The Matchday 6 clash in the 2024/25 Europa League between Lyon (France) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) will take place on December 12 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon vs. Eintracht: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Matches – 5 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 32;
Average yellow cards per match – 6.4;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 28;
Penalties – 20%.
Predicted lineups for Lyon vs. Eintracht
Lyon (4-3-3): Lucas Perry – Nicolas Tagliafico, Warmed Omari, Duje Caleta-Car, Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Rayan Cherki, Tanner Tessmann, Jordan Veretout – Ernest Nuamah, Georges Mikautadze, Malik Fofana.
Eintracht (4-4-2): Kevin Trapp – Arthur Theate, Robin Koch, Tuta, Nnamdi Collins – Niels Nkunku, Mahmoud Dahoud, Hugo Larsson, Farès Chaïbi – Omar Marmoush, Hugo Ekitike.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Lyon
In the 5th round of the Europa League, the team defeated Qarabag 4-1. In this Europa League campaign, the club has only lost once (3 wins, 1 draw). Pierre Sage's side is currently in 7th place in the table, trailing the top spot by 3 points. Notably, the French team has scored 12 goals in the group stage, ranking third in this tournament's scoring charts.
- No more than three goals have been scored in Lyon's last 7 home matches in the Europa League.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of Lyon's last 7 home games in this tournament.
- The team has not lost in 13 of their last 15 Europa League matches (9 wins, 4 draws).
Eintracht
In the previous round of the Europa League, the German club defeated Midtjylland 2-1. The victory against the Danish side extended Dino Toppmöller's team's winning streak to four matches in this tournament. As they enter Matchday 6, the team is in 3rd place in the Europa League table, trailing Lazio, who are in first place, only on goal difference.
- No more than three goals have been scored in regulation time in 6 of Eintracht's last 8 matches in this tournament.
- Eintracht has not lost in their last 8 away matches in the Europa League (7 wins, 1 draw).
- The team scored first in their last 6 away games in the Europa League.
Lyon vs. Eintracht: Match Prediction
Lyon's defense cannot be considered reliable, as the club has conceded 5 goals in the group stage of the Europa League and failed to keep a clean sheet even against one of the tournament's outsiders, Qarabag (4-1). However, there are no issues with their attack: Lyon has scored 12 goals in 5 matches, one of the best records among all clubs in this tournament.
Eintracht also plays open football in the Europa League, scoring themselves and allowing opponents to score. There have been goals from both teams in 13 of the last 16 matches involving the German club in the Europa League. This period includes high-scoring matches against formidable opponents such as Barcelona (3-2), West Ham (2-1), and Betis (2-1).
I believe that in the upcoming match, both teams will not sit back in defense and will deliver an entertaining game. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
