I really like Olympique Lyon, can't hide that fact. For many years since 2000's, I was impressed with this club. They are amongst the top clubs of Europe when it comes to the profit from sold players from their own academy in the recent decade. Anyway, this season, they have poor results in the league, obviously, as they sit 8th placed in Ligue 1 with 39 points. But, if we take a look at the standings of the xG Table, which told us on expected goals by deeper statistical metrics, we can see Lyon being 3rd placed! Lyon still have a chance to catch even 2nd and 3rd position (8-9 pts gap) but in reality, they will be in a battle most likely for Europa League position (4th place) if the results improve in the next period. For that, Dutch coach Boscz needs wins from his team! As we saw the xG table, we know that Lyon doesn't have a problem with creating the goalscoring chances, but they were not so good in realization of the chances. Sooner or later, those chances should return to them if they continue believing in themselves and keep the ambition level high. Today Lyon will play on the road against Lorient, a side that is just 2 points above the bottom-placed teams in the league. Lorient is the weakest attack in the whole division with 21 goals scored in 26 matches! What's great for that bet is a missing of home best player, defender Julien Laporte who is suspended for an accumulation of bookings. He is one of the best players in the Lorient. On the contrary, in Lyon, we have two returns, of two important players: Jason Denayer and Jeff Reine-Adelaide are both expected to be in the roster after being out. There was a fear about missing Jerome Boateng as he skipped that training in midweek, but coach Bosz can return on the experienced defender for tonight according to the latest local reports.

Aesthetically, this doesn't look so strong on a first look, but Lyon is producing good games despite the results missing. Lorient won their last game against 10man Brest, but today they will have a lot harder clash, against hungry Lyon. If Lyon produces the same level of performance here as they did in the last games, they will win. My prediction here is 3-1 Lyon to win.

我真的很喜欢里昂，无法掩饰这个事实。自 2000 年以来的许多年里，我对这家俱乐部印象深刻。近十年来，就从自己学院出售的球员的利润而言，他们是欧洲顶级俱乐部之一。无论如何，本赛季他们在联赛中的成绩很差，很明显，他们以 39 分位居法甲联赛第 8 位。但是，如果我们看一下 xG Table 的排名，它通过更深入的统计指标告诉我们预期目标，我们可以看到里昂排名第三！里昂仍然有机会追上第 2 和第 3 名（8-9 分的差距），但实际上，如果下一阶段的成绩有所改善，他们最有可能争夺欧联杯的位置（第 4 名）。为此，荷兰教练博斯奇需要他的球队取得胜利！当我们看到 xG 表时，我们知道里昂在创造进球机会方面没有问题，但他们在实现机会方面并不是那么好。迟早，这些机会应该会回到他们身上，如果他们继续相信自己并保持雄心壮志。今天里昂将在客场对阵洛里昂，这支球队仅比联赛垫底的球队高出 2 分。洛里昂26场比赛打进21球，是全赛区最弱的进攻！这个赌注的好处是缺少主场最佳球员，后卫朱利安·拉波尔特，他因黄牌累积而被停赛。他是洛里昂最好的球员之一。相反，在里昂，我们有两个重要球员的回归：杰森·德纳耶和杰夫·雷内-阿德莱德都有望在出局后进入名单。由于杰罗姆博阿滕在周中跳过了训练，人们担心他会错过他，但根据当地最新报道，教练博斯今晚可以回归这位经验丰富的后卫。

从数据上看，这在第一眼看起来并不那么强强势，但里昂仍然有能力。洛里昂在上一场对阵 10 人布雷斯特的比赛中获胜，但今天他们将面对非常渴望胜利的对手。如果里昂在这里发挥与上一场比赛相同的表现，他们将获胜。我预测是 3-1 里昂获胜。