standout figures for Lille. David has 15 goals from the 25 appearances in the season so far for Lille.
| Goals | 12 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Avg shots per game | 1.8 |
| Avg passes per game | 18.2 |
Hakim Ziyech has performed well recently and is expected to start out wide for Chelsea. Ziyech has seven goals and four assists from the 27 appearances this season.
| Goals | 7 |
| Assists | 4 |
| Pass Accuracy | 78% |
| Key Passes per game | 1.3 |
GK: I Grbic
DEF: T Silva, A Rudiger, J Fonte, T Djalo
MID: M Kovacic, Jorginho, H Ziyech
FOR: B Yilmaz, T Werner, J David
Odds to Win:
The odds are in favor of Chelsea to get the win by 1.34 as per 1XBET.
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