Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Auxerre
Match Time & Date:
13/04/2025
20:45
Prediction: 1-3
Lyon
Auxerre and Olympique Lyon, the two old rivals, square off against each other at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps on day 29 of the current Ligue 1 campaign. Auxerre aim to build on back-to-back wins over Montpellier and Rennes and a triumph over Lyon will see them move one step closer towards survival. Assane Diousse is rated doubtful for the home side after picking up a knock in the last league match, while there are no other fresh injury concerns in the home team.
Les Gones, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Lille. Lyon are eyeing a spot in the Champions League and with Auxerre being stuck in the middle of the table, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the away team. Ernest Nuamah limped off with injury in the triumph over les Dogues, with Rayan Cherki being ready to step up.
Highlighted Player (Nemanja Matic):
Nemanja Matic is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Chelsea. The 194-cm-tall midfielder was born on 1 August, 1988 and he began his football career (youth) at Radnicki Obrenovac.
In 2005 he signed for Kolubara and after impressing with Kosice in the 2008/2009 campaign, Chelsea owners decided to sign him. Nemanja spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Vitesse and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Portuguese giants Benfica, with David Luiz heading in the other direction.
Matic was in the form of his life in the 2013/2014 Primeira Liga campaign and he helped the Eagles clinch the domestic trophy. He rejoined Chelsea in 2014 for a fee of €25M and he helped the Blues win the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 season. Nemanja Matic has also developed into a key member of the Serbian national team that have been largely struggling of late.
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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