Lyon vs FCSB prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-03-12 20:00.
[p]Lyon come into this UEFA Europa League (UEL) last 16 second leg against FCSB with one foot in the quarter-final after securing a commanding 3-1 win away in the first leg last week. Les Gones followed that up with a 2-0 away victory over Nice on Sunday, extending their impressive recent form to five wins in their last six matches across all competitions (L1). [/p]
[p]Confidence is sure to be high for Lyon, with H2H history only inflating that as they are unbeaten in all five of their major European matches against FCSB (W4, D1) – only facing Sparta Prague more often without losing (W5, D1). A further boost comes in the fact that manager Paulo Fonseca, who was given a nine-month domestic suspension after confronting a referee following their win over Brest last week, can take his usual spot in the dugout for this European tie. [/p]
[p]FCSB shook off the disappointment of their loss to Lyon last week by winning 1-0 at the weekend to maintain their spot at the top of their domestic league. Elias Charalambous’ men also travel having avoided defeat in their previous 11 away games in any competition (W7, D4), with two of the wins in that run coming in the UEL.[/p]
[p]The Romanian side have never previously won three successive away games in their major European history, and achieving that feat here seems a tall order if their form on French soil is anything to go by. FCSB failed to win any of their previous six European away matches in France (D1, L5), with this their first visit since losing 2-0 to Lyon in November 2008 in the Champions League.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Scorer in the win against Nice at the weekend, Lyon’s Rayan Cherki has more assists than any other player in this season’s UEL (six). Adrian Șut grabbed a double on the road in this competition in January and scored decisively for FCSB at the weekend. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Lyon have conceded beyond the 70th minute in each of their last three UEL home games (W1, D1, L1). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H [/i][/p]