Lille vs HNK Rijeka Predictions

• Lille return to European action after making the Champions League knockout round in 2022
• Rijeka have scored in nine of their last 10 competitive games
• The hosts won and conceded on nine occasions at home in Ligue 1 last term

Lille geared up for European return

After making the last 16 of the Champions League in 2021/22, Lille should be a real contender in this season’s Europa Conference League. They finished fifth in Ligue 1 last term thanks to some excellent home form, so the French side should have little trouble against Rijeka.

However, the hosts did struggle for clean sheets at home last term and with the visitors building up some form ahead of this trip this is likely to be a high-scoring clash.

Rijeka can find the net

The visitors have won six of their seven games this term and they have made it through two previous rounds of qualifying in the Conference League. They found the net in all four games in the competition this term, so they can trouble Lille’s backline.

Last term Lille conceded in 74% of their home matches and they shipped 1.32 goals per game on average at their own ground. The hosts won and conceded on nine occasions on their way to a fifth-place finish and they meet a Rijeka side who have scored in nine of their last 10 competitive games.

This should be a pretty one-sided affair, but it’s hard to trust Lille to keep a clean sheet. Back the hosts to concede in a big first leg victory.