Strasbourg vs Lyon Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th April 2023

Lyon go up against Strasbourg on Friday for an exciting Ligue 1 meeting at Stade de la Meinau.

While Lyon could be closing on the top six with a win here, Strasbourg will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.

Strasbourg average 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 16 times. They conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, with two clean sheets along the way.

Lyon scored 17 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Strasbourg came away with a 1-2 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Stade de la Meinau.

Strasbourg vs Lyon Prediction

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-1 against Lens. They responded by beating AC Ajaccio 3-1, and followed that up by winning 0-2 against Reims. Strasbourg won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored ten goals and conceded five times.

Lyon Form

Lyon won twice in their last three matches as Rennes were defeated by 3-1, before they beat Toulouse 1-2. Marseille proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. Lyon won four times in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded eight goals while scoring 13 themselves.

Strasbourg and Lyon are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atStade de la Meinau

Lyon won seven of their previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Ligue 1. They scored 25 and conceded nine goals and collected 24 points. Strasbourg claimed seven wins, 11 draws as well as 14 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lyon so far pulled off 14 wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1.

Strasbourg vs Lyon Stats

Strasbourg vs Lyon Squads

Strasbourg Squad

Antonetti will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Lyon from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Eiji Kawashima (0/0), Matz Sels (0/32), Robin Risser (0/0), Alexander Djiku (1/28), Colin Dagba (0/17), Eduard Sobol (0/12), Frederic Guilbert (0/12), Gerzino Nyamsi (1/17), Ismael Doukoure (1/22), Lucas Perrin (0/21), Maxime Le Marchand (0/22), Thomas Delaine (0/16), Aymeric Ahmed (0/0), Benjamin Besic (0/0), Dany Jean (0/2), Dimitri Lienard (0/24), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/22), Jean Aholou (3/26), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/24), Morgan Sanson (0/12), Mouhamadou Diarra (1/23), Nordine Kandil (0/7), Sanjin Prcic (1/27), Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo (17/31), Kevin Gameiro (9/29), Lebo Mothiba (3/18), Tom Saettel (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (1/1).

Lyon Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 57 year-old Lyon manager Blanc will select his starting XI from these players:

Anthony Lopes (0/26), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/7), Castello Lukeba (1/29), Dejan Lovren (0/14), Henrique (0/5), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/18), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/29), Sael Kumbedi (0/14), Sinaly Diomande (0/20), Thiago Mendes (1/26), Corentin Tolisso (1/25), Houssem Aouar (1/13), Johann Lepenant (1/27), Maxence Caqueret (1/30), Alexandre Lacazette (20/29), Amin Sarr (1/9), Bradley Barcola (5/21), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Jeffinho (0/4), Moussa Dembele (3/22), Rayan Cherki (3/29).

Strasbourg vs Lyon Team News

Strasbourg might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Lyon.

Eiji Kawashima, Thomas Delaine, Colin Dagba and Nordine Kandil are missing from the squad, Strasbourg will field against Lyonon Friday.

Lyon face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Friday against Strasbourg.

Lyon need to do without Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade de la Meinau.

Strasbourg vs Lyon Lineups

Strasbourg vs Lyon H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Strasbourg came out the other side as 1-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. All in all, Lyon have a fine reading on Strasbourg in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Lyon to win this match at best price odds of 5/4.

Strasbourg vs Lyon Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Strasbourg and Lyon. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies on Friday.

Strasbourg vs Lyon Betting Tips

Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo enjoys a great season with 17 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Strasbourg won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Lyon won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Strasbourg hammered in the opening goal six times in their last 10 matches played in front of their usually euphoric crowd at Stade de la Meinau. Lyon were first off the mark in seven of their 10 most recent away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Strasbourg managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Lyon averaging two goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Strasbourg’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lyon, who scored 1.6 times on average in those matches.