Ligue 1: Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 23 match between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Paris Saint-Germain go up against Lyon this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Groupama Stadium.

Lyon are number 6 in the table on 36 points after 22 matches. Paris Saint-Germain rank as number 1 with 56 points after 22 matches played.

Team form: Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon Form

Lyon look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Marseille, they were left empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Reims in a 4-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-4 win against Montpellier in their most recent outing. Lyon won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 13 goals and conceded three times.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

In their last three matches, Paris Saint-Germain first beat Brest 0-3, then Toulouse by 0-1 and finally Brest by 7-0. Paris Saint-Germain picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Ligue 1, while scoring 16 and conceding seven goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting facts for Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain

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 Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Ousmane Dembele also hammered in eight goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Lyon.

Popular betting markets: Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain

Full-time result

Lyon claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Paris Saint-Germain won nine of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost zero of the games in this run. Lyon did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Good luck taking on Paris Saint-Germain currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 24 games without defeat. Paris Saint-Germain are on a serious roll of now 35 away matches on the spin without defeat. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Lyon in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lyon scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Lyon managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Lyon.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 3.3 times goals per game themselves. Paris Saint-Germain scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.