Lyon v Everton Betting Preview – UEFA Europa League 2nd November 7.45pm
The Toffees have a massive uphill task ahead of them to make it out of the group in the UEFA Europa League. If they lose this reverse fixture against Lyon then Everton will be out of contention if Atalanta avoids defeat on the same night as well. The Toffees have yet to claim a win in Group E and they are pretty much at the point now of having nothing to lose as they head over to France. They have yet to turn out a good performance in Europe this season and the French side may well grab their chance to push towards qualification.
Lyon v Everton Betting Tips
Lyon have put themselves in a strong position to make it past the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and move through to the knockout stages. That was because of their 2-1 win at Goodison Park on match day three, really giving themselves a good boost, while leaving Everton floundering at the bottom of the table. Lyon go into the game four points clear of the Toffees and will, therefore, open up an unassailable lead over the Toffees. Bertrand Traore got the winner for Lyon at Goodison Park and he is a price of 5/4 in the Betfair anytime goalscorer market to net again in this one. Lyon are running in good form at the moment with them on a four match winning streak and at home, they are being favoured to get the win on the board. With Everton’s struggles in front of goal this season, Lyon to win to nil may have some appeal at a price of 8/5.
In the Betfair correct score market, trading as the shortest priced joint-favourites as the Lyon 2-0 and the Lyon 1-0 options. The French outfit are on a six match unbeaten streak of form on home soil in Europe and are undefeated in seven home games in the Europa League itself (W5 D2). So they are pretty strong there and Lyon’s record in 17 games against English sides stands at W4 D7 L6. Of their eight previous home games in Europe against English opposition, Lyon have drawn six of those matches (W1 L1). Their only home loss against an English side was against Arsenal in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League. Lyon will just want to ensure a solid result on the night and under 2.5 goals should appear some value at a price of 23/20 with Betfair.
This is really a battle that Everton doesn’t need to fight. That is because they need to turn their fortunes around on the domestic front rather than scrape along in this competition. Everton are on a four match winless streak in European action now with a D2 L2 record and have picked up just the one point from their three matches so far in this season’s group stage. That’s actually the lowest number of points registered by an English club at this stage of the competition before. Everton have made it out of the group stage in each of their previous visits to the competition, but it is not likely to happen this time. In the 2-1 defeat against Lyon at Goodison Park a couple of weeks ago, those were the first goals that Everton have ever shipped against a French side, having drawn 0-0 and won 3-0 against Lille in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage. Dominic Calvert-Lewis is a 10/3 anytime goalscorer option for them, with Sandro at 5/2.
Lyon v Everton Betting Odds
Lyon 8/13, Draw 11/4, Everton 9/2
Lyon v Everton Predictions
Lyon to win: Will Everton even be particularly interested in this game? Maybe throwing away this European campaign and focussing on getting things right back on the domestic front is where their focus should be. Either way, Lyon were better than them at Goodison Park and can win this.
