Lyon vs Reims Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 09.02.2025

• Date and Time: Sunday, February 9, 2025, 15:00 GMT+1
• Venue: Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France

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Lyon vs Reims	Sunday, February 9, 2025, 15:00 GMT+1
Lyon odds	1.51
Reims odds	5.7
Draw	4.64
Over 2.5	1.49

Lyon vs Reims Preview and Team News

Lyon Team News

Lyon may have an advantage coming into this game with Reims, but to retain that, they will have to focus a lot on possession and not giving away cheap fouls in dangerous spots. 

The home team have the tendency to sit back until they commit mistakes in their own half, something they will have to avoid in this game. They will be fortunate that Fofana is the only player ruled out.

Lyon like to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation in which former Arsenal striker Lacazette acts as the target man. However, for the ball to reach Lacazette, it has to go through the likes of Veretout and Matić in midfield at first. 

The latter, who previously played for Manchester United, is excellent at shielding the ball and putting his body in between. His distributing often plays a vital role in Lyon setting up attacking positions in their final third.

Lyon predicted lineup vs Reims (4-2-3-1): Perri; Kumbedi, Mata, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Matić, Veretout; Cherki, Tolisso, Nuamah; Lacazette.

Reims Team News

Reims, who are ranked 13th in the league table with 22 points as opposed to Lyon, who are perched upon the seventh position, will not take kindly to being passed around in this game. 

They are a team that likes to use their wings to their advantage, and this is a tactic that will hold them in good stead in this big encounter. It must, however, be noted that this same tactic backfired for them in their 1-2 loss to Nantes recently.

Having lost two out of their last five matches will demotivate Reims a lot, but they will be expected to turn up for this game in bright spirits. The suspension of Okumu is bound to play a big role in deciding the result of this game, while injuries to Kone, Daramy, Khadra, Teuma, and Fofana will leave them bereft of good choices on the pitch. 

Yet, their attackers like to dig deep and create inches of space in the final third, and this quality will come in handy for Reims.

Reims predicted lineup vs Lyon (4-2-3-1): Diouf; Buta, Sangui, Kipre, Akieme; Edoa, Patrick; Ito, Munetsi, Nakamura; Salama.

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Lyon vs Reims Prediction

• Pick: Lyon to win or draw
• Odds: 1.166 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Lyon 2-1 Reims

Lyon, despite being ranked better than Reims in the league table, Lyon have not had a good run of form of late. They have not won a single match in their last five outings, and such a poor patch is bound to go deep inside the psyches of their players. 

Despite that, we expect them to either win or draw this game. They have won or drawn 8 out of 10 matches against Reims at home, and we think this statistic points to a similar result here as well.

Lyon vs Reims Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Total over 2.5 goals
• Odds: 1.49 (22Bet)

A total of over 2.5 goals is expected to be seen in this game, with Lyon hopeful of doing most of the scoring. Their attackers, led by skipper Lacazette, have been in fine form this season, with the former Arsenal man already finding the back of the net on six occasions in the league this campaign.

Nakamura, who has scored eight Ligue 1 goals for Reims this season, will be another player to watch out for in the final third, although the Lyon defenders are renowned for their ability to nip any kind of creative play in the bud. 

It will be interesting to note that three out of the last four matches played at this venue between these two teams have yielded over 2.5 goals in total.

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