Olympique Lyonnaise vs RC Strasbourg Prediction: More Pressure on the Hosts

Olympique Lyonnais and RC Strasbourg go head to head in the fixture 19 of the Ligue 1. Lyonnais were held to a 0-0 draw against FC Nantes away from home and will look to return to winning ways again in front of thousands of fans. Olympique Lyonnais have suffered an unstable form in recent times while RC Strasbourg have been worse. They have managed just 1 draw in over 4 games and they are desperate for a positive result. 

Lyon has been nothing short of a disappointment in recent times. They have just 2 wins in their last 7 matches in all competitions. Lyon are currently 8th on the table with 25 points in their last 18 games. They have won 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. On the goal ratio, they are 27/21, which is very poor for such a team. Playing at home, they have acquired 17 points in total from 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in 9 home games. And they have a goal ratio of 16/7 while playing at home. They are the 5th best team, while playing at home.

Olympique Lyonnais played out a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg when the two teams met in the first leg. But overall in the head to head battle, Lyon has the upper hand.

In 5/7 matches, Olympique Lyon’s matches have ended with both teams scoring and in 9/10 of their matches, they have seen less than 10.5 cards.

RC Strasbourg are one of the weakest teams in the league currently. They are currently in 19th position with 12 points after 18 games in the Ligue 1. They have recorded just 1 win, 9 draws and 8 defeats and their goal ratio is currently 22/33. Clearly a decent team should have a free day against RC Strasbourg. When playing away from home, they have acquired just 6 points from 8 games. They have 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats when playing from home. They are 17th on the away stats table so far this season.

RC Strasbourg managed to pull a 1-1 draw against Lyon in the previous fixture courtesy of a 90-minute strike from Karl Koto Ekambi. But on previous occasions, they have struggled against the opposition.

RC Strasbourg has no wins in their last 10 matches. In 7/9 matches, they have seen both teams scoring and they are first to concede in 5/6 matches. They have also seen less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches and less than 10.5 corners in 5/7 matches.

Olympique Lyonnais have faced RC Strasbourg 20 times throughout their history. Lyon have 15 wins and Strasbourg have just 2 wins and 3 matches have ended in a draw.

Lyon have not lost in 7 matches against RC Strasbourg and in 6/8 matches, more than 2.5 goals have been scored. In ⅞ matches, these two teams have exchanged goals. Lyon has also opened scoring in ⅘ matches and RC Strasbourg are without clean sheet in al 20 matches against Lyon. in 7/9 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 6/6 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been recorded.

All expectations are on Lyon to get a comfortable win here but their form worries me. Lyon have a very poor goal conversion percentage with just 11% and a 1.5 goal per game. But they average about 5.7 shots on target per game. With a weak opposition, they will have opportunities to score but it is unclear if they will take them. Alexandre Lacazette has 10 goals already this season. This is the type of match where he needs to step up and lead his team.

RC Strasbourg are also averaging 1.2 goals per game and they have an 11% conversion rate. They also manage 4.2 shots on target per game. But I feel they will be on the defensive in this match and stats shows they concede 1.8 goals/game. Surprisingly also, they have conceded 7 penalties so far this season. Alexander Djiku has averaged 7.05 in the match ratings at the heart of the defense. You can back him to work even harder in this fixture.

• Bet on a Draw in 15 minutes at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-0 at 7.5 Odds
• Bet on Lyon Win at 1.65 Odds