Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
25 September 2025
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
Lyon
Stadion Galgenwaard will host Thursday’s Europa League game between Utrecht and Olympique Lyon. Ron Jans’ men failed to impress in back-to-back losses to Groningen (0-1) and Fortuna Sittard (0-1), with the team struggling in front of goal and they face yet another difficult task against les Gones. Experienced centre-forward Sebastien Haller is pushing for a start as well as winger Miguel Rodriguez, while both Dani de Wit and Rafik El Arguioui remain in the recovery room.
The Ligue 1 outfit, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Rennes, with the team beating Angers 1-0 thanks to Tanner Tessmann’s goal. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team and given Utrecht’s dip in form, we predict that Lyon are going to pick up all three points from the match. Midfielder Tyler Morton is back from the domestic ban.
Highlighted Team (Utrecht):
Established on July 1, 1970, Utrecht is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. The club was founded as a merger of VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk, and Velox, and it has to be noted that VV DOS did well to win the Eredivisie trophy back in 1958.
Utrecht, on the other hand, have yet to win the national championship, but they have lifted three KNVB Cup trophies (1984/85, 2002/03, 2003/04). Leo van Veen is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 153 goals. Speaking of the club’s colours, they were white and red shirts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Due to the hooligan clashes, Utrecht have a rivalry with Dutch giants Ajax. The games between the two clubs have always been very tense on the field. Utrecht welcome their rivals at Stadion Galgenwaard, the venue which can hold up to 23,750 people. The stadium was opened back in May 1936.
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