Lyon vs Lille Osc Prediction & Betting Tips - French Cup

Prediction published on 05/02/2024, 13:30  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 07/02/2024 at 04:30 in French Cup Prediction

Lyon take a break from their relegation battle in Ligue 1 and host Lille in the last 16 of the French Cup. The home side are 15th in Ligue 1 with their opponents flying high in fourth place. It's been a tough season for Lyon and they are only three points above the relegation zone. Their form has picked up in recent weeks and three of their last four home games have been won. Their most recent game saw them get a 1-0 home win over Marseille. To reach this stage of the French Cup, they have beaten CA Pontarlier and Bergerac Perigard. The two sides met in the French Cup last season with Lyon getting a win via a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw. Lyon have only scored 20 league goals this season and two of their last three games have seen under 2.5 goals scored. Novemer of last year saw the two teams face each other in Ligue 1 with Lille winning 2-0.

Lille will find this a lot more difficult than their match in the last 64 of this season's French Cup. They took on Golden Lion from Martinique and beat them 12-0. It was a lot tougher in the last 32 with them winning only 1-0 at Racing Club de France who play in the fourth tier of French football. Lille are unbeaten in their last five games and kept clean sheets in all of them with four wins and a draw. Their most recent game saw them beat Clermont 4-0 at home. Their away record is holding their title challenge back with only two out of ten games being won, though six have ended level. 14 of their 20 league fixtures have seen under 2.5 goals scored and seven of their ten away matches. We go for that stat to come up again in this match.