Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
All eyes will be on Stade de la Meinau when Strasbourg and Lyon go head to head in the Ligue 1 round 21. Le Racing are enjoying a very successful season, with the team remaining in the Champions League race thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lens. Strasbourg aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and we are positive that they will find the net in Sunday’s clash.
Lucas Perrin is back from suspension, while all Sanjin Prcic, Adrien Thomasson, Ismael Doukoure, and Maxime Le Marchand should miss out with injuries. Les Gones, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-2 win over Angers, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. The likes of Ekambi, Caqueret, Diomande, Cherki, and Pintor have been struggling with injuries of late, speaking of the away side.
Highlighted Player (Frédéric Guilbert):
Despite his modest height for a centre-back, Frederic Guilbert is a remarkably strong in aerial duels. Former France U21 international is a player of great positional awareness and tactical discipline who makes immense defensive contribution for his team.
A versatile defender who can play in various positions across the backline, Guilbert can also be deployed as a right midfielder where his speed and agility come to play. Born in Valognes, Frederic Guilbert spent all of his career playing in France although he has thus far failed to spend more than two seasons at a single club. Spells at Caen, AS Cherbourg, Bordeaux were insufficient for Guilbert to secure regular playing time and prove his worth, which he hopes would change at Caen.
Guilbert joined the Stade Michel d’Ornano based club on a permanent deal in 2017, after a season-long loan spell away from Bordeaux. He went on to play 42 matches across all competitions in his second season with Caen and has done well to announce himself as an important player for the French side.
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.