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Lyon v FC Basel : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Oct, 17:45 BST, Groupama Stadium, Lyon

The Europa League is the focus for both Lyon and FC Basel on Thursday evening, as bosses Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and Ludovic Magnin battle it out at the Groupama Stadium. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Lyon to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this fixture, and it's Lyon. Their latest form statistics show what they've got in their locker on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Basel too. The odds point towards Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Thursday evening too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
61%
3/5
3%
4/7
1%
Draw
20%
16/5
3%
10/3
4%
Basel
19%
4/1
5%
17/4
Lyon 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Draw 1-1
9%
15/215/2
Lyon 2-0
9%
8/115/2
Lyon 1-0
8%
17/215/2
Lyon 3-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
Lyon 3-0
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
12/1
Basel 2-1
5%
16/114/1
Basel 1-0
4%
18/114/1
Lyon 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/112/1
13%
Lyon 4-1
4%
20/116/1
Lyon 4-0
3%
20/116/1
Basel 2-0
2%
28/122/1
Lyon 4-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/7
3%
8/15
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
11/8
5%
11/8
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/2
4%
10/21
3%
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/5
1%
19/10
No 1st Goal
2%
16/112/1
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/1313/20
BTTS - No
41%
6/523/20
BTTS - Home Win
32%
2/1
4%
9/5
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/14/1
BTTS - Away Win
11%
7/1
6%
7/1
7%
Home/draw
81%
1/62/13
Away/draw
39%
13/10
3%
11/8
1%
Home/away
80%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/118/5
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/813/10
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/74/7
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
10/3
8%
29/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
2/9
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/12
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/50
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
12%
12/1
Home DNB
75%
1/4
2%
2/9
2%
Away DNB
33%
11/4
6%
3/1
Lyon win to nil
29%
9/4
8%
-
Basel win to nil
8%
10/1-
Lyon / Lyon
34%
7/5
4%
13/10
2%
Lyon / Basel
3%
33/128/1
Lyon / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Lyon
18%
15/4
6%
10/3
Draw / Basel
8%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/15/1
8%
Basel / Lyon
4%
18/116/1
Basel / Basel
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
Basel / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Basel
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
D. Zagreb220046 
-
-
-
-
2
Midtjylland220036 
-
-
-
-
3
A Villa220036 
-
-
Dec 11
-
4
Braga220036 
-
-
-
-
5
Lyon220036 
-
-
-
Oct 23
6
Lille220026 
-
-
-
-
7
Porto220026 
-
-
-
-
8
Plzen211034 
-
-
Jan 29
-
9
Real Betis211024 
-
Nov 6
-
-
10
Freiburg211014 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1A
11
Ferencvaros211014 
-
-
-
-
12
Panathinaikos210123 
-
-
-
-
13
Celta210113 
-
-
-
-
14
Basel210113 
Oct 23
-
-
-
15
GA Eagles210103 
Dec 11
-
-
-
16
Roma210103 
-
-
-
-
17
Brann210103 
-
-
-
-
18
Genk210103 
-
-
-
Nov 27
19
Young Boys2101-13 
-
Jan 22
-
-
20
Fenerbahce2101-13 
-
-
-
-
21
Ludogorets2101-13 
-
-
-
-
22
Stuttgart2101-13 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
23
Sturm Graz2101-13 
-
-
-
-
24
FCSB2101-13 
-
-
Nov 6
-
25
Nottm Forest2011-11 
-
-
-
-
26
Red Star Bel.2011-11 
-
-
-
-
27
Bologna2011-11 
-
-
-
-
28
PAOK2011-21 
Jan 29
-
-
-
29
Celtic2011-21 
-
-
-
-
30
M. Tel-Aviv2011-21 
-
Nov 27
-
-
31
Nice2002-20 
-
-
-
-
32
Rangers2002-20 
-
-
-
-
33
Utrecht2002-20 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
34
Salzburg2002-30 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
Jan 22
35
Feyenoord2002-30 
-
-
-
-
36
Malmö2002-40 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
11
Lyon have not lost in 11 consecutive european games
Lyon 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
11
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon2 - 0Salzburg
Lyon2 - 2Man Utd
Lyon4 - 0FCSB
Lyon1 - 1Ludogorets
Lyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
Lyon0 - 1Besiktas
Lyon2 - 0Olympiakos
Lyon0 - 3West Ham
Lyon1 - 1Porto
Lyon1 - 1Rangers
Lyon3 - 0Sparta
Lyon3 - 0Brondby
Lyon0 - 3Bayern
Lyon1 - 0Juventus
Lyon2 - 2RB Leipzig
Lyon3 - 1Benfica
Lyon1 - 1Zenit
Lyon0 - 0Barcelona
Lyon2 - 2Man City
Lyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLyon2 - 0Salzburg
ALyon1 - 0Utrecht
ALyon2 - 2Man Utd
HLyon2 - 2Man Utd
HLyon4 - 0FCSB
ALyon3 - 1FCSB
HLyon1 - 1Ludogorets
ALyon0 - 0Fenerbahce
HLyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
ALyon4 - 1Qarabag
ALyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
HLyon0 - 1Besiktas
ALyon4 - 1Rangers
HLyon2 - 0Olympiakos
HLyon0 - 3West Ham
ALyon1 - 1West Ham
HLyon1 - 1Porto
ALyon1 - 0Porto
HLyon1 - 1Rangers
ALyon3 - 1Brondby
Basel 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Freiburg2 - 1Basel
Kobenhavn2 - 0Basel
Tobol Kostanay1 - 2Basel
Fiorentina1 - 2Basel
Nice1 - 1Basel
S. Bratislava2 - 2Basel
Trabzonspor1 - 0Basel
Pyunik Yerevan1 - 2Basel
S. Bratislava3 - 3Basel
VMFD Zalgiris0 - 1Basel
CSK Sofia1 - 0Basel
Brondby1 - 0Basel
Crusaders1 - 1Basel
Marseille2 - 1Basel
Kairat Almaty2 - 3Basel
Omnia Nicosia1 - 1Basel
Qarabag0 - 0Basel
Hammarby2 - 0Basel
Ujpest1 - 2Basel
Partizani Tirana0 - 2Basel
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBasel2 - 0Stuttgart
ABasel1 - 2Freiburg
ABasel0 - 2Kobenhavn
HBasel1 - 1Kobenhavn
ABasel2 - 1Tobol Kostanay
HBasel1 - 3Tobol Kostanay
HBasel1 - 2Fiorentina
ABasel2 - 1Fiorentina
ABasel1 - 1Nice
HBasel2 - 2Nice
ABasel2 - 2S. Bratislava
HBasel2 - 2S. Bratislava
HBasel2 - 0Trabzonspor
ABasel0 - 1Trabzonspor
ABasel2 - 1Pyunik Yerevan
HBasel2 - 2VMFD Zalgiris
ABasel3 - 3S. Bratislava
HBasel0 - 2S. Bratislava
ABasel1 - 0VMFD Zalgiris
HBasel3 - 1Pyunik Yerevan
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Lyon in their meeting with FC Basel, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 23 consecutive Europa League games.

Lyon 5th Basel 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Lyon will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Basel will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Basel’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Basel
2.1
1.1
Attack rating
LYN
BSL
5%
better
view stats
Games scored17
14
Failed to score1
1
Scored first12
10
Goals scored33
41
Avg. goals scored1.7
2.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for17
23
Avg. XG for2.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
0%
better
LYN
BSL
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets7
5
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded22
20
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Lyon v Basel will show here when available.

Lyon Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2121
D GreifR KluivertA KarabecA Maitland-Niles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Greif GLK2
-
M Niakhaté DEF2
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF2
1
-
N Tagliafico DEF2
-
R Kluivert DEF21
1
-
C Mata DEF2
1
-
A Karabec MID22
-
T Tessmann MID21
1
-
P Sulc MID2
1
-
K. Merah MID2
-
T Morton MID2
-
M. de Carvalho MID2
-
M Fofana FWD2
-
M Satriano FWD21
-
C Tolisso MID1
-
R Ghezzal  FWD11
-
A Moreira FWD1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-
Basel Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2112
J AdjeteyP OteleL LeroyA Ajeti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Barisic DEF2
-
N Vouilloz DEF2
-
J Adjetey DEF2
-
D Schmid DEF2
1
-
L Leroy MID21
-
X Shaqiri MID21
-
P Otele FWD21
-
A Ajeti FWD21
2
-
M Broschinski FWD21
-
I Salah FWD2
1
-
J. Agbonifo FWD2
-
M Salvi GLK1
-
M Hitz GLK1
-
K Rüegg DEF1
-
F Daniliuc DEF1
-
K Tsunemoto DEF1
1
-
K Koindredi MID1
-
A. Bačanin MID1
-
Metinho MID1
-
M. Soticek MID1
-
A. Junior Zé FWD1
-