Lyon vs CSKA Moscow Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Lyon take on CSKA Moscow in Europa League action this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why a Lyon win is the betting tip at the Stade de Lyon.
Olympique Lyonnais v CSKA Moscow TIPS
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Lyon vs CSKA Moscow Preview
Lyon have won two games in a row, having claimed the 1-0 win in Russia last week followed by a 1-0 home success against Caen on Sunday. They should be full of confidence going into this second leg match, and the French side will be favourites to progress to the quarter finals.
The worry for the home side is that key man Nabil Fekir is ruled out for the second leg. He is their only injury concern ahead of Thursday as Rafael has recently returned from injury. Marcelo avoided a booking in the first leg and thus is free to play here. Boss Bruno Génésio is likely to keep the same starting 11 that won in Russia last week.
CSKA Moscow bounced back from the defeat in the first leg to claim a 3-0 away win against Akhmat Groznyat the weekend. The competition in the Russian Premier League is not at the same level as the Europa League though, so they will need to step up.
Vasili Berezutski is back available for selection after serving a one-match ban in the defeat last week. Pontus Wernbloom is free to play here but is one booking away from a ban. He could partner Ahmed Musa up front yet again. Viktor Vasin and Mario Fernandes are both injured.
Lyon vs CSKA Moscow Betting Tips
- Lyon have won 5 drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- CSKA Moscow have won 4 drawn 5 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Lyon have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 0.9 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, CSKA Moscow have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.4 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Lyon’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of CSKA Moscow’s previous 10 matches
Lyon vs CSKA Moscow Prediction
Lyon are big favourites to win this tie and go through to the quarter final stage of the Europa League. They will be hoping that home advantage here in the second leg will be enough to see them through.
The French side have not lost a home game in the Europa League since August 2014, so CSKA Moscow really have a tough task on their hands if they want to get the victory and stay in the competition.
Lyon will need to find goals from somewhere in the later rounds if they get through here. We do not expect to see a lot of goals in this particular contest, as there have been under 2.5 goals scored in 9 of CSKA Moscow‘s last 10 games in the UEFA Europa League.
The tip is for Lyon to win the game with a 2-0 Correct Score.
Team Lineups
| Lyon | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|
| 4-3-3 | 3-5-2 |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Anthony Lopes |
Igor Akinfeev |
| Defenders | |
| Kenny Tete Marcelo Mouctar Diakhaby Fernando Marcal |
Vasili Berezutski Sergei Ignashevich Aleksei Berezutski |
| Midfielders | |
| Lucas Tousart Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro Jordan Ferri |
Alan Dzagoev Bebras Natcho Aleksandr Golovin Konstantin Kuchaev Kirill Nababkin |
| Forwards | |
| Memphis Depay Gnaly Maxwell Cornet Mariano Diaz |
Ahmed Musa Pontus Wernbloom |
| Substitutes | |
| Myziane Maolida Mathieu Gorgelin Ferland Mendy Houssem Aouar Pape Cheikh Bertrand Traore Jeremy Morel |
Kristijan Bistrovic Georgi Shchennikov Ilya Pomazun Fedor Chalov Georgi Milanov Astemir Gordyushenko Vitinho |
| Coach | |
| Bruno Genesio |
Viktor Goncharenko |
RECENT Head To Head
Europe League
Head to Head Statistics
Last1 matches
| Lyon | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|
| Wins | |
| 1 | 0 |
| Corners | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots on Target | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
These two sides have only ever met once, which of course was the first leg of this tie last Thursday. It was the French side that came away from Russia with a victory, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Marcelo in the 68th minute.
This away goal could be crucial, depending on how events go in the second leg.
LiveLyon vCSKA Moscow Updates
| 13' | Kirill Nababkin | |
| 36' | Ahmed Musa | |
| 39' | Aleksandr Golovin | |
| 46' | in Georgi Shchennikov out Vasili Berezutski | |
| Gnaly Maxwell Cornet | 58' |
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| 60' | Ahmed Musa | |
| 65' | Pontus Wernbloom | |
| out Memphis Depay in Bertrand Traore | 66' |
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| in Myziane Maolida out Jordan Ferri | 68' |
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| in Ferland Mendy out Fernando Marcal | 70' |
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| Mariano Diaz | 71' |
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| 73' | out Ahmed Musa in Vitinho | |
| Mariano Diaz | 78' |
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| 90' | in Astemir Gordyushenko out Alan Dzagoev |
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