Lyon vs G.A. Eagles Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

Despite a squad that is much less attractive on paper than in recent years, Olympique Lyonnais honors its status as a former powerhouse of French football in Europe. Les Gones are in fact at the top of this league phase with 12 points gleaned during the first 5 days and they are particularly well on their way to qualifying directly for the 1/8 finals of this competition. Winners of Utrecht 0-1, Salzburg 2-0 and FC Basel 2-1, the Rhone residents were then logically dominated by Bétis 2-0. But far from letting go, they bounced back perfectly by crushing Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-6 on the last day. At the same time, in the championship, Paulo Fonseca's men restarted the machine by winning against FC Nantes 3-0. They will try to achieve a second victory in a row next week against Lorient in order to get closer to the top 4 in the Ligue 1 standings. On the other side of the median, Go Ahead Eagles clearly do not display the same success as their opponent of the day.

The Batavians are in fact at the bottom of the table in this league phase, in 27th place in the standings but with the same number of points as 24th, FC Basel. Despite a record of 4 goals scored and 9 conceded, the Dutch still won 2 victories against Panathinaikos 1-2 and especially against Aston Villa 2-1. But they were otherwise dominated by FCSB 0-1, RB Salzburg 2-0 and especially by Stuttgart 0-4 15 days ago. At the same time, in the league, the Deventer-based club finds itself in the soft underbelly of Eredevisie. Hanging by Utrecht 2-2, they will challenge AZ Alkmaar next weekend. 

Unsurprisingly, the Gones are still orphaned by long-term absentees Fofana and Nuamah. Conversely, Orel Mangala returned to the field against Nantes after long months of absence. Affected in recent weeks, the defensive executive Mata and the full-back Kluivert (defender) are not yet certain of being able to appear in Paulo Fonseca's group while the full-back Hateboer and the attacker Ghezzal are not qualified. Uncertainty also around the presence of American midfielder Tessmann who was injured against Nantes. On the other hand, the Uruguayan striker Satriano, author of his first two goals in Ligue 1 against the Canaries, should be present in the same way as the excellent Corentin Tolisso. The former French World Champions scored a hat-trick against Maccabi Tel Aviv, bringing his total to 4 goals in this competition.

The former Munich player is otherwise with 3 goals in the league and is ahead of the Czech Sulc (5 goals). Among the Dutch, the midfielder Blomme and striker Baeten were not included by the managers on the list of players authorized to play this game. To this we add that Go Ahead Eagles still risks doing without starting defender Gerrit Nauber and without long-term absentees Soren Tengstedt and Pim Saathof. Substitute midfielder Weijnberg and striker Margaret (0 goals) must also remain in treatment this week.  Scorer twice in this Europa League, the promising 22-year-old striker Milan Smit (5 goals in the league) will have to be monitored by the Lyon defense in the same way as midfielders Mathis Suray (5 goals) and Meulensteen (3 goals). 

• Summary: Olympique Lyonnais is going head to head with Go Ahead Eagles starting on 11 Dec 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Groupama Stadium stadium, Lyon city, France. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• Referee: Juxhin Xhaja
• Lyon Feedinco Rating: 7.02
• G.A. Eagles Feedinco Rating: 6.79