Our prediction for this Coupe de la Ligue match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2019
12:45 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Toulouse
Olympique Lyon just can’t find their rhythm in the 2019/2020 season. Following a 4-0 win over Nimes, les Gones suffered a 1-0 loss to Rennes in their last league fixture, and, as a result, they dropped to 8th position in the standings. Seeing that Olympique Lyon have slim chances of clinching the Ligue 1 trophy, we are positive that they are going to take the Coupe de la Ligue game against Toulouse very seriously.
Rudi Garcia’s men are eager to give fans something to cheer about, and we are positive that they will leave their hearts on the field in Wednesday’s clash. Les Pitchouns, on the other hand, made a very slow start to the season, with the team collecting only 12 points from possible 54. Olympique Lyon will not have a better chance than this to get back on course; therefore, there is a big value in betting on Memphis Depay and Co.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Toulouse):
Toulouse are a professional football club that compete in Ligue 1. Les Pitchouns are well known for their purple jerseys with white stripes and it has to be noted that they used to wear red and yellow jerseys in the past. Toulouse welcome their opponents at Stadium Municipal and the capacity of the team’s home ground is 33.150. Stadium Municipal was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
In 1982 the club secured promotion to the Ligue 1 for the first time ever and you should bear in mind that the likes of Jacques Santini and Daniel Jeandupeux were part of the team. A win over Napoli in the round 1 of the 1986/1987 UEFA Cup is considered one of the club’s biggest success as football legend Diego Maradona played for the Italian team back then, attacker Daniel Jeandupeux scored the winner for Toulouse in the penalty shoot-out. Bordeaux are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in Derby de la Garonne.
