Lille and Galatasaray enter League Stage - 3 on zero points

A level starting point

The pre-match UEFA Champions League standings place Lille at #34 and Galatasaray at #35. Both have 0 points from 2 games, with Lille’s record at 0W 0D 2L and Galatasaray’s also at 0W 0D 2L. Lille’s goal difference is -4; Galatasaray’s is -5. Paris Saint Germain lead with 9 points, leaving both sides 9 points behind the provisional leader before League Stage - 3.

Home and away evidence

Lille’s home sample this season covers 1 game: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2 goals scored, 3 conceded and 0 clean sheets. Galatasaray’s away sample also covers 1 game and has the same record, while producing 1 goal, conceding 3 and keeping 0 clean sheets. Both teams therefore have a home or away defeat in the relevant season sample, but Lille’s scoring figure is higher in its home setting.

Availability and the kickoff question

Lille list H. Igamane and T. Santos as missing with knee injuries, A. Ueda with a foot injury and E. Mbappe as missing because of a red card. O. Sahraoui is questionable and inactive. Galatasaray list E. Aydin, K. Ayhan, A. Guner, K. Karatas, A. Unyay and A. Yilmaz as off the roster, while R. Leao is missing through injury.

Lille have used 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 once each; Galatasaray used 4-2-3-1 in both games. With both sides carrying two-match losing form samples, can either convert its first relevant home or away opportunity into a result at Stade Pierre-Mauroy?