Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Strasbourg
Match Time & Date:
28/04/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Lyon
Strasbourg and Olympique Lyon face each other at Stade de la Meinau in the opening match of round 33. Le Racing aim to build on back-to-back wins over Ajaccio and Reims, but Friday’s game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Since Habib Diallo scored a brace against les Rouges et Blancs, Kevin Gameiro should start from the bench once again, whereas all Eduard Sobol, Gerzino Nyamsi, and Eiji Kawashima remain in the recovery room.
Les Gones, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Olympique Marseille. Considering that Lyon are eager to keep their Conference League hopes alive, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Talented defender Sael Kumbedi is back from suspension, while Mohamed El Arouch remains on the sidelines with an ankle problem.
Highlighted Player (Alexandre Lacazette):
Alexandre Lacazette is a hometown boy of Lyon, a powerful striker who went through the youth ranks of the French side to become one of the most important players for Les Gones. The 25-year-old forward was also a member of all France national team selections becoming a European champion at the age of 19 by scoring the winner in the final against Spain.
This goal gave him a reputation of a big game player, one he went on to uphold on various occasions at his club. Lacazette is a hard working forward an accomplished finisher of the ball able to score from different positions. The most prolific striker in his side and among the top ones in the Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette scored more than 20 league goals last two seasons on a trot.
Constantly linked with a move away from Lyon, Alexandre Lacazette refuses to speak about anything other than his football and is leaving all the talk to the football pitch.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
