Lyon vs Lorient: Lyon is up against Lorient in the Ligue 1 on Sunday as both sides look to continue their good start to the season.
Match Details:
Teams: Lyon vs Lorient
Venue: Groupama Stadium, Decines- Charpieu, France
Date: Sunday 26th September, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.voot.com/
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Preview
Lyon returned to winning ways on Thursday as they beat Troyes 3-1 at home in the Ligue 1.
Shaqiri, Emerson and Paqueta found the back of the net after Chavalerin gave the visitors a lead to complete a comeback win.
This helped them jump to 6th place in the league table with 11 points from 7 matches.
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On the other hand, Lorient beat Nice 1-0 to continue their fine start to the season as Monconduit scored the only goal of the clash.
With this win, Lorient moved to 5th in the table with 12 points from 7 matches.
This should be a good one as there is just a point and place difference between the two sides.
The last time both sides met Lyon won 4-1 in early May during the Ligue 1 2020-21 season.
Form Guide
Lyon: WWWLW
Lorient: LDWDW
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Last Matches of both teams:
Lyon 3-1 Troyes
Lorient 1-0 Nice
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Lyon vs Lorient in India?
The match is live streamed on the Voot App or Jio TV.
Team News
Reine-Adelaide, Pintor, Gusto, Dembele and Kadewere remain absentee for the hosts through injuries.
Meanwhile, Grbic, Morel are ruled out for Lorient while Jenz is suspended for this one after he was sent off against Nice.
Lyon possible 11:
Lopes, Silva, Boateng, Denayer, Emerson, Guimaraes, Caqueret, Shaqiri, Paquetá, Cherki and Ekambi
Lorient possible 11:
Nardi, Laporte, Fontaine, Mendes, Goff, Abergel, Monconduit, Fee, Carioca, Laurienté and Moffi
Prediction: Lyon 2-1 Lorient
Lyon is in fine form with just one loss in their last five matches while Lorient has been slightly inconsistent.
A closely fought contest is expected and we can see Lyon nicking this one by the odd goal.
The home side are in better shape heading into this and after a fine start to the season, merit a positive result.
Players to watch out for: Paquetá, Shaqiri, Monconduit and Lauriente.
