Clermont Foot vs Lyon Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th May 2023

Lyon will go up against Clermont Foot this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting.

There has been a real flow of goals lately at both ends of the pitch for Lyon in recent games. Both teams scored in their last five matches on the spin, which definitely makes this scenario worth considering in the betting market on Sunday.

Clermont Foot scored 13 goals, conceded 11 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Lyon scored 21 goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their last ten games.

The last time the pair played each other, Clermont Foot came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Prediction

Clermont Foot Form

Clermont Foot look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 1-2 and 1-0 against Nice and Reims respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Auxerre, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. Clermont Foot won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Lyon Form

Lyon won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against Marseille, before beating Strasbourg 1-2. Another win followed, this time by 5-4 against Montpellier. Lyon came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded eight.

Going forward, Clermont Foot and Lyon are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Sunday.

Clermont Foot are looking at a record of 14 wins, eight draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lyon are looking at 16 wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1.

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Squads

Clermont Foot Squad

Pascal Gastien will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Lyon from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Lucas Margueron (0/0), Mory Diaw (0/34), Ouparine Djoco (0/0), Alidu Seidu (0/24), Baila Diallo (0/6), Baptiste Martin (0/0), Cheick Oumar Konate (0/9), Florent Ogier (0/24), Mateusz Wieteska (0/32), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/22), Mehdi Zeffane (0/14), Neto Borges (2/29), Oliver Kamdem (0/0), Souleymane Cisse (0/2), Elbasan Rashani (3/28), Fred Gnalega (0/0), Giovani Versini (0/0), Jacques Salze (0/0), Jeremie Bela (1/18), Jim Allevinah (1/32), Johan Gastien (3/27), Maxime Gonalons (1/21), Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (7/34), Nael Jaby (0/0), Saif-Eddine Khaoui (6/30), Stan Berkani (0/0), Yanis Massolin (0/6), Yohann Magnin (0/34), Aiman Maurer (0/9), Grejohn Kyei (7/33), Komnen Andric (4/30).

Lyon Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Lyon head coach Blanc will select from for his starting XI:

Anthony Lopes (0/28), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/7), Achraf Laaziri (0/0), Castello Lukeba (2/30), Dejan Lovren (1/16), Henrique (0/7), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/19), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/30), Sael Kumbedi (0/16), Sinaly Diomande (0/22), Thiago Mendes (1/28), Corentin Tolisso (1/26), Houssem Aouar (1/14), Johann Lepenant (1/29), Maxence Caqueret (2/32), Alexandre Lacazette (24/31), Amin Sarr (1/10), Bradley Barcola (5/23), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Jeffinho (0/5), Moussa Dembele (3/22), Rayan Cherki (3/30).

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Team News

Lyon have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Clermont Foot on Sunday.

Names like Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Clermont Foot.

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Lineups

Clermont Foot vs Lyon H2H

Clermont Foot triumphed in a 1-0 win against Lyon, the last time they faced off. However, Lyon secured a 2-1 win in the match before that. Clermont Foot claimed one win, while Lyon picked up one win in the previous four matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Results

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Clermont Foot and Lyon.

Clermont Foot vs Lyon Betting Tips

Alexandre Lacazette scored seven goals in six Ligue 1 games for Lyon. This took his total for the season up to 24 goals scored in Ligue 1. Grejohn Kyei is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six Ligue 1 outings.

Clermont Foot won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Lyon won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost two in this run. Clermont Foot might win at Stade Gabriel Montpied on Sunday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just one games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Clermont Foot and Lyon, with Clermont Foot scoring 1.66 goals on average per game. Lyon averaged 1.67 goals, while both teams scored two times. Clermont Foot saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lyon, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.