Bath vs Lyon
Millennium Stadium
Friday, May 23rd, 2025, 20:00 (AEST)
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Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Bath vs Lyon: Match Start Date and Time
At exactly 20:00 pm on Friday, 23rd of May 2025, Bath and Lyon will face off at Millennium Stadium.
- Match: Bath vs Lyon
- Date: Friday, May 23rd, 2025
- Kick-Off Time: 20:00pm (AEST)
- Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Bath: Form
Bath: WLWWW
- APR R17: Bath 43-15 Leicester Tigers
- APR R16: Bristol 36-14 Bath
- CC R2: Edinburgh 24-39 Bath
- APR R15: Bath 55-19 Newcastle Falcons
- APR R14: Exeter Chiefs 24-26 Bath
Bath are the Premiership rugby cup 2025 champions. It's such a thrill to see them finally earn some silverware! Huge credit to the young guns who more than held their own in that first half; absolutely brilliant. Joe Cokanasiga recorded his 10th try of the season in the last match against the Leicester Tigers. In that match, where he played the whole 80 minutes, he recorded 1 try, 111 meters made, 1 defender beaten, and 1 clean break. Tom Dunn won the performance of the match award. Bath won the match with a score of 43-15. Also, in that match, the Ojomoh and Cokanasiga combination was superb. Max Ojomoh timed the interception to perfection and left it to Cokanasiga to bring it home. This was the redemption they so desired. Before this match, they suffered a defeat to Bristol in the Premiership rugby league with a score of 36-14. They are in this competition as the favourites, and the reason for that isn't far-fetched. In the last five matches, Bath has won four, including the match against Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup semi-finals, which ended in a 24-39 victory, and lost one. In both the round of eight and quarter-final stages, they faced Section Paloise and Gloucester with a 110-point margin. Bath lost to Leinster in the European Rugby Champions Cup, which ended 47-21. In the meantime, they have only suffered two defeats in their last fifteen matches, the first against Northampton Saints in the league. However, their encounters against Newcastle Falcons, Saracens, and Clermont in recent fixtures ended in victories.
Bath: Team News
Bath are having some players like Joe Cokanasiga and Will Muir return from injury, while players like Ben Spencer are being rested for the big day. Max Ojomoh, who has suffered from an ankle injury, is back. Tom Dunn has broken the club record for the most Premiership appearances in a Bath jersey with 185 appearances. An absolute Blue, Black, and White legend
Lyon: Roster for the Match
- Beno Obano
- Tom Dunn
- Thomas du Toi
- Quinn Roux
- Charlie Ewels
- Guy Pepper
- Sam Underhill
- Miles Reid
- Ben Spencer (captain)
- Finn Russell
- Will Muir
- Will Butt
- Cameron Redpath
- Joe Cokanasiga
- Tom de Glanville
Interchange
- Niall Annett
- Francois van Wyk
- Will Stuart
- Ross Molony
Lyon: Form
Lyon Olympique Universitaire: LLWLW
- T14 Round 24: Stade Français Paris 31-30 Lyon
- T14 Round 23: Lyon 27-29 Section Paloise
- CC Playoffs Semifinals: Lyon 29-15 Racing 92
- T14 Round 22: Clermont 39-31 Lyon
- T14 Round 21: Lyon 32-23 Montpellier
Lyon Olympique Universitaire bowed to Stade Français in their last match by a score of 30-31, with Henry scoring a last-minute penalty. This match marked their second consecutive loss following a defeat to Section Paloise by a score of 27-29. In the Challenge Cup semifinals, they faced Racing 92 and achieved a significant victory by 29-15. Prior to this match, Lyon suffered a loss to Clermont, with a scoreline of 39-31. In Round 21, they played at home against Montpellier, asserting dominance from start to finish. Within the first three minutes of the first half, Maraku J registered a try, and Berdeu converted the goal. The away side countered, scoring a penalty goal, a try, and a conversion goal within five minutes. However, 30 minutes into the first half, Lyon responded well with two tries and a conversion goal, all thanks to Marchand G, Berdeu L, Niniashvili D, and Meliande M, who contributed to the points. In the second half, Lyon scored two penalties and a try to lead with 11-8 points.
Lyon: Team News
LOU Rugby has announced the extension of seven of its nuggets: Hamza Kaabèche (2028), Theo William (2029), Alexandre Tchaptchet (2028), Alfred Parisien (2029), Ethan Dumortier (2028), Josiah Maraku (2029) but also Martin Méliande (2028), who was on loan from Racing 92 this season.
Lyon: Roster for the Match
- Rey J
- Marchand G.
- Aptsiauri I.
- Geraci K.
- Guillard M.
- Cretin D.
- Allen L.
- Botha A.
- Couilloud B. ©
- Berdeu L.
- Rattez V.
- Millet T
- Maraku J.
- Dumortier E.
- Niniashvili D.
Interchange
- Charcosset Y.
- Taofifenua S.
- William T.
- Saghinadze B.
Bath vs Lyon: H2H stats
This match will be the first outing of Bath and Lyon together.
Another Rugby Predictions
Who will Win the Match Bath vs Lyon?
Using advanced computer power and data, Telecom Asia has simulated the result of Friday`s Bath and Lyon European Rugby Challenge Cup match 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives Bath an 89% chance of beating Lyon in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Bath vs Lyon: Odds
The latest Bet365 betting odds for the Challenge Cup Playoff - Final clash are shown here:
-Head to Head: Bath $1.12, Lyon $6.00, Tie $26.00
-Handicap: Bath -11.5 ($1.8), Lyon +11.5 ($1.909)
-Total Even: Yes $1.83, No $1.83
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, Bet365 currently has Bath at $1.16 and Lyon at $5.00
The Lions are listed as 5.5-point underdogs against Bath, with odds of $1.80 available at Bet365.
For the favourite Bath (-5.5) to cover the line, Bet365 offers odds of $1.90.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, the Bath (-5.5) is predicted to cover the line 80% of the time, while the 45.5-point over/under is expected to stay over 55% of the time.
Bath vs Lyon: Prediction
Although Bath are the league leaders and Lyon Olympique Universitaire are in thirteenth place, I don't expect this match to be an easy passage for both sides. We expect a very competitive game. Lyon Olympique Universitaire had an amazing outing in the semifinals, so we expect that they will drag the scoreline. However, I expect the champions to win this match in the end. Betting on the score margin won't be that easy given that both teams are meeting each other for the first time.
Our match prediction: is scores in each half (1>2) with odds at 1.91 odds on 1Xbet bookmaker.
Our betting tip: is for +12.5 Handicap Lyon with odds at 1.80 on the Betway bookmaker.
Our last match prediction: is -6 Handicap Bath first half betting 3-way with odds at 1.90 on the Bet365 bookmaker.
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