Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
27/02/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-0
Strasbourg
A place in the Coupe de France semis will be at stake when Olympique Lyon and Strasbourg go head to head at Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday evening. Les Gones have been in a fine form of late, with the team extending their winning run in Ligue 1 to four games at Metz and it is no wonder the odds for home win are dropping. January signing Said Benrahma is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the triumph over les Grenats, while all Henrique, Corentin Tolisso, and Johann Lepenant remain in the recovery room.
Le Racing, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest and given their four-game losing run in the French top flight, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. To make things even worse for the away team, midfielder Habib Diarra limped off with injury in a 3-0 loss to Brest at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Alexandre Lacazette):
Alexandre Lacazette is a hometown boy of Lyon, a powerful striker who went through the youth ranks of the French side to become one of the most important players for Les Gones. The 25-year-old forward was also a member of all France national team selections becoming a European champion at the age of 19 by scoring the winner in the final against Spain.
This goal gave him a reputation of a big game player, one he went on to uphold on various occasions at his club. Lacazette is a hard working forward an accomplished finisher of the ball able to score from different positions. The most prolific striker in his side and among the top ones in the Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette scored more than 20 league goals last two seasons on a trot.
Constantly linked with a move away from Lyon, Alexandre Lacazette refuses to speak about anything other than his football and is leaving all the talk to the football pitch.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
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