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Lyon v FCSB : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 13th Mar, 20:00 BST, Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Thursday night at the Groupama Stadium, and it’s a Europa League showdown between Lyon and FCSB. Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and Ilias Charalambous going all-out to guide their side to victory. Below you'll find predictions for 17 markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Lyon to win

As the Lyon players ready themselves for this match, the bookmakers have predicted a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we take advantage of in our predictive algorithms. The Groupama Stadium hasn't been a happy hunting ground for for FCSB in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Thursday night. A win / draw / win home win is our tip.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 75% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
75%
1.29
10%
1.29
10%
Draw
16%
5.75
37%
5.75
37%
FCSB
9%
10.00
33%
11.00
29%
Lyon 2-0
14%
6.00
9%
5.50
Lyon 1-0
12%
6.50
18%
6.00
20%
Lyon 3-0
11%
7.50
12%
7.00
13%
Lyon 2-1
9%
9.508.00
Draw 1-1
8%
11.00
29%
10.00
25%
Lyon 3-1
7%
12.00
20%
10.00
17%
Lyon 4-0
6%
12.00
29%
10.00
33%
Draw 0-0
5%
12.00
41%
12.00
50%
Lyon 4-1
4%
19.00
27%
15.00
29%
FCSB 1-0
3%
21.00
40%
17.00
31%
Draw 2-2
3%
26.0021.00
11%
Lyon 5-0
3%
23.00
44%
17.00
35%
FCSB 2-1
3%
29.00
26%
23.00
10%
Lyon 3-2
2%
34.00
17%
23.00
12%
Lyon 5-1
2%
34.00
33%
26.00
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
1.73
18%
1.67
19%
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
2.10
21%
2.10
24%
Home 1st Goal
63%
1.20
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
34%
5.00
11%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12.00
41%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
2.20
8%
2.30
4%
BTTS - No
56%
1.62
6%
1.57
3%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
3.40
21%
3.25
17%
BTTS - Draw
11%
8.00
23%
7.50
25%
BTTS - Away Win
4%
19.00
12%
17.00
13%
Home/draw
91%
1.06
4%
1.04
3%
Away/draw
25%
3.50
34%
3.70
35%
Home/away
84%
1.14
7%
1.13
7%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1.22
10%
1.22
10%
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4.33
35%
3.90
34%
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
2.75
31%
2.70
25%
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
1.44
15%
1.44
15%
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
5.00
38%
4.80
31%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1.17
8%
1.17
8%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
11.00
35%
9.00
40%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.05
3%
1.05
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
3%
1.02
4%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
53%
12.00
50%
Home DNB
86%
1.08
4%
1.06
5%
Away DNB
20%
8.00
33%
8.00
33%
Lyon win to nil
47%
1.83
9%
-
FCSB win to nil
5%
15.00
36%
-
Lyon / Lyon
45%
1.83
17%
1.80
16%
Lyon / FCSB
2%
51.00
24%
46.00
12%
Lyon / Draw
4%
19.00
12%
19.00
12%
Draw / Lyon
22%
3.753.80
3%
Draw / FCSB
4%
21.00
40%
17.00
31%
Draw / Draw
11%
7.50
36%
7.50
43%
FCSB / Lyon
4%
21.00
19%
19.00
10%
FCSB / FCSB
5%
19.00
27%
15.00
25%
FCSB / Draw
4%
23.00
10%
19.00
12%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table

Lyon have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Europa League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Lyon have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Lyon have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

FCSB are in 11th position in the Europa League on 14 points having played 8 matches so far this season. FCSB are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won zero. FCSB have conceded 9 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
FCSB
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio86111219 
-
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao8611819 
-
-
-
-
3
Man Utd8530718 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs8521817 
-
-
-
-
5
E.Frankfurt8512416 
-
-
-
-
6
Lyon Home8431815 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Mar 13
7
Olympiakos8431615 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers8422614 
-
-
-
-
9
Bodø8422314 
-
-
-
-
10
Anderlecht8422214 
-
-
-
-
11
FCSB Away8422114 
Mar 13
w
 
1-3F
-
-
12
Ajax8413813 
-
-
-
-
13
R.Sociedad8413413 
-
-
-
-
14
Galatasaray8341313 
-
-
-
-
15
Roma8332412 
-
-
-
-
16
Plzen8332112 
-
-
-
-
17
Ferencvaros8404012 
-
-
-
-
18
Porto8323211 
-
-
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar8323011 
-
-
-
-
20
Midtjylland8323011 
-
-
-
-
21
Union SG8323011 
-
-
-
-
22
PAOK8314210 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
23
Twente8242-110 
-
-
-
-
24
Fenerbahce8242-210 
-
-
-
-
25
Braga8314-310 
-
-
-
-
26
Elfsborg8314-510 
-
-
-
-
27
Hoffenheim8233-39 
-
-
-
-
28
Besiktas8305-59 
-
-
-
-
29
M. Tel-Aviv8206-96 
-
-
-
-
30
Slavia8125-45 
-
-
-
-
31
Malmö8125-75 
-
-
-
-
32
Rigas Futbola Skola8125-75 
-
-
-
-
33
Ludogorets8044-74 
-
-
-
-
34
Dynamo Kyiv8116-134 
-
-
-
-
35
Nice8035-93 
-
-
-
-
36
Qarabag8107-143 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Lyon 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon1 - 1Ludogorets
Lyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
Lyon0 - 1Besiktas
Lyon2 - 0Olympiakos
Lyon0 - 3West Ham
Lyon1 - 1Porto
Lyon1 - 1Rangers
Lyon3 - 0Sparta
Lyon3 - 0Brondby
Lyon0 - 3Bayern
Lyon1 - 0Juventus
Lyon2 - 2RB Leipzig
Lyon3 - 1Benfica
Lyon1 - 1Zenit
Lyon0 - 0Barcelona
Lyon2 - 2Man City
Lyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
Lyon2 - 2Shakhtar
Lyon2 - 3CSKA M
Lyon3 - 1Villarreal
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALyon3 - 1FCSB
HLyon1 - 1Ludogorets
ALyon0 - 0Fenerbahce
HLyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
ALyon4 - 1Qarabag
ALyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
HLyon0 - 1Besiktas
ALyon4 - 1Rangers
HLyon2 - 0Olympiakos
HLyon0 - 3West Ham
ALyon1 - 1West Ham
HLyon1 - 1Porto
ALyon1 - 0Porto
HLyon1 - 1Rangers
ALyon3 - 1Brondby
HLyon3 - 0Sparta
ALyon4 - 3Sparta
HLyon3 - 0Brondby
ALyon2 - 0Rangers
HLyon0 - 3Bayern
FCSB 11TH
17 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 17
Conceded
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
Failed to score
5 / 17
Won
8
Draw
4
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
PAOK1 - 2FCSB
Qarabag2 - 3FCSB
Hoffenheim0 - 0FCSB
Rangers4 - 0FCSB
PAOK0 - 1FCSB
LASK Linz1 - 1FCSB
Sparta1 - 1FCSB
M. Tel-Aviv0 - 1FCSB
Virtus1 - 7FCSB
Nordsjaelland2 - 0FCSB
CSKA 1948 Sofia0 - 1FCSB
Viking1 - 3FCSB
DAC0 - 1FCSB
Saburtalo1 - 0FCSB
S.Karagandy2 - 1FCSB
Rapid Wien3 - 1FCSB
Hajduk Split0 - 0FCSB
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HFCSB1 - 3Lyon
HFCSB2 - 0PAOK
AFCSB2 - 1PAOK
HFCSB0 - 2Man Utd
AFCSB3 - 2Qarabag
AFCSB0 - 0Hoffenheim
HFCSB0 - 0Olympiakos
HFCSB2 - 0Midtjylland
AFCSB0 - 4Rangers
AFCSB1 - 0PAOK
HFCSB4 - 1Rigas Futbola Skola
HFCSB1 - 0LASK Linz
AFCSB1 - 1LASK Linz
HFCSB2 - 3Sparta
AFCSB1 - 1Sparta
AFCSB1 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
HFCSB1 - 1M. Tel-Aviv
HFCSB4 - 0Virtus
AFCSB7 - 1Virtus
AFCSB0 - 2Nordsjaelland
Goal Statistics

Lyon's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 4 consecutive Europa League outings. A PG of 2.3 suggests that run should continue on Thursday night.

Lyon 6th FCSB 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
1
23%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
21%
There is a 67% probability that Lyon will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that FCSB will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Lyon have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
FCSB’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
FCSB
2.3
0.7
Attack rating
25%
better
LYN
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Games scored18
15
Failed to score2
5
Scored first12
9
Goals scored42
33
Avg. goals scored2.1
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for22
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
LYN
1%
better
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Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets6
8
Conceded first6
9
Goals conceded23
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against12%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Lyon v FCSB will show here when available.

Lyon Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8663
R CherkiM FofanaR CherkiN Tagliafico
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Tolisso MID922
2
-
R Cherki MID926
1
-
L Perri GLK8
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF82
1
-
G Mikautadze FWD822
-
A Lacazette FWD83
2
-
M Fofana FWD861
1
-
E Nuamah FWD811
1
-
N Tagliafico DEF71
3
-
D Caleta-Car DEF71
1
-
T Tessmann MID7
1
-
N Matić MID7
-
M Niakhaté DEF6
1
-
C Mata DEF6
1
-
J Veretout MID61
1
-
Abner DEF41
-
S Kumbedi DEF3
1
-
W Omari DEF2
-
R Descamps GLK1
-
P Akouokou MID1
-
T Almada MID1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-
FCSB Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13334
S TarnovanuD MiculescuR RadunovicF Tanase
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tarnovanu GLK13
2
-
R Radunovic DEF133
1
-
D Miculescu FWD1331
3
-
A Sut MID122
2
-
M Edjouma MID121
2
-
F Tanase MID1213
4
-
M Popescu DEF11
2
-
B. Alhassan MID11
2
-
S. Ngezana DEF10
3
-
V Cretu DEF101
3
-
J Dawa DEF101
2
-
A Băluță FWD1011
2
-
D Birligea FWD93
3
1
M Stefanescu FWD81
1
-
V Chiriches  DEF61
2
-
D Olaru MID632
3
1
O Popescu FWD6
-
M Lixandru MID4
-
A Musi FWD4
-
J. Cisotti MID31
-
A. Gheorghiță MID31
1
-
W. Baeten FWD3
-
A Pantea DEF1
-
M. Toma FWD1
-