Football Previews
Sochaux travel to the Stade Municipal de Gerland desperate for three points to move them out of the relegation zone in France Ligue 1. Lyon are currently second in the division, eight points behind Paris Saint Germain and just two points ahead of Marseille who play Nice at 13:00 GMT+0. Sochaux are currently eighteenth and although a win will move them out of the relegation zone, they have tough upcoming fixtures against Lille and Bordeaux so any result here will give them confidence heading into April.
Current form:
Lyon – L D D W D W L
Sochaux – D L L L D W D
Lyons form is slightly deceptive; Although they have won just one in seven, they managed to draw against Marseille and Tottenham in the Europa League. Sochaux lost two home games against Nancy and Troyes who sit 19th and 20th in France Ligue 1 making their paper form very poor in reality.
History sides massively in favour of Lyon (Lyon won 22, Sochaux won 5, 5 Draws) as do bookmakers.
Current betting odds: Lyon (1/2) Draw (3/1) Sochaux (6/1)
Gamingtips Prediction – Lyon 3:1 Sochaux
It’s very difficult to make a case for Sochaux in this game – they have the 5th worst goals scored record in France Ligue 1 and have conceded 46 goals in 29 games giving them the 4th worst defensive record in the division. Lyon, on the other hand have scored 48 in 29 (3rd best in the division) and conceded just 30 in 29 (3rd best defensive record) making this a seemingly impossible task for Sochaux on paper. Odds of 1/2 are short but Lyon may be worth placing in any doubles, trebles or accumulators.
This match gets underway at 20:00 GMT+0
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