Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to cement their place at the top og the Ligue 1 table when they make a trip to the Groupama Stadium to face Lyon on Sunday night.
While the hosts fell to a 2-1 defeat to Monaco last weekend, PSG survived a scare to beat Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in the Champions League.
A strong start to the season for Lyon has somewhat faded into insignificance following their back-to-back defeats, and they now find themselves fifth in the standings, six points behind fourthcoming opponents PSG and four adrift of Lens in third.
Toko Ekambi’s consolation in the defeat to Monaco does at least mean that Peter Bosz’s side have now scored in 16 straight Ligue 1 matches, but it is just one clean sheet in their last 10 domestic games.
It has been over four-and-a-half years since Les Gones last suffered three straight defeats in Ligue 1, but PSG are fully intent on inflicting more misery upon their fellow powerhouses, even if they will have to end the hosts’ eight-game domestic winning streak on home turf to do so.
Lionel Messi has been lauded for his vision and assists so far this season, but goalscoring feats were on the midweek menu as PSG came from behind to beat Maccabi Haifa in Champions League Group H.
Victory over Maccabi Haifa marked a fifth win in a row for PSG across all competitions, as well as representing a sixth straight win away from home in all competitions. They have also scored at least three goals in each of their last nine matches on the road.
Christophe Galtier would also have been pleased to see his side record three consecutive clean sheets in Ligue 1 last weekend, and they have lost just one of their last eight encounters with Lyon across all competitions.
Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain head to head
These two teams have previously met on 68 occasions across all competitions, where Lyon have claimed 22 victories while PSG have won 30, and they have drawn in 16. Lyon have scored 75 goals and conceded 104. In their last five meetings, Lyon have won one, PSG three with one draw.
PSG (P)0-0 Lyon 31/07/20
PSG 0-1 Lyon 13/12/20
Lyon 2-4 PSG 21/03/21
PSG 2-1 Lyon 19/09/21
Lyon 1-1 PSG 09/01/22
Lyon latest home form
Lyon have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Angers 5-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded just three.
Lyon 3-0 Dinamo Kiev 12/07/22
Lyon 2-1 Ajaccio 05/08/22
Lyon 4-1 Troyes 19/08/22
Lyon 2-1 Auxerre 31/08/22
Lyon 5-0 Angers 03/09/22
Lyon latest away form
Lyon have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their seven most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Monaco in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.
Feyenoord 0-2 Lyon 24/07/22
Inter Milan 2-2 Lyon 30/07/22
Reims 1-1 Lyon 28/08/22
Lorient 3-1 Lyon 07/09/22
Monaco 2-1 Lyon 11/09/22
Paris Saint-Germain latest home form
PSG have recently been on a good run of form at home and have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Brest 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded just four.
PSG 4-0 Nantes 31/07/22
PSG 5-2 Montpellier 13/08/22
PSG 1-1 Monaco 28/08/22
PSG 2-1 Juventus 06/09/22
PSG 1-0 Brest 10/09/22
Paris Saint-Germain latest away form
PSG have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They defeated Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 21 goals and conceded just two.
Clermont 0-5 PSG 06/08/22
Lille 1-7 PSG 21/08/22
Toulouse 0-3 PSG 31/08/22
Nantes 0-3 PSG 03/09/22
Maccabi Haifa 1-3 PSG 14/09/22
Lyon news
Jerome Boateng is set to miss out for Lyon on Sunday due to a muscle injury, while goalkeeper Julian Pollersbeck is out of contention with a knee injury.
Thiago Mendes and Castello Lukeba will retain their spots in defence while Boateng recovers, while Rayan Cherki is pushing for his start of the season.
Paris Saint-Germain news
PSG lost Presnel Kimpembe to a hamstring injury against Brest, and the centre-back is expected to spend the next six weeks on the sidelines.
Keylor Navas missed out against Maccabi Haifa with back problems but is now firmly number two behind Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Renato Sanches is absent with an adductor problem.
Prediction and Odds
Lyon will always carry a threat going forward, no matter how inconsistent they are defensively, and they will be certain of taking the game to their visitors.
However, the hosts’ leaky defense is there to be penetrated by PSG’s star-studded trio, and we can only envisage the visitors fine run extend on Sunday.
Odds: 1 2.31 X 2.05 2 2.10
Lyon 0-1 PSG
Lyon 0-2 PSG
Lyon 1-2 PSG
Lyon 0-0 PSG
Lyon 1-1 PSG
