Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
19/08/2022
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Troyes
Lyon will be looking to build on a 2-1 win over Ajaccio when they take on Troyes in yet another home fixture on Friday evening. Les Gones aim to put an end to PSG’s dominance in the Ligue 1, but that is easier said than done. A man to watch in the home team will be returnee Alexandre Lacazette, while all Moussa Dembele, Romain Faivre, and Maxence Caqueret should miss out with injuries.
Bruno Irles’ men, on the other hand, kicked off the new Ligue 1 campaign with back-to-back losses to Montpellier and Toulouse, and given their shaky defence, we do not believe that the underdogs are capable of spoiling Lyon’s party at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Midfielder Fares Chaibi remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the away team. In their last meeting at the venue Lyon defeated Troyes 3-1.
Highlighted Player (Jerome Boateng):
After spending the 2010/2011 season at Manchester City, Jerome Boateng moved to Bayern Munich on 14 July, 2011. The 192-cm-tall defender joined the Bundesliga giants for a fee of €13.5 million and he has been playing for the Bavarians ever since. Despite the fact that his father is Ghanaian, Boateng decided to represent Germany on the international stage.
He has 15 caps for Germany U21 and represented Germany national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Bayern Munich defender produced a thrilling performance in the title game, preventing Argentine star Leo Messi from scoring. Boateng won the World Cup trophy with German and it has to be noted that he clinched his fourth Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich in the 2015/2016 season.
In 2013 he helped the mighty Bavarians win the Champions League trophy. Unlike Jerome, his older brother Kevin-Prince Boateng plays for the Ghanaian national team. The Bayern Munich defender has a contract with the Allianz Arena outfit which expires on 30 June, 2012.
Highlighted Team (Troyes):
Founded in 1986, Troyes are considered one of the youngest clubs in French Ligue 1. Troyes returned to the top flight at the end of the 2016/2017 season, with the team finishing the regular season in third place in the Ligue 2 standings. Jean Louis Garcia’s men proved their worth in the promotion play-offs, with the team beating Lorient in the two-legged tie.
Troyes are well known for their blue shirts, but they wear white when playing on the travels. Stade de l’Aube is the club’s home ground and the stadium can hold up to 20.400 spectators. The venue was built in 1924, but it was renovated on two occasions (1956, 2004). The club have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but in 1956 they made it to the French Cup final.
Troyes faced Sedan in the title game and they were totally outplayed by Louis Dugauguez’s troops (3-1) at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir. Roger Courtois’ team were three goals down after 57 minutes, but five minutes later Fernand De Vlaeminck scored a consolation goal for the Stade de l’Aube outfit.
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