Olympique Lyon vs Strasbourg Prediction: Lyon are progressing no doubt!

Olympique Lyon will host Strasbourg at the Groupama Stadium for the Coup de France Quarter Final. Olympique Lyon are playing their best football for the first time this season and it has yielded the right results as they have won their last 5 games in all competitions. Now they are playing with lots of confidence and there's a great chance they might advance to the next round of the Coup de France.

Strasbourg have lost all of their last 3 games in the Ligue 1. Their last win was in the Coup de France Knockout stage when they defeated Le Havre. But at the moment, there's a huge doubt within the ranks and they might be on their way out of the Coup de France.

Olympique Lyon

Olympique Lyon will fancy winning the Coup de France trophy with the Ligue 1 trophy beyond their reach. Lyon has seen a dramatic turn around in their fortunes and they are beginning to build momentum in the Ligue 1. And coming into this Quarter Final clash, they are the favorites to advance to the Semifinal round. 

Olympique Lyon played their most recent game against Le Havre only 3 days ago. Alexandre Lacazette scored the opening goal and Saïd Benrahma doubled their lead in the second half. During the game, Alexander Lacazette was substituted for a slight knock and he is a doubt for this clash with Strasbourg. Saïd Benrahma deserves to start after his impact in the match. He scored the second goal after coming on as a sub for Gift Orban.

Strasbourg

Strasbourg are as good as out of the competition unless they can turn things around. They have been shocking in the last 3 games with all 3 games ending in a defeat. They managed to defeat Le Havre in the previous round but it's been defeat after defeat since then. Emmanuel Emegha, Dilane Bakwa and Marvin Senaya were all on target in the game against Le Havre. 

Strasbourg’s most recent game was against Stade Brest and they lost 3:0. They managed 43% possession, 2 shots on target and 0 corner kicks in that game. 

Strasbourg coach is most likely to stick to the 4-4-2 formation in this game. Kevin Gameiro and Emmanuel Emegha were both below par in the last game and they will need to step up to help their team advance into the next round.

Head to Head

Olympique Lyon have won 13 times in the last 20 meetings against Strasbourg. Strasbourg won 4 games and both clubs drew in 3 games.

Analysis and Predictions

This looks like a straight victory for Olympique Lyon. All the signs and stats are in their favor and there's no reason why they shouldn't progress to the next round.

According to the h2h, Olympique Lyon are without a clean sheet in the last 5 meetings and Strasbourg in the last 20 meetings. 6 of their last 7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in the last 5 meetings. Strasbourg scored first in 4 of the last 5 meetings and there were less than 4.5 cards in those 4 games. There were also less than 10.5 corners in 8 of the last 9 matches.

• Olympique Lyon to Win at 1.82 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win at 1.816 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win at 1.80 Odds