Lyon vs Strasbourg Prediction & Betting Tips (19 May)

The presence of Olympique Lyonnais in the race for Europe is unexpected. It even looks like a miracle when we look at the start of the season for the Rhone club which had only taken 7 small points during the first 14 days. Much better since the appointment of Pierre Sage at the head of the team, he has had an exceptional second half of the season which allows him to be in 7th position today in the standings, tied on points with 6th place in Lens. Launched into an excellent dynamic, Les Gones won 5 of their last 6 championship matches, except the one largely lost to PSG 4-1. But since then, they have resumed their march forward against Monaco 3-2, Lille 3-4 and finally Clermont, last week. On the other hand, Strasbourg has not really lived up to its expectations this year.

Because after switching to the American flag last summer, Racing would undoubtedly have at least hope in the first part of the table. But ultimately, he found himself stuck in the soft underbelly of the ranking, in 13th position, with only 39 points taken in 33 days. Patrick Vieira's players have not really shone in recent weeks, suffering 3 defeats in a row against Lille 1-0, Nice 1-3 and Le Havre 3-1. But last Sunday, the Alsatians found their way to success by overthrowing FC Metz 2-1 at the very end of the match.

Olympique Lyonnais is lucky to be able to count on a full squad before this final day. Unsurprisingly, Pierre Sage should renew his confidence in his scorer Alexandre Lacazette who had been preserved at kick-off during the trip to Clermont. The former Gunners player is an essential link in the good dynamics of this team since he has scored 17 goals this season in Ligue 1. His sidekicks Nuamah (2 goals, 3 assists) and Benrahma (2 goals, 3 assists), also substitutes last week, could also find the 11 unless the young Belgian, Fofana (3 goals), author of the only Lyon goal last week, is preferred. The South African striker Mothiba (3 goals) and the often starting winger Angelo, long injured, will once again miss this poster.

Midfielders Deminguet and Mwanga are also in the infirmary at the end of the season. Decisive in Racing's equalizer last week against Metz, the young Dutchman Emegha scored his 8th goal of the season. The experienced Gameiro (4 goals), who is playing his last match with Strasbourg this week, is there as is the former Bordeaux player Bakwa (3 goals, 5 assists decisive).