PSG continue their march towards the Ligue 1 title as they welcome Lyon to the Parc des Princes on Sunday. Both teams have been in good form lately and given the attacking quality in display, goals could be expected here.
PSG will head into Sunday’s clash on a high after claiming an impressive 4-1 victory at Barcelona to reach the semi-final of the Champions League. Trailing 3-2 from the first leg, a Kylian Mbappe brace, along with goals from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha gave them the win on Tuesday.
While it was a surprise win against Barcelona, the result highlights PSG’s recent good form. Luis Enrique’s men have lost just once in their last 29 matches across all competitions, a run stretching back to November.
PSG have also suffered just one Ligue 1 defeat all season and are 10 points clear at the top of the standings. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw by Clermont in their previous fixture with Goncalo Ramos netting the equaliser five minutes from time after trailing for much of the contest.
Lyon have been one of the form teams in recent weeks and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches. They have claimed eight wins in that run and are now pushing for a European finish, sitting six points off the top six.
Pierre Sage’s were given a stern test by Brest last time out in Ligue 1 but eventually claimed a 4-3 victory. Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring early in the contest while second half efforts from Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Tagliafico and Ainsley Maitland-Niles sealed the win.
Lyon have also caught the eye in their recent travels, winning their last six away matches. However, they are often unconvincing at the back and have kept just one clean sheet in that run.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed PSG as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 12/25 by 10bet. A victory for Lyon is valued at 11/2 by William Hill while bet365 is offering odds of 17/4 for a draw.
Head to head
PSG have a 34-24 advantage with 16 draws from 76 previous matches against Lyon. The Parisians ran out 4-1 winners in the reverse fixture back in September with Kylian Mbappe netting a brace.
Players to watch
Having netted a brace in the reverse fixture, Kylian Mbappe will be the one to watch for PSG. The forward is the leading scorer in Ligue 1 with 24 goals so far and is priced at 3/4 by Unibet to get on the score sheet once again.
Lyon also have some attacking quality of their own with Alexandre Lacazette scoring 15 Ligue 1 goals this season. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 21/10 by bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 5/4 by Unibet. There were second half goals for both teams in Lyon’s previous fixture and a similar pattern is priced at 7/4 by William Hill.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the reverse fixture and could be backed to grab the first goal on Sunday at 13/5 with bet365.
This French Ligue 1 match between PSG and Lyon will be played on Apr 21, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best PSG vs Lyon prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
