Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Lyon and Crystal Palace who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lyon hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Crystal Palace over to the Groupama Stadium for a round 2 match.
Team form: Lyon vs Crystal Palace
Lyon Form
In their last three matches, Lyon beat Anderlecht by 1-2 and Rennes by 4-0, before losing against Lens by 2-1. Lyon won four of their previous six Europa League games at the Groupama Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 12 goals.
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Lech Poznan by 4-0. This was followed by a 0-0 with Leeds and a 3-1 win against Nottingham Forest.
Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Crystal Palace
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lyon and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lyon matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lyon have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Europa League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lyon have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lyon vs Crystal Palace
Having scored just once in six Europa League matches, Keito Nakamura hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Thursday. Simultaneously, Crystal Palace hope to see Joergen Strand Larsen adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Europa League outings.
Popular betting markets: Lyon vs Crystal Palace
Full-time result
Lyon won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Crystal Palace won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Crystal Palace only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Crystal Palace managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Crystal Palace, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.
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