Manchester United vs Lyon Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Peter Morris, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 9 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 18, 02:00 | 4 min read

Manchester United FC

Football UEFA Europa League Old Trafford Fri 18 Apr 03:00

Olympique Lyonnais

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Will OL Stay in Reach of the Favourites?

Get ready for the second leg of this Europa League quarter-final tie as Manchester United clash with Lyon Old Trafford. It was a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

We’re betting against United and that means our prediction is the draw and Lyon which can be backed at 2.15 on the Double Chance market.

Match Preview & H2H

Manchester United lost 4-1 away to Newcastle United when they last played. This was a Premier League encounter at St James' Park, with Alejandro Garnacho scoring for the Red Devils. United had five shots on target and 53% of possession.

Lyon approach this fixture after winning 3-1 when visiting AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1. Paulo Fonseca's team enjoyed 59% possession and had eight shots on goal at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, with Georges Mikautadze, Rayan Cherki and Alexandre Lacazette on the scoresheet.

United and Lyon played out a 2-2 draw in the first leg, with the possession stakes ending 50/50 and the shots on target 5-5. Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee scored for United, while Thiago Almada and Rayan Cherki found the net for Lyon.

Manchester United – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.1 goals from 13.1 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal. United have had 50.3% possession, 449.1 passes and 5.2 corners per match. On average, Ruben Amorim's side have conceded 1.3 goals from 12.2 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 5.4 corners.

Top goalscorer Bruno Fernandes has found the net 3 times, Alejandro Garnacho 2, with Rasmus Hoejlund and two other players on 1. Bruno Fernandes has the most assists with 3, while goalkeeper Andre Onana has 3 clean sheets.

Lyon – Last 10 League Games

Lyon have won 7 and lost 3, averaging 6.6 shots on goal, 12.0 attempts and 2.7 goals. OL average 57.0% possession, 543.9 passes, 3.7 corners taken and 5.0 corners against them, while 1.6 goals have been conceded from 13.5 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Alexandre Lacazette has scored 7, followed by Rayan Cherki, Georges Mikautadze and Corentin Tolisso with 5 goals apiece. Rayan Cherki has managed 6 assists in the last 10 games, while Lucas Perri has 2 clean sheets to his name.

Confirmed Lineups

Manchester United confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Andre Onana (GK), Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hoejlund.

Lyon confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Lucas Perri (GK), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Nicolas Tagliafico, Jordan Veretout, Corentin Tolisso, Paul Akouokou, Rayan Cherki, Georges Mikautadze, Thiago Almada.

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Expert Europa League Analysis

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key Manchester United vs Lyon stats:

  • United have failed to win any of their last 4 matches
  • United have conceded 2 or more goals in 15 of their 32 Premier League matches this season
  • Lyon have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their past 10 away matches
  • Lyon have won 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Lyon have not lost any of their last 3 matches

Manchester United vs Lyon Prediction

The best angle of attack could be Lyon and the draw on the Double Chance market. We like the 2.15 for this pick and we need the hosts to not win this Europa League quarter-final.

Those feeling confident about Lyon winning can back them on the Draw No Bet market and still have some insurance with this bet.

Our Pick

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Manchester United vs Lyon Odds

With a 59% chance of winning, Manchester United are favourites to win this Europa League match and they’re available at betting odds of 1.70 with the bookies. For those wanting to back Lyon, you will find 4.50 about this outsider.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at 1.62 on the BTTS market.

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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Manchester United logo Manchester United Betting Stats

Lyon logo Lyon Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 7 wins, 7 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 10 wins, 5 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Manchester United

Lyon

Goals / match
1.2 2.6
Conceded / match
1.4 2
Total / match
2.6 4.6

Corners

Corners

Manchester United

Lyon

For / match
5.8 4.2
Against / match
4.8 4.2
Total / match
10.6 8.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Manchester United vs Lyon team news.

We’ve got details of the Europa League squads so that you know every player on the roster.

Manchester United vs Lyon Lineups

Manchester United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Lyon Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Manchester United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

24 Andre Onana
3 Noussair Mazraoui 5 Harry Maguire 15 Leny Yoro 20 Diogo Dalot
18 Casemiro 25 Manuel Ugarte 13 Patrick Dorgu 8 Bruno Fernandes
17 Alejandro Garnacho 9 Rasmus Hoejlund
23 Lucas Perri
98 A. Maitland-Niles 22 Clinton Mata 19 Moussa Niakhate 3 Nicolas Tagliafico
7 Jordan Veretout 8 Corentin Tolisso 4 Paul Akouokou
18 Rayan Cherki 69 Georges Mikautadze 32 Thiago Almada

Lyon Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Manchester United Substitutes

  • 1Altay Bayindir
  • 2V. Nilsson Lindeloef
  • 7Mason Mount
  • 14Christian Eriksen
  • 22Tom Heaton
  • 23Luke Shaw
  • 37Kobbie Mainoo
  • 41Harry Amass
  • 64Jack Moorhouse
  • 80Jaydan Kamason
  • 87Godwill Kukonki

Lyon Substitutes

  • 10Alexandre Lacazette
  • 11Malick Fofana
  • 15Tanner Tessmann
  • 16Abner
  • 20Sael Kumbedi
  • 27Warmed Omari
  • 31Nemanja Matic
  • 40Remy Descamps
  • 50Lassine Diarra
  • 55Duje Caleta-Car

Previous Manchester United Lineups

13 Apr Premier League
Newcastle 4-1 Man United
11 Apr Europa League
Lyon 2-2 Man United
06 Apr Premier League
Man United 0-0 Man City

Previous Lyon Lineups

14 Apr Ligue 1
Auxerre 1-3 Lyon
11 Apr Europa League
Lyon 2-2 Man United
06 Apr Ligue 1
Lyon 2-1 Lille

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our Manchester United vs Lyon lineups service.

Injuries & Suspensions

Manchester United Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Leny Yoro Knock injury
Christian Eriksen Knock injury
Amad Diallo Ankle injury
Toby Collyer Muscle injury
Manuel Ugarte Muscle injury
Kobbie Mainoo Thigh injury
Lisandro Martínez ACL injury
Jonny Evans Phy discomfort
Mason Mount Muscle injury
Luke Shaw Hamstring

Lyon Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Team Squads

Manchester United Squad

Lyon Squad

Find out each player’s availability thanks to our injuries and suspensions news. We have a full list of players for each team that are currently sidelined.

Make sure you check out the latest squads and access the up-to-date player stats.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Europa League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lazio 8 6 1 1 17:5 19
2 Athletic Club 8 6 1 1 15:7 19
3 Man United 8 5 3 0 16:9 18
4 Tottenham 8 5 2 1 17:9 17
5 Frankfurt 8 5 1 2 14:10 16
6 Lyon 8 4 3 1 16:8 15
7 Olympiacos 8 4 3 1 9:3 15
8 Rangers 8 4 2 2 16:10 14
9 Bodo/Glimt 8 4 2 2 14:11 14
10 Anderlecht 8 4 2 2 14:12 14
11 FCSB 8 4 2 2 10:9 14
12 Ajax 8 4 1 3 16:8 13
13 Real Sociedad 8 4 1 3 13:9 13
14 Galatasaray 8 3 4 1 19:16 13
15 Roma 8 3 3 2 10:6 12
16 Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 3 2 13:12 12
17 Ferencvaros 8 4 0 4 15:15 12
18 Porto 8 3 2 3 13:11 11
19 AZ Alkmaar 8 3 2 3 13:13 11
20 FC Midtjylland 8 3 2 3 9:9 11
21 Union S-G 8 3 2 3 8:8 11
22 PAOK 8 3 1 4 12:10 10
23 Twente 8 2 4 2 8:9 10
24 Fenerbahce 8 2 4 2 9:11 10
25 Braga 8 3 1 4 9:12 10
26 Elfsborg 8 3 1 4 9:14 10
27 Hoffenheim 8 2 3 3 11:14 9
28 Besiktas 8 3 0 5 10:15 9
29 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 2 0 6 8:17 6
30 Slavia Prague 8 1 2 5 7:11 5
31 Malmo FF 8 1 2 5 10:17 5
32 RFS 8 1 2 5 6:13 5
33 Ludogorets 8 0 4 4 4:11 4
34 Dynamo Kiev 8 1 1 6 5:18 4
35 Nice 8 0 3 5 7:16 3
36 Qarabag FK 8 1 0 7 6:20 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Athletic Club 4 4 0 0 9:1 12
2 Tottenham 4 3 1 0 9:2 10
3 Lazio 4 3 1 0 9:3 10
4 Roma 4 3 1 0 7:1 10
5 Galatasaray 4 3 1 0 13:9 10
6 Man United 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
7 AZ Alkmaar 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
8 Frankfurt 4 3 1 0 7:3 10
9 Elfsborg 4 3 1 0 4:1 10
10 Ajax 4 3 0 1 12:4 9
11 Real Sociedad 4 3 0 1 8:2 9
12 Ferencvaros 4 3 0 1 10:6 9
13 Braga 4 3 0 1 7:3 9
14 Bodo/Glimt 4 3 0 1 9:6 9
15 Olympiacos 4 2 2 0 7:1 8
16 Union S-G 4 2 2 0 5:3 8
17 PAOK 4 2 1 1 9:3 7
18 Porto 4 2 1 1 7:4 7
19 FCSB 4 2 1 1 6:3 7
20 Anderlecht 4 2 1 1 9:7 7
21 Rangers 4 2 1 1 8:6 7
22 Lyon 4 2 1 1 6:4 7
23 Viktoria Plzeň 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
24 Besiktas 4 2 0 2 8:8 6
25 Hoffenheim 4 1 2 1 6:5 5
26 FC Midtjylland 4 1 2 1 5:5 5
27 RFS 4 1 2 1 4:5 5
28 Fenerbahce 4 1 2 1 3:4 5
29 Twente 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
30 Nice 4 0 3 1 5:8 3
31 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
32 Dynamo Kiev 4 1 0 3 2:9 3
33 Slavia Prague 4 0 2 2 5:7 2
34 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 4:8 1
35 Ludogorets 4 0 1 3 3:8 1
36 Qarabag FK 4 0 0 4 4:12 0

England FlagPremier League 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 75:31 79
2 Arsenal 34 18 13 3 63:29 67
3 Man City 34 18 7 9 66:43 61
4 Nott’m Forest 33 18 6 9 53:39 60
5 Newcastle 33 18 5 10 62:44 59
6 Chelsea 33 16 9 8 58:40 57
7 Aston Villa 34 16 9 9 54:49 57
8 Bournemouth 33 13 10 10 52:40 49
9 Fulham 33 13 9 11 48:45 48
10 Brighton 33 12 12 9 53:53 48
11 Brentford 33 13 7 13 56:50 46
12 Crystal Palace 34 11 12 11 43:47 45
13 Everton 33 8 14 11 34:40 38
14 Man United 33 10 8 15 38:46 38
15 Wolverhampton 33 11 5 17 48:61 38
16 Tottenham 33 11 4 18 61:51 37
17 West Ham 33 9 9 15 37:55 36
18 Ipswich 33 4 9 20 33:71 21
19 Leicester 33 4 6 23 27:73 18
20 Southampton 33 2 5 26 24:78 11

France FlagLigue 1 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSG 30 24 6 0 83:28 78
2 Marseille 30 17 4 9 62:42 55
3 Monaco 30 16 6 8 57:35 54
4 Lille 30 15 8 7 47:32 53
5 Nice 30 14 9 7 56:38 51
6 Lyon 30 15 6 9 58:41 51
7 Strasbourg 30 14 9 7 48:37 51
8 Lens 30 13 6 11 35:33 45
9 Brest 30 13 5 12 48:49 44
10 Rennes 30 12 2 16 45:40 38
11 Auxerre 30 10 8 12 41:45 38
12 Toulouse 30 9 7 14 38:39 34
13 Reims 30 8 8 14 32:42 32
14 Nantes 30 7 10 13 35:50 31
15 Angers 30 8 6 16 29:48 30
16 Le Havre 30 8 3 19 33:64 27
17 Saint-Étienne 30 7 6 17 33:68 27
18 Montpellier 30 4 3 23 22:71 15

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Europa League standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.

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