Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between FC Utrecht and Lyon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lyon face a daunting first assignment in the Europa League when they visit the title favourites FC Utrecht on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: FC Utrecht vs Lyon
FC Utrecht Form
FC Utrecht have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-2 victory against PEC Zwolle. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against FC Groningen, before handing over another win to Fortuna Sittard in a 1-0 defeat. FC Utrecht just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded eight goals.
Lyon Form
Two victories are what Lyon have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Marseille 1-0. This was followed by a 3-1 defeat against Rennes, before winning again 1-0 against Angers. Lyon won half their previous six away matches in the Europa League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 17 goals whilst conceding ten.
Betting stats for FC Utrecht and Lyon
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Utrecht and Lyon played across all tournaments.
- FC Utrecht have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 FC Utrecht matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Utrecht home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- FC Utrecht have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- FC Utrecht have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lyon matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lyon away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lyon away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lyon matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: FC Utrecht vs Lyon
It is the beginning of a new Europa League campaign, and both FC Utrecht and Lyon will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular markets: FC Utrecht vs Lyon
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadion Galgenwaard across all tournaments FC Utrecht won six times, drew one and lost three times. Lyon claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Lyon scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
FC Utrecht scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Lyon scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. FC Utrecht managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Utrecht, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lyon, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches. Lyon scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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