Olympique Lyon vs Stade Reims Prediction: Will the International break affect Lyon?!

Olympique Lyon and Stade Reims go head-to-head in the 27th round of the Ligue 1 season. The game will be played at Lyon's stadium, the Groupama Stadium by 23:00.

Olympique Lyon's last 5 league results are: WWLWW and their current position on the table is 10th with 34 points in 26 matches. Overall their records are: 10 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses.

Stade Reims' last 5 league results are: DWLDW and their current position on the table is 9th with 38 points in 26 matches. Their overall records are: 11 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses.

Olympique Lyon will feel encouraged by their job so far in the Ligue 1 but they are still hoping to make it to the top end of the table in order to play in any of the European Competitions. 

Olympique Lyon won 4 of their last 5 league games and their last match ended in a 3-2 win over Toulouse away from home. After Alexandre Lacazette’s opener for Olympique Lyon in the 33rd minute, they conceded twice in the 53rd and 59th minutes. But in the 77th and 81st minute, Lyon completed the comeback through goals from Rayan Cherki and Jake O’Brien. And according to the stats, Olympique Lyon had 50% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance and hit the woodwork once.

Olympique Lyon have to maintain the momentum they had before the International break. Sometimes most clubs struggle after the break, but Olympique Lyon can only hope their story is different.

Stade Reims are hardly looking serious about any serious achievements this season and the outcome of this game is crucial for them as they intend to keep climbing the table.

Stade Reims won just 2 of their last 5 league games and their most recent league game against Metz FC ended in a win. They scored the opening goal in just 3 minutes through Oumar Diakité but Metz FC got the equalizer in the 14th minute. And finally Junya Ito scored the winning goal for Reims in the 79th minute and they went on to win 2-1 at the end. It was a dominant performance from Reims as the statistics showed they had 66% possession and registered 7 shots on target. They also played 7 corner kicks and created 2 big chances. 

Consistency has been an issue for Stade Reims in the last couple of weeks and that's a major reason why there's doubt about their performance in the upcoming game. But then again, Stade Reims can be out to prove the doubters wrong by beating Olympique Lyon.

According to the h2h, Olympique Lyon and Stade Reims have played 19 games against each other in the past. Olympique Lyon won 8 games while Stade Reims won 6 games and 5 games ended in a draw.

For Olympique Lyon, the expectation is clear and that is a win. Anything else would be a huge disappointment and a win here will give them the assurances to continue fighting. Stade Reims on the other hand have very little opportunity to make it out of here with a win, so a draw would seem fair for them.

The h2h streak shows, there were less than 4.5 cards in 6 of the last 7 meetings between Lyon and Reims. And there were also less than 10.5 corners in the 9 out of the last 10 meetings between both clubs.

• Olympique Lyon to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.7 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.7 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win 2-1 at 9.00 Odds