The teams from the top eight of Europa League, Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt face off against each other in round 6 of their European campaign. The Eagles will be traveling to Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday, 12 December. The Kids are on the back of straight victories in Lique 1 while Frankfurt faced a setback with a draw against Augsburg in Bundesliga.
Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Match Preview
Lyon have found their positive momentum with four victories and a draw in the last five fixtures, concluding a draw in the other. The performance at Parc Olympique has also been convincing with four victories in six games. The Kids endured a home defeat against Besiktas in round 3 of Europa League but three victories and a draw kept them in seventh in the standings. The recent triumphs in Ligue 1 have also taken the hosts to the fifth position in the French top division, having seven wins in 14 rounds.
Eintracht Frankfurt dropped their four-game winning streak in Bundesliga with a 2-2 draw against Augsburg, followed by a horrible 3-0 defeat to Leipzig in DFB Pokal. But the Eagles have been a formidable challenge for their European competitors, currently residing in the third position with four victories. Frankfurt are also among only five undefeated teams in the five rounds of Europa League this season, having won their both away fixtures as well. In Bundesliga, the Eagles are six points behind the leaders Bayern from the second position with eight victories in 13 games.
Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Head-to-Head Record
Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt will be facing each other for the first time in history. Les Gones’ record against other German clubs creates further challenges for them with only 11 victories in 33 meetups. Meanwhile, Frankfurt have won eight of the 11 games against teams from France.
Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Said Benrahma is the latest addition to Lyon’s injury list while Mahamadou Diawara remains out following long-term knee injury. For Frankfurt, Hugo Larsson and Aurele Amenda are players to miss the upcoming fixture due to injuries.
Lyon Predicted Lineup
Lucas Perri (GK); Clinton Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Abner; Veretout, Tessmann, Tolisso; Cherki, Lacazette, Fofana
Eintracht Frankfurt Predicted Lineup
Trapp (GK); Collins, Tuta, Koch, Theate, Nkounkou; Knauff, Dahoud, Chaibi; Ekitike, Marmoush
Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Match Prediction
Lyon might feel confidence over their back-to-back victories at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. However, Frankfurt won’t be an easy challenge to overcome who have won three of their recent four road fixtures, scoring nine goals, keeping one clean sheet. The Eagles have won their both away fixtures of Europa League with the same score of 1-2 and we predict them to repeat the outcome one more time on Thursday.
Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt Predicted Result: 1-2 victory for Eintracht Frankfurt
