It will be Liverpool F.C. vs LOSC Lille in the Champions League on Tuesday night, so ahead of the game we have taken a look at some stats involving both sides.
Liverpool Vs LOSC Lille Stats Ahead Of Tuesday’s 8pm Champions League Clash
Liverpool are back in Champions League action on Tuesday night after what has been a very impressive campaign for them so far.
They are the only side with a 100% record left in the competition, beating the likes of Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan.
Arne Slot’s side have already secured their spot in the last-16 and they could officially finish top of the league phase if they beat Lille and Barcelona drop points to Benfica.
The Reds face Lille who sit in eighth and will be determined to move a step closer to a spot in the last-16 rather than slip into the play-offs.
Liverpool Expected To Make It Seven Wins Out Of Seven
Liverpool are expected to make it seven straight wins in the Champions League according to the best football betting sites in the UK.
At the time of writing with odds subject to change, Liverpool are 27/100 favourites to win, with a Lille victory at 9/1 and a draw at 21/4.
When it comes to Liverpool F.C. vs LOSC Lille, stats show that both sides are having impressive seasons so far.
Liverpool F.C. vs LOSC Lille Stats and Head-to-Head Record
- If Arne Slot’s side go 36 minutes into this game without Lille scoring, they will set a new club record for most minutes without conceding a goal in Europe, beating the 572 set under Rafael Benitez in the 2005-06 edition of the competition
- The Reds are also aiming to equal their best-ever sequence of seven wins in a row in the Champions League era, having won their opening seven matches of the 2021-22 campaign
- In their 16 previous clashes with French teams at Anfield, Liverpool have won 13, drawn one and lost two (to Marseille in 2007 and Lyon in 2009)
- The teams have previously met in one tie. In March 2010, Lille beat Liverpool 1-0 at home in the Europa League round of 16, but the Reds won the second leg 3-0 to progress, with a penalty from Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres netting twice after the break
- Mohamed Salah needs one more goal to reach 50 in his European career with Liverpool
- Lille are undefeated in their last 21 matches, a new club record
- Lille have scored in all but one of their last 16 outings in all competitions, but have kept only two clean sheets in the last 10
- All of Liverpool’s last five goals have been scored by substitutes – Jayden Danns and Federico Chiesa against Accrington Stanley, Diogo Jota at Nottingham Forest, and Darwin Nunez with two at Brentford on Saturday
- Lille have only won one of their last 10 games against English sides in the Champions League. Their last win was against Manchester United in 2005
What Time Does Liverpool F.C. vs LOSC Lille Kick-off And How To Watch?
📅Date: Tuesday, January 21
⌚Time: 8pm
⚽️Venue: Anfield
📺 TV: Amazon Prime
The Last Time Liverpool Played Lille
When these sides last met in 2010, Liverpool F.C. had just lost the first-leg of the Europa League last-16 to LOSC Lille 1-0.
At Anfield, Fernando Torres scored a brace against a Lille side that featured a young Eden Hazard.
Steven Gerrard opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Hazard was stopped by a smart Pepe Reina save.
Torres chipped in the second after half-time before poking home following a rasping Gerrard shot to settle the tie.
The Reds will be hoping for a repeat on Tuesday night. However, Lille are unbeaten in 21 games and have already notched up victories over Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Liverpool And Lille’s Champions League Results This Season
Liverpool
- AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool (17th September)
- Liverpool 2-0 Bologna (2nd October)
- RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool (23rd October)
- Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen (5th November)
- Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid (27th November)
- Girona 0-1 Liverpool (10th December)
Lille
- Sporting 2-0 Lille (17th September)
- Lille 1-0 Real Madrid (2nd October)
- Atletico Madrid 1-3 Lille (23rd October)
- Lille 1-1 Juventus (5th November)
- Bologna 1-2 Lille (27th November)
- Lille 3-2 Sturm Graz (11th December)
Liverpool Out To End Lille’s Incredible Record
French side Lille are in the form of their lives as they are undefeated in their last 21 matches – a club record.
Lille have also scored in all but one of their last 16 outings in all competitions. However, they are shaky at the back having only kept two clean sheets in their last 10.
The French side beat Liverpool in 2010 at home, but they have struggled against English sides in the Champions League.
Their last win was against Manchester United in 2005 with former Tottenham player Milenko Acimovic scored the only goal.
Mohamed Salah One Goal Away From Landmark
Mohamed Salah could reach another landmark when Liverpool F.C. play LOSC Lille on Tuesday night.
The Egyptian winger needs one more goal to reach 50 in his European career with Liverpool.
He is already the highest scoring player for Liverpool in European competitions. With no player ever scoring more in European competitions for one Premier League side than the 32-year-old.
