Matchday 6 of the 2024/25 Europa League group stage between Lyon (France) and Eintracht (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, Fares Chaibi – Omar Marmoush, Hugo Ekitike.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Lyon
In their Matchday 5 fixture, the team defeated Qarabag 4-1. In this Europa League campaign, the club has lost only once (3 wins, 1 draw). Pierre Sage's side is in 7th place in the standings, trailing the top spot by 3 points. Notably, the French team has already scored 12 goals in the group stage, ranking third in this metric among all tournament clubs.
- 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 Europa League round, the German club defeated Midtjylland 2-1. This success against the Danish side extended Dino Toppmöller's team's winning streak in the tournament to four matches. Ahead of Matchday 6, the team is in 3rd place in the Europa League standings, trailing the leaders Lazio only on goal difference.
- No more than three goals have been scored in regulation time in 6 of the club's last 8 matches in this tournament.
- Eintracht has not lost in their last 8 away Europa League matches (7 wins, 1 draw).
- The team scored first in their last 6 away Europa League games.
Lyon vs. Eintracht: Match Prediction
The French team's defense is not particularly reliable – they have conceded 5 goals in the group stage and failed to keep a clean sheet even against one of the tournament's underdogs, Qarabag (4-1). However, their attack is in fine form, with Lyon scoring 12 goals in 5 matches, one of the highest tallies among all clubs in this tournament.
Eintracht also plays open football in the Europa League, scoring themselves and allowing opponents to score. Both teams have found the net in 13 of the German club's last 16 Europa League matches. This run of high-scoring games includes encounters with 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
