Lyon set to progress in the Europa League
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On Thursday night, Villarreal host Lyon at the Estadio de la Ceramica in the Europa League last-32 second leg.
The French side recorded a 3-1 victory at the Groupama Stadium in the first leg. The visitors will feel they are relatively comfortable in this tie.
Villarreal are in the midst of a poor run of form, as the Yellow Submarine have lost three of their last four games in all competitions, including the first leg of this tie.
Both teams have scored in Villarreal’s last six games in all competitions, so their renowned defensive solidity has gone missing in recent matches. In fact, Javi Calleja’s team have conceded at least two goals in four of their last games in all competitions.
The Spanish side have a mixed recent home record in the Europa League, having lost three, won two and drawn one of their last six games on home soil in this competition.
Like the home side, Lyon’s recent form has been highly inconsistent. The visitor's recent games have been high scoring, though, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last eight outings in all competitions.
Lyon’s recent record in the Europa League is good, as the visitors have won four of their last five games in the competition. They have also scored at least twice in four of their last five games in the Europa League.
The visitors have a poor away record in this competition, as they have won just one of their last six games on their travels in 90 minutes. Their recent European games on the road have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven games.
Both of these teams have been involved in high scoring games of late, so it is unsurprising that Forebet predicts that this game will be high scoring and end in a draw.
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