Wolfsburg vs Lille prediction, preview, team news and more

Wolfsburg and Lille lock horns at the Volkswagen Arena in a winner-take-all UEFA Champions League group stage fixture on Wednesday.

With first-placed Lille and fourth-placed Wolfsburg separated by just three points, all four clubs in Group G are very much alive in the race for a place in the round of 16.

Lille have recorded back-to-back wins in their last two games in the competition, beating RB Salzburg 1-0 and Sevilla 2-1. They scored twice in the second half to beat Troyes in their league fixture on Saturday.

Wolfsburg have just one win in the competition and have suffered two back-to-back defeats in their league fixtures, suffering a 3-0 away win at Mainz on Saturday.

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Wolfsburg vs Lille Head-to-Head

There have been three meetings between the two sides across all competitions so far. Two of their meetings came in the Europa League during the 2014-15 campaign, while they also met in the reverse fixture in September.

The German club are unbeaten against the reigning Ligue 1 champions and have recorded one win while two games have ended in draws. The reverse fixture at Stade Pierre-Mauroy ended in a goalless draw.

Wolfsburg form guide (all competitions): W-W-D-W-D

Lille form guide (all competitions): L-L-L-D-W

Wolfsburg vs Lille Team News

Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels is a key absentee for the hosts. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month and has been ruled out since. He was absent in the 3-0 loss to Mainz and is a doubt for this game as well. Here are the other absentees for Die Wölfe:

Bartosz Bialek - Back in training from a lengthy injury layoff
William - ACL injury
Xaver Schlager - ACL injury
Admir Mehmedi - Muscle injury

Lukas Nmecha was suspended for the game after picking up his third yellow card of the campaign in the 2-0 loss to Sevilla.

Injured: William, Xaver Schlager, Bartosz Bialek

Doubtful: Koen Casteels, Admir Mehmedi

Suspended: Lukas Nmecha

Lille

The visiting side suffered a major blow ahead of the game as Timothy Weah was ruled out because of a thigh injury. Here are the other absentees for Les Dogues:

Léo Jardim - Neck injury

Lille have two players ruled out with suspensions as Jonathan Bamba and Xeka picked up their third yellow card of the campaign against RB Salzburg.

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Injured: Timothy Weah, Leo Jardim

Doubtful: None

Suspended: Jonathan Bamba, Xeka

Wolfsburg vs Lille Predicted XI

Wolfsburg Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Pavao Pernan; Sebastiaan Bornauw, Maxence Lacroix, John Brooks; Ridle Baku, Maximilian Arnold, Josuha Guilavogui, Jerome Roussillon; Maximilian Philipp, Luca Waldschmidt; Wout Weghorst

Lille Predicted XI (4-4-2): Ivo Grbic; Zeki Celik, Jose Fonte, Tiago Djalo, Reinildo Mandava; Isaac Lihadji, Cheikh Niasse, Amadou Onana, Yusuf Yazici; Burak Yilmaz, Jonathan David