Olympique Lyon vs Juventus
UEFA Champions League – Group H
Date: Tuesday, 18th September, 2016,
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK,
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
Derby match in Champions League Group H, Lyon vs Juventus will be a perfect choice for Tuesday evening both to watch and to bet on. Major bookmakers offered plenty of different games to play for this match combining them with very good odds.
After declassing Dinamo Zagreb winning 3-0 in their opening match, Lyon lost in their second match against Sevilla. Olympique Lyon are struggling with form lately and now in this match, they are hoping to gain at least one point and secure their position. They lost in three of their last four matches in all competitions including last league match against Nice losing 2-0. Lack of discipline and lots of nervousness is visible among players and unless they manage to control this, it will be very difficult for the team to get back in the winning run.
On the other side, Juventus are undefeated in Champions League and full of self-confidence entering this match after five consecutive victories in all competitions and four of their last five matches without conceded goal. Unlike Lyon, Juve are well played, highly organized and disciplined, and this is exactly what gives them right to hope for the victory in this match. When it comes to their mutual encounters, two teams played three times before and Juventus won in each match.
The Old Lady are favorites in this match as well but the fact that they will be weakened for significant number of injured key players, this match may get another dimension. Lyon for sure will try to use this in their advantage and we will definitely see many midfield duels and lots of action and scoring chances in front of both goals. Enjoy in a very good match and with our betting tips and predictions, try to earn some cash placing the right bets.
Bruno Génésio Lyon's coach: "We have to be disciplined when we lose the ball against a team who are very strong defensively and also very good in possession."
Massimiliano Allegri: " I'm not worried about having players out injured. We have other players who can make the difference against a very organised Lyon side."
Olympique Lyon vs Juventus: Head to Head Statistics
The two teams have met before in 2014 UEFA Europa League game, Juventus won both legs of the game. Juventus have score 3 goals against Lyon and conceded 1, as they won 2-1 at home and 0-1 away in their previous fixture.
Olympique Lyon vs Juventus: Prediction
Juventus are coming into this match on the back of a 5-game winning streak and have kept clean sheets in 4 of those games. They have also scored at least 2 goals in 4 of their last 5 games. They are side that do not drop points at this stage of the tournament. Considering Lyon’s poor run of results in recent outings, the visiting Serie A giants could be backed for a comprehensive win.
Juventus have all it takes to earn another clean sheet here and this take us to a correct score prediction of 2-0 at full-time.
Olympique Lyon vs Juventus: Betting Tips
HT/FT – Juventus/Juventus at 2.60 (8/5).
Full Time Correct Score: 2-0 for Juve at 7.50 (13/2).
