Europa League – Porto vs Lyon: Betting Preview

Lyon challenge FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday in the first leg of their last-16 meeting in the Europa League.

With three wins and two defeats from their past six matches in the Europa League, more or less anything is to be expected from FC Porto. In contrast, Lyon are brimming with confidence arriving at this match on the back of five wins and no defeats in six matches in the Europa League.

FC Porto enter the match as the slight favorites and will be eager to secure a good result before the return match. However, Lyon will try to keep things tight with the aim of securing further advancement on home soil.

FC Porto vs Lyon stats and analysis

FC Porto are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 14 goals in their previous 10 Europa League matches, for an average of 1.4 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to 0 clean sheets in this run.

Lyon enter their next Europa League match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.3 goals per game in their last 10 matches in the competition, in which they scored a presentable total of 23 goals, while also conceding 9 times. That is a total average of 0.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring 5 times.

Stats and facts for FC Porto and Lyon in Europa League.

FC Porto vs Lyon – Team News

FC Porto have an almost full squad available against Lyon at Estadio do Dragao. Wilson Manafa is the only injury absentee, while Wendell will serve a suspension.

Lyon face a list of two absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Wednesday against FC Porto. Sinaly Diomandé and Rayan Cherki both are injured.

Lineup FC Porto vs Lyon

FC Porto vs Lyon Preview

FC Porto Form

FC Porto currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Lazio. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Gil Vicente in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Pacos de Ferreira in a 4-2 encounter.

Lyon Form

Lyon collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Lens brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Lille. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Lorient by a 1-4 scoreline.

H2H Record

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 5-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Wednesday!

FC Porto enter the match against Lyon with a 2-2-1 record in their previous 5 encounters in the Europa League. This amounts to a 40% match-winning ratio for the hosts, with the away side victorious in 20% of the matches. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Over 2.5 goals only came out as a winning bet 3 times in the past 5 matches between FC Porto and Lyon. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2.05 with the bookies.

Full Time betting

It doesn’t matter whether your betting strategy involves accumulators or singles, the bookmakers will offer odds on this game. FC Porto are currently priced at 2.07 to win, while the draw is 3.60. The away win for Lyon at 3.80 could also rack up an accumulator.

Primary goalscorer

Ahead of their Europa League showdown, both Porto and Lyon will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.