Comments and predictions for Lyon vs Besiktas: "Giving" guests a hurricane
The match between Lyon vs Besiktas in the Europa League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on October 25. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes, comments on football and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Lyon vs Besiktas team information
Lyon will have Duje Caleta-Car back after serving a suspension over the weekend. The Croatian centre-back is expected to partner Moussa Niakhate. Clinton Mata, returning early from injury, could replace Ainsley Maitland-Niles in his more natural right-back role.
Nemanja Matic is currently suffering from a back injury, while Wilfried Zaha was left out of Pierre Sage's squad due to a disciplinary breach and missed the game against Nantes before the international break.
For Besiktas, winger Milot Rashica will miss out due to an injury sustained in Kosovo's win over Cyprus. Van Bronckhorst was delighted that Rafa Silva scored in the 2-0 win over Konyaspor, ending a seven-game goalless streak.
Al Musrati recovered and played in the last win, but Necip Uysal and Gabriel Paulista are still unavailable; Paulista picked up a thigh injury before the break. Goalkeeper Ersin Destanoglu made his debut in the defeat to Frankfurt but has not been named in any squad due to a thigh injury.
Latest expected lineup Lyon vs Besiktas
Lyon:
Lucas Perri; Clinton Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Veretout, Tolisso; Benrahma, Cherki, Fofana; Lacazette
Besiktas:
Gunok; Svensson, Uduokhai, Topcu, Masuaku; Ndour, Gedson Fernandes; Rafa Silva, Muci, Kilicsoy; Immobile
Latest football commentary Lyon vs Besiktas
After a shaky start to the season, coach Pierre Sage’s position at Lyon has undergone a dramatic transformation. From just one win in six games, Lyon have now won five in a row, including a 4-0 win over Le Havre. They are now just one point off the Champions League places, having previously been in the relegation zone.
Two Europa League wins have been the catalyst for this success, with the first victory over Olympiacos and then a 4-1 win over Rangers, in which Alexandre Lacazette scored twice, taking his Europa League tally to 24.
Lyon will be looking for a third straight win in this fixture, having enjoyed an impressive record in the Europa League group stage, losing just one of their 26 games and remaining unbeaten in 13 home games. They also beat Besiktas in their only previous meeting in the 2016-17 UEL quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Besiktas are struggling in the Europa League, sitting bottom of the group after a 4-0 defeat to Ajax and a disappointing draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite good form domestically, including a 5-0 win over Galatasaray, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side have yet to find form in Europe.
History is not on Besiktas' side as they have lost four consecutive away games in the Europa League, conceding 15 goals. Furthermore, they have lost four of their five visits to France.
Lyon vs Besiktas score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lyon vs Besiktasas follows:
- Sportsmole:Lyon 3-1 Besiktas
- WhoScore:Lyon 3-0 Besiktas
- Our newspaper predicts:Lyon 3-0 Besiktas
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