PSG v Lyon Betting Odds

PSG v Lyon Match Result

As far as the Match Result market is concerned for this Ligue 1 encounter, Paris Saint-Germain are strong favourites to claim a victory. They have won six and drawn one of their seven games at the Parc des Princes, with the team averaging three goals per home game and there have been just five goals conceded.

PSG warmed up nicely for this fixture with a 3-0 victory away to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday night, with goals from Goncalo Ramos, Nuno Mendes and Desire Doue helping the French champions to a facile victory where the visitors were able to register eight shots on target compared to their opponents’ one.

On the flip side, that victory ended a run of three games without a win. Luis Enrique’s side were beaten 1-0 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League before being held to a 1-1 draw with Nantes where the away team were incredibly able to claim a point despite only having 15% possession in the game.

PSG’s match away to Auxerre followed a similar pattern. The champions had eleven shots on target but were held to a goalless draw, with Lyon hoping to replicate this type of performance when they travel to the Parc des Princes. Lyon have been fairly strong on the road – can they be the team to end the unbeaten run of their opponents?

There is a Europa League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night which could mean fatigue is at play for this game, although Lyon do have a strong recent record and it’s been eight games unbeaten including four wins in the previous five encounters.

There was plenty to like about a 3-0 victory away to Angers, with Pierre Sage overseeing a performance where they were able to register ten shots on target. That was preceded by a 4-1 success against Nice and that means there have now been eleven goals in their previous three encounters.

There have been an average of twenty-six goals scored in seven Paris Saint-Germain home games this season. It’s little wonder that the Over 2.5 Goals line is trading at very short odds and it would be a big surprise if we didn’t see three goals or more scored in the game.

Indeed, Over 3.5 Goals is available at shorter odds than Under 3.5 Goals. There has been a grand total of forty-eight goals scored in fourteen PSG Ligue 1 games and there’s every chance that we’ll see the home side get on the scoresheet multiple times.

The other reason why the Ligue 1 betting sites are anticipating a goalfest is that Lyon aren’t shot shy and they have also been scoring plenty recently. Although there’s only been a modest seventeen goals registered in their seven away games, those ten shots on target away to Angers suggests that they can also boost the game’s goal tally.

However, although the last three Lyon games have been Over 2.5 Goals, three of the previous four games went Under and perhaps this won’t be the goalfest that the bookies are predicting. Lyon’s tactics might be defensive against a team who are highly dangerous from an attacking point-of-view.

There have been several Paris Saint-Germain home matches where we’ve seen BTTS Yes happen. In September, PSG were able to claim a 3-1 win against Brest, with the same winning scoreline being achieved against Rennes. There was also a 4-2 victory against Strasbourg, so it’s easy to see why BTTS Yes is trading at a short price.

Lyon have scored a fairly modest eleven goals in seven away games, with the last eight games in all competitions seeing Pierre Sage’s team find the net. You have to go back to 15 September when Lyon drew 0-0 away to Lens to find the last time that they blanked domestically and that suggests that they will find the net here.

There’s the opportunity to combine the BTTS Yes pick with other selections if you’re looking to achieve a bigger price. For example, consider going Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS Yes if you want to have larger odds. Alternatively, those wanting to back Paris Saint-Germain could combine the BTTS Yes pick to land potentially extra value.

Kylian Mbappe might have left the Parc des Princes last summer to join Real Madrid, although there’s a new gunslinger in town. Bradley Barcola has racked up ten goals already this season which makes him one of Ligue 1’s top scorers, with the 22-year-old bidding to get back on the scoresheet after five games without a goal.

It was Goncalo Ramos who broke his duck for the season when scoring away to Salzburg in the Champions League and the Portuguese will now hope to play his part after an injury-hit season, with Lee Kang-In another exciting attacking young talent and the South Korean could be able to break the deadlock against Lyon.

Lyon haven’t had anyone who has been particularly prolific, with the visitors having the goals shared around. However, Alexandre Lacazette was able to score a hat-trick against Nice recently and the evergreen forward will surely get a few chances to find the net against a team who aren’t always watertight defensively.