Read our prediction for Lyon vs FCSB below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Lyon vs FCSB Prediction & Betting tips
On Thursday evening at 8:00 PM, in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16, Lyon will play at home against FCSB, known as Steaua Bucuresti. The two teams face each other for the sixth time in history, the previous four encounters taking place in the UEFA Champions League groups 20 years ago, and the 5th encounter took place in the first leg, when Lyon won 3-1 in Bucharest and largely settled their qualification for the quarter-finals, where they will play the winner of Real Sociedad and Manchester United, the first leg between the teams ending in a draw, 1-1, in Spain.
Lyon:
Lyon is a team in form at the moment, at least in Ligue 1, where they have four consecutive victories. Their most recent victory was away against Nice, 2-0, and with this victory they climbed to 6th place in the standings with 42 points. Lyon is therefore involved this season in the fight for European cups and is aiming to return to the UEFA Champions League, especially since the distance to Nice, the 3rd place, has been reduced to four points. Returning to the Europa League, Lyon has a good chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals, having a two-goal advantage obtained in the round match. In the next match, Lyon will play at home against Le Havre.
FCSB:
On the other hand, FCSB or Steaua Bucharest comes to France with the idea of not losing this match by a large margin. Several important players are still injured or have been left at home because the play-offs in Romania for the title will begin this weekend and the first match is a very important derby. FCSB finished the regular season in first place in the standings, managing another important victory this weekend, a 1-0 home win against Universitatea Craiova. In the Europa League, FCSB has reached its maximum potential and in the match with Lyon, players who have not played so much this season will perform. As I said above, the next match of FCSB will be at home against Rapid.
Lyon vs FCSB head to head matches
06.03.25 EL FCSB vs Lyon 1:3
05.11.08 CL Lyon vs FCSB 2:0
21.10.08 CL FCSB vs Lyon 3:5
06.12.06 CL Lyon vs FCSB 1:1
26.09.06 CL FCSB vs Lyon 0:3
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.70
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
