Arguably the biggest match in Europe this weekend takes place in France as Lyon welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Groupama Stadium. Paris Saint-Germain are currently running away with the title in France but a win for Lyon would cut the deficit at the top to 8 points and give themselves and Marseille some hope the club from the capital can be caught. A win for Paris Saint-Germain would cement their place at the top of French football in what currently looks like being a relentless march towards the Ligue 1 title.
Ligue 1 – Lyon v Paris Saint – Germain – Groupama Stadium, Lyon – Sunday 21th January 2018 – 20:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 4 at Unibet |
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Lyon
PSGLyon Form
Lyon are in good form and come into this match having remained undefeated in their last 5 games in all competitions. There have been 4 wins and 1 draw during that run, with the draw coming at home against Angers, a match Lyon were expected to win. However, they have defeated Marseille and Guingamp during that period, the latter of which was a good away win in mid-week. Lyon have proved tough to beat in recent weeks and have lost only 1 of their last 16 matches in Ligue 1 and have won 10 of their last 13 games, which is an excellent return. At home, they have lost only 1 of their last 12 league games and have failed to score a goal only once in their last 39 Ligue 1 matches in-front of their own fans.
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Paris Saint-Germain have been in tremendous form and they enjoyed a crushing 8-0 home win over Dijon in mid-week. Unai Emery’s team have won their last 8 matches in a row in all competitions, with wins coming in Ligue 1, Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de France. They are also still in contention to win the Champions League and achieve an unbelievable quadruple. Paris Saint-Germain have lost only 1 match in Ligue 1 this season and have won each of their last 5 games in the league. They have lost 1 of their last 11 away league games and both teams have scored in 5 of their last 7 on the road.
Team News
Lyon look set to be without Fernando Marcal who has a strained calf muscle. Striker Mariano Diaz played in mid-week following injury and should be fit to start his match with support from the creative Nabil Fekir. Paris Saint-Germain could be without the injured duo of Thiago Motta and Javier Pastore for this game. Kylian Mbappe started on the bench in mid-week so should start the match and Marquinhos is expected to come back into team.
Lyon v Paris Saint – Germain – Betting Odds and Predictions
Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score is 4/7 with William Hill. Every point dropped by Paris Saint-Germain has been away from home this season and this will be one of their toughest tests in the second half of the season. The draw and both teams to score is 9/2 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip Lyon v Paris Saint – Germain
This has the makings of a very exciting game and both teams have been scoring plenty of goals this season, making them the top two teams for goals scored in Ligue 1. Despite finding the back of the net only once in their 8-goal rout against Dijon, Edinson Cavani remains the top scorer in Ligue 1 and has netted the opening goal of the game 8 times this season. Cavani is 12/5 with Ladbrokes to score the first goal of the match.