Lyon – Troyes Prediction & Picks (06.05.2018)

Olympique Lyonnais and Troyes meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, in a match for the 36 th round of the Liga 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 22-10-2017, Olympique Lyonnais won by (0 -5). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Lyon:

After 21 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 72 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Dijon FCO, by (2-5). In the last match, they won in a home match against Nantes, by (2-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Olympique Lyonnais has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 35 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Lyon enter this day motivated, after a home win, 2-0, at the reception to Nantes: Depay and Traoré scored the goals of the victory. The home club usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the wings. Lyon knows that they will have a relatively easy game, since their opponent seems to be discouraged by the record of the last matches to count for the championship. For this game, coach Bruno Génésio must have all the players at his disposal.

Troyes:

The away team is currently in the 18 th position of the league, with 32 points won, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 21 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Saint-Étienne, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Caen, by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 1 draw and 13 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Troyes has a record of 1 draw and 9 losses, so they have won 1 point out of 30 possible.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 14 away matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (6 out of 18 matches) and 0-0 (6 out of 18 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 35 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 18 times and have only won 1 comeback. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).

Troyes enter this motivated encounter, after a home victory, by 3-1, in the reception at Caen: Nivet, Suk Hyun-Jun and Vercoutre (own goal) scored the goals of the triumph. The foreign team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, being that it must adopt a more defensive posture, with the objective of trying to avoid suffering any goal caused by tactical errors. Thus, a draw on this day can not be considered a bad result. The foreign coach should not be able to count on Samassa and Dingomé, because they are injured.