Lyon vs Sevilla Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Lyon locks horns with Sevilla in a televised Champions League match this Wednesday. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon were in superb form last time out, beating Nantes 0-6 away while Sevilla lost 2-1 at Granada on Saturday.
Lyon vs Sevilla Preview
Lyon are hoping to have Anthony Lopes back between the sticks after he was hit by a firecracker in the win at Nantes. Sergi Darder and Rafael are a booking away from a ban while there are doubts over the fitness of Emanuel Mammana and Nicolas N’Koulou. Lyon have a clinical striker in Alexandre Lacazette and he will be the focal point of their attack here.
Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli serves a touchline ban after being sent to the stands in their defeat to Juventus last time out. Franco Vázquez is suspended after seeing red against Juve and both Samir Nasri and Daniel Carriço are short of match fitness. Benoît Trémoulinas and Michael Krohn-Dehli are both definitely out injured.
Team Predictions Lyon vs Sevilla
Lyon 4-3-3 formation: Lopes; Morel, Diakhaby, Yanga-Mbiwa, Rafael; Tolisso, Gonalons, Darder; Valbuena, Lacazette, Ghezzal
Sevilla 3-5-1-1 formation: Rico; Mercado, Pareja, Rami; Escudero, Nasri, N’Zonzi, Iborra, Mariano; Vitolo; Vietto
Lyon vs Sevilla Betting Tips
- Lyon have won 5 drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Sevilla have won 5 drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Lyon have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Sevilla have scored an average of 2.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Lyon’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Sevilla’s previous 10 matches
Lyon vs Sevilla Prediction
In order for Lyon to qualify for the last 16, they must win this match by 2 clear goals. That’s something that they have only managed to do twice in their last 13 matches in all competitions. However, they certainly are capable of finding the net, as Nantes found out to their detriment a week ago.
Sevilla have an outside chance of topping the group but will be focusing on ensuring that they qualify here. Avoiding defeat would be enough for the Spanish side and they can even lose by a margin of one goal and still go through.
Home comforts and a full week to rest put this game in Lyon’s favour. They’ll need to take their chances though as Sevilla are a tough nut to crack, exemplified by the fact that they have only conceded 3 goals in this competition and that was after they had a player sent off against Juventus. The visitors away form is hit and miss at this level though and I’m tipping the hosts to prevail, though it may be in vain.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
LYON at 6/4 with Betway
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 10/11 with Betway
Correct Score Prediction
LYON 2-1 at 9/1 with BetVictor
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