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Lyon v Celta de Vigo : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 19th Mar, 17:45 BST, Groupama Stadium, Lyon

The Europa League is the focus for both Lyon and Celta de Vigo on Thursday evening, as bosses Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and Claudio Giráldez González battle it out at the Groupama Stadium. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our extensive database and found the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
38%
--
Draw
23%
--
Celta
40%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Celta 2-1
8%
--
Lyon 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Celta 1-0
6%
--
Lyon 1-0
6%
--
Celta 2-0
5%
--
Lyon 2-0
5%
--
Celta 3-1
5%
--
Lyon 3-1
4%
--
Celta 3-2
4%
--
Lyon 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Celta 3-0
3%
--
Lyon 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
66%
--
BTTS - No
34%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
24%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Lyon win to nil
15%
--
Celta win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table

Lyon have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Europa League league table. Lyon have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Lyon have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Lyon have played 4 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Celta are in 16th position in the Europa League on 13 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Celta are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Celta have conceded 5 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Celta
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon87011321 
-
-
Mar 12
Mar 19
2
A Villa8701821 
-
-
-
-
3
Midtjylland86111019 
-
-
-
-
4
Real Betis8521617 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
5
Porto8521617 
-
-
-
-
6
Braga8521617 
-
-
-
-
7
Freiburg8521617 
-
-
-
-
8
Roma8512716 
-
-
-
-
9
Genk8512416 
-
-
-
-
10
Bologna8431715 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
-
11
Stuttgart8503615 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1A
12
Ferencvaros8431115 
-
-
-
-
13
Nottm Forest8422814 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen8350514 
-
-
-
-
15
Red Star Bel.8422114 
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
16
Celta8413413 
Mar 19
Mar 12
-
-
17
PAOK8332312 
w
 
4-2A
-
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-2F
18
Lille8404312 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
-
19
Fenerbahce8332312 
-
-
-
-
20
Panathinaikos8332212 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic8323-211 
-
-
-
-
22
Ludogorets8314-310 
-
-
-
l
 
3-2A
23
D. Zagreb8314-410 
-
-
-
w
 
0-3F
24
Brann8233-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Young Boys8305-69 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
26
Sturm Graz8215-67 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB8215-77 
-
-
-
-
28
GA Eagles8215-87 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
-
29
Feyenoord8206-46 
-
-
-
-
30
Basel8206-46 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
31
Salzburg8206-56 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
32
Rangers8116-94 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice8107-83 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
-
34
Utrecht8017-101 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
35
Malmö8017-111 
-
-
-
-
36
M. Tel-Aviv8017-201 
-
w
 
0-6F
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
4
Lyon have won 4 consecutive home european games
8
Lyon have not lost in 8 consecutive home european games
Lyon 1ST
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon4 - 2PAOK
Lyon2 - 1GA Eagles
Lyon2 - 0Basel
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
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLyon4 - 2PAOK
ALyon1 - 0Young Boys
HLyon2 - 1GA Eagles
ALyon6 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
ALyon0 - 2Real Betis
HLyon2 - 0Basel
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
Celta 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
PAOK1 - 2Celta
Red Star Bel.1 - 1Celta
Ludogorets3 - 2Celta
D. Zagreb0 - 3Celta
Stuttgart2 - 1Celta
Man Utd1 - 1Celta
Genk1 - 1Celta
Krasnodar0 - 2Celta
Shakhtar0 - 2Celta
Panathinaikos0 - 2Celta
Ajax3 - 2Celta
S. Liege1 - 1Celta
W.Bremen2 - 0Celta
Spartak M1 - 1Celta
Palermo1 - 1Celta
Newcastle2 - 1Celta
S. Liege0 - 1Celta
Arsenal2 - 0Celta
Milan1 - 2Celta
Ajax1 - 0Celta
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCelta1 - 0PAOK
ACelta2 - 1PAOK
ACelta1 - 1Red Star Bel.
HCelta2 - 1Lille
HCelta1 - 2Bologna
ACelta2 - 3Ludogorets
ACelta3 - 0D. Zagreb
HCelta2 - 1Nice
HCelta3 - 1PAOK
ACelta1 - 2Stuttgart
ACelta1 - 1Man Utd
HCelta0 - 1Man Utd
ACelta1 - 1Genk
HCelta3 - 2Genk
ACelta2 - 0Krasnodar
HCelta2 - 1Krasnodar
ACelta2 - 0Shakhtar
HCelta0 - 1Shakhtar
ACelta2 - 0Panathinaikos
HCelta1 - 1S. Liege
Goal Statistics

Lyon have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive Europa League outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Celta de Vigo on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Lyon 1st Celta 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Celta will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Celta’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Celta
1.7
1.7
Attack rating
18%
better
LYN
CEL
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Games scored18
16
Failed to score2
3
Scored first15
12
Goals scored43
29
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for2.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
1%
better
LYN
CEL
view stats
Games conceded10
10
Clean sheets10
9
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded17
16
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Lyon Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7442
M NiakhatéC TolissoA KarabecT Morton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Maitland-Niles DEF811
1
-
A Karabec MID824
-
K. Merah MID811
-
T Morton MID81
2
-
M. de Carvalho MID81
1
-
M Niakhaté DEF71
1
-
C Mata DEF7
2
-
T Tessmann MID71
1
-
P Sulc MID713
1
-
N Tagliafico DEF6
1
-
R Kluivert DEF61
2
-
M Satriano FWD61
-
A Moreira FWD622
1
-
Abner DEF511
1
-
C Tolisso MID541
-
D Greif GLK4
-
R Descamps GLK4
-
M Fofana FWD3
-
A. Gomes Rodriguez FWD31
1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD2
-
T. Barišić DEF1
1
-
O Mangala MID1
-
R Ghezzal  FWD11
-
Celta Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8434
I AspasW SwedbergI AspasI Moriba
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Iglesias FWD1021
-
I Aspas FWD1033
1
-
C Starfelt DEF91
-
I Radu  GLK8
2
-
Óscar Mingueza DEF81
2
-
J. Rodríguez Galiano DEF8
-
J. Rueda García DEF81
2
-
M. Román González MID82
2
-
F Jutglà FWD8
-
M Alonso DEF7
1
-
I Moriba MID71
4
-
B Zaragoza FWD713
-
S Carreira DEF6
-
W Swedberg MID642
3
-
P Durán FWD63
-
M Ristić DEF5
-
H Álvarez FWD5
1
-
J El-Abdellaoui FWD51
-
F Beltrán MID4
-
H Sotelo MID4
1
M. Fernández Arroyo DEF3
1
-
Y. Lago Amil DEF3
1
-
C Domínguez DEF3
-
D Rodríguez MID3
-
I Villar GLK2
-
F Cervi FWD1
-