Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2022
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
PSG
There will be fireworks when Olympique Lyon and PSG face each other in the Ligue 1 derby at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Les Gones have drawn each of their last three league fixtures, and, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from Sunday’s clash as well. Anyhow, we do not recommend you to bet on the hosts as all Toko Ekambi, Slimani, and Kadewere are on international duty. Key midfielder Lucas Paqueta is a major doubt following his positive test for coronavirus.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in the Coupe de France win over Vannes (4-0). Kylian Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick, will be the man to watch in the away team, and given the number of absentees in the home side, we are tempted to put our money on the league leaders. Keep in mind, though, that Leo Messi has been tested positive for COVID-19, while Hakimi, Diallo, and Gueye are on Africa Cup of Nations.
Highlighted Player (Karl Toko-Ekambi):
Karl Toko Ekambi is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers as a striker. Ekambi was born in Paris on September 14 1992, but he does not represent les Tricolores on the international stage. The 183-cm-tall attacker plays for Cameroon and it has to be noted that he made his senior debut for les Lions Indomptables in a 3-2 win over Burkina Faso back in June, 2015.
Ekambi came as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match, replacing fellow attacker Mengolo. The Cameroonian footballer played for Paris FC during his youth career and he made his first-team debut for the capital club on April 26, 2011 in a 2-2 draw with Beauvais. Karl Toko Ekambi scored 21 goals in 66 appearances for Paris from 2010 to 2014 and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Sochaux.
After netting 25 goals in 72 appearances for the club, in the summer of 2016 Ekambi signed a contract with Angers which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
