The final match of the weekend in the French Ligue 1 takes place on Sunday the 9th of January as Olympique Lyonnais welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. The hosts begin the weekend down in 13th place on 24 points while the visitors are sitting comfortably top of the table on 46 points.
Lyon come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Metz in Ligue 1 before Christmas. Lyon opened the scoring in the 56th minute but it took only 2 minutes for Metz to score the equalising goal. That result means Lyon are undefeated in their last 4 games but they are struggling to pick up victories.
Work continues ahead of Sunday's match 👊🔥 #OLPSG pic.twitter.com/9wBbMfnnLg— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 6, 2022
Work continues ahead of Sunday's match 👊🔥 #OLPSG pic.twitter.com/9wBbMfnnLg
Lyon have failed to win any of their 5 most recent fixtures and they have drawn each of their last 4, all of which have come in Ligue 1. In addition to the draw with Metz, Lyon have been held at home by Rangers in the Europa League and away against Bordeaux and Lille in Ligue 1.
Trends show Lyon have won just 1 of their last 6 matches in Ligue 1 and they have failed to win their last 2 at home. Lyon have been scoring goals when playing at home in the league but have also been conceding goals. Lyon have seen both teams score in 11 of their last 12 Ligue 1 matches on home soil.
PSG make the trip to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais having defeated lower league Vannes 4-0 away in the Coupe de France. It was an improvement on the 1-1 draw at Lorient last time in the league when PSG required a last minute equaliser to take a point having been reduced to 10 men late in the game.
The win over Vannes in the Coupe de France means PSG have remained undefeated in their last 8 matches in all competitions, with their last defeat coming at Manchester City in the Champions League.
Trends show a period of 10 straight games without a defeat marks the Ligue 1 campaign of PSG and they have lost only one of their 26 most recent league matches.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Paris St. Germain's last 4 matches in Ligue 1 and also in 4 of their last 6 on the road.
Team news and Lyon are without Tino Kadewere, Islam Slimani, and Karl Toko Ekambi due to the Africa Cup of Nations. Lucas Paquetá is coming back from COVID-19 and there are doubts over the fitness of Henrique, Sinaly Diomande, Lenny Pintor, Jeff Reine-Adelaide, and Jason Denayer.
PSG also have absences due to the Africa Cup of Nations with Idrissa Gueye, Abdou Diallo, and Achraf Hakimi missing. Layvin Kurzawa, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Danilo Pereira, Nathan Bitumazala, and Sergio Rico are about because of COVID-19 but Lionel Messi and Juan Bernat could return. Neymar Jr and Julian Draxler are injured.
Both teams could be missing a considerable number of players for this game but PSG are best placed to deal with the absentees. Therefore, we expect to see them come out on top, with under 2.5 goals scored.