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Lyon vs Strasbourg Prediction & Betting tips
Olympique Lyonnais and Strasbourg meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a match for Day 1 of League 1. There is no recent record of direct clashes between these two teams, who have not played any game in the last 3 years. The last time they faced was on 09-01-2010, in a match that ended with the final score: Strasbourg (1-3) Olympique Lyonnais. Particular attention is needed for the home / off condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Lyon :
The home team makes its debut in this edition of the test after finishing last season in 4th place. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 26 goals scored and 18 conceded; Against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 47 goals scored and 21 suffered. In the last game that disputed, for the Friendly, tied with the Montpellier outside by (1-1). In their last 10 games at home Olympique Lyonnais have 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The team conceded goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In his home games there is a tendency to have goals, since in 26 of his last 29 games there were more than 1.5 goals and in 22 of the last 29 there were more than 2.5 goals.
Olympique Lyon come to this game with a 1×1 draw against Montpellier, adding to the second game without winning in this preseason. In this first game for the championship coach Bruno Génésio should keep the team in a 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the flanks. With the departure of Alexandre Lacazette, striker Mariano Diaz takes the attack front of Lyon. For this game the home coach can count on all their headlines.
Strasbourg :
The visiting team will dispute their first game in this edition of the competition, after having won the promotion for having finished the last edition of the lower division in 1st place. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 19 conceded; Against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 38 goals scored and 20 suffered. The team arrives to this match after a victory at home with the UNFP by (4-1). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Strasbourg won 2, tied 5 and lost 3. The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has Scored regularly, scoring goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In the last 17 matches at home for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he scored 7 of his 19 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘).
The one of Strasbourg arrives at this party with a triumph over the UNFP, by 4-1, adding the sixth game followed without losing in the preseason. Remember that the visitors were the big winners of the French second division. In this game away from home coach Thierry Laurey should keep the usual 4-4-2, benefiting the organization of his block and counterattacks: Blayac will be one of the team’s offensive references. Everything indicates that there are no major absences for this game.
Lyon vs Strasbourg head to head matches
09.01.10 COU Strasbourg Lyon 1 : 3
19.04.08 L1 Strasbourg Lyon 1 : 2
02.12.07 L1 Lyon Strasbourg 5 : 0
04.01.06 L1 Strasbourg Lyon 0 : 4
07.08.05 L1 Lyon Strasbourg 1 : 0