Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Le Havre
Match Time & Date:
20/10/2024
08:00 AM
Prediction: 1-2
Lyon
Out-of-sorts Le Havre will look to put an end to their four-game losing run when they take on Olympique Lyon in the Ligue 1 round 8. Le Havre have been struggling at the back of late, conceding eight goals in total in the last three league matches and they face yet another tough challenge against the French powerhouse. Adding to their woes, defender Etienne Youte Kinkoue misses out through suspension.
Olympique Lyon, on the other hand, produced a fine performance in a 2-0 win over Nantes and given their four-game winning run in all competitions, away win should definitely be considered. In their last meeting at Stade Oceane Le Havre defeated Lyon 3-1, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge. Duje Caleta-Car serves a one-game ban, while fellow defender Clinton Mata remains in the recovery room. Serbia veteran Nemanja Matic continues to miss out with injury.
Highlighted Player (Saïd Benrahma):
Said Benrahma is an Algeria international who started his club career at Nice. The pacey winger made his Ligue 1 debut during the 2013/2014 season and after scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances for les Aiglons in the French top flight, he moved to the Championship team Brentford in the summer of 2018.
Said Benrahma was born in Ain Temouchent, Algeria on August 10, 1995 and it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Angers, Gazelec Ajaccio and Chateauroux on loan before joining the Griffin Park outfit. The Algerian footballer impressed in the 2018/2019 Championship season, scoring 10 goals and providing 15 assists for his teammates.
His main position is right winger, but he is used as a left winger as well. Speaking of his international career, Said Benrahma made his debut for the Algeria national team on October 13, 2015 in a 1-0 win over Senegal.
Highlighted Team (Lyon):
Commonly referred to as Lyon, Olympique Lyonnais is the French club which play their games at the Parc Olimpique Lyonnais with a capacity just a pinch short of 60,000. Lyon is one of the most popular clubs in France with a vast fan base on par with Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille.
The club achieved moderate success during the 1960s and 1970s led by the likes of Bernard Lacombe and Jean Djorkaeff, while the golden era of the French side came at the start of the new millennium when Lyon began to achieve greater success both in France and on the international level.
It was not until 2002 that Lyon won their first ever Ligue 1 title which sparked an ongoing national record-breaking streak of seven successive titles. During that time Lyon were regular participants of the UEFA Champions League. The French club reached quarter-finals on two occasions, while they even played in the semi-finals in the 2009-10 season.
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