📏 Form Guide

Lyon

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Lyon are hoping to win again following a 2-3 Ligue 1 victory vs Toulouse.

In that match, Lyon managed 50% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Lyon, the goals were scored by Alexandre Lacazette (33'), Rayan Cherki (77') and Jake O'Brien (81'). At the other end, Toulouse got 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Thijs Dallinga (53') and Vincent Sierro (59') scored for Toulouse.

Pierre Sage's Lyon have netted a sum total of 8 times over their preceding half-dozen outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in those games is 6.

Reims

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Reims will go into the clash following a 2-1 Ligue 1 win versus FC Metz in their last outing.

In that game, Reims had 66% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Reims, the goalscorers were Oumar Diakité (3') and Junya Ito (79'). At the other end, Metz got 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Arthur Atta (14') scored for FC Metz.

The numbers tell their own story, and Reims have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. Defensively, Reims have some weaknesses to address.

Heading into this contest, Reims are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes going back to 12/03/2021 tells us that Lyon have won 1 of these games and Reims 2, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

12 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 6 of them for Lyon and 6 coming from Les rouges et blancs. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The last league meeting between the two was Ligue 1 match day 7 on 01/10/2023 which ended up with the score at Reims 2-0 Lyon.

That time, Reims managed 50% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. The scorers were Marshall Munetsi (45') and Yunis Abdelhamid (71').

At the other end, Lyon had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

The match was refereed by François Letexier.

📋 Team News: Lyon

The Lyon manager Pierre Sage will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game thanks to a fully healthy group to pick from.

In all likelihood, Lyon look set to line up in a 4-3-3 system for the game, handing starts to Anthony Lopes, A. Maitland-Niles, Jake O'Brien, Duje Caleta-Car, Nicolas Tagliafico, Maxence Caqueret, Nemanja Matic, Corentin Tolisso, Rayan Cherki, Alexandre Lacazette and Said Benrahma.

ℹ️ Team News: Reims

Thanks to a mainly healthy group of players, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Reims gaffer Will Still to be concerned about. Joseph Okumu (Groin injury) misses out for this game.

We are inclined to think that Les rouges et blancs might begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation using Yehvann Diouf, Thomas Foket, Emmanuel Agbadou, Yunis Abdelhamid, Therence Koudou, Marshall Munetsi, V. Atangana Edoa, Reda Khadra, Junya Ito, Oumar Diakite and Keito Nakamura.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, Reims could find themselves up against it to be putting a goal past this Lyon lineup who we think should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

That’s why our selection here is for a 1-0 winning margin for Lyon when the referee blows for full-time.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 19:03 30/03/2024