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Prediction Analysis: Manchester United vs Lyon

Manchester United vs Lyon prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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UEFA Europa League 2025-04-17 19:00
Manchester United
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
68%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-1
Lyon
Away

Prediction Summary

1
37%
X
22%
2
41%
Over 2.5
68%
BTTS Yes
68%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Manchester United (Home)

Goals scored / match3
Goals conceded / match1.43
Over 2.5 rate57%
BTTS rate86%

Lyon (Away)

Goals scored / match2.83
Goals conceded / match1.67
Over 2.5 rate67%
BTTS rate83%

Team Form last 5 matches

Manchester United
LWWWD
Lyon
LDWWD

Goals Comparison rate per team

100% +0.5 83%
86% +1.5 83%
57% +2.5 67%
43% +3.5 50%
14% +4.5 0%
86% BTTS 83%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 68%. Model confidence is Medium.

Manchester United averages 3 goals scored at home, while Lyon averages 2.83 goals scored away.

Model Strength
68%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
37%
Draw
22%
Away Win
41%
Over 2.5
68%
BTTS Yes
68%

Head-to-Head last 2

Apr 2025 Manchester United 5 - 4 Lyon Home
Apr 2025 Manchester United(A) 2 - 2 Lyon Draw

In the last 2 meetings, Manchester United won 1, drew 1 and lost 0.

Current Streaks

Manchester United — unbeaten run (home)7
Manchester United — scoring streak (home)7
Lyon — winless run (away)1
Lyon — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Manchester United Win (1)37%
Draw (X)22%
Lyon Win (2)41%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

100% +0.5 83%
86% +1.5 83%
57% +2.5 67%
43% +3.5 50%
14% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

0% -0.5 17%
14% -1.5 17%
43% -2.5 33%
57% -3.5 50%
86% -4.5 100%

Manchester United vs Lyon — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Manchester United — scored (home)3
Manchester United — conceded (home)1.43
Lyon — scored (away)2.83
Lyon — conceded (away)1.67
Model expected combined goals3.5

Both Teams To Score

Yes68%
No32%

Rate per Team

Manchester United — BTTS matches (home)86%
Lyon — BTTS matches (away)83%
Combined (simple average)84.5%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.586%
Under 4.514%
Over 5.577%
Under 5.523%
Over 6.577%
Under 6.523%
Over 7.577%
Under 7.523%
Over 8.569%
Under 8.531%
Over 9.569%
Under 9.531%
Over 10.538%
Under 10.562%
Expected total corners (blended average)9.50

Per-Team Corners own matches

Manchester United (home)

Corners for5.9
Corners against3.1

Lyon (away)

Corners for4.8
Corners against5.2

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Manchester United
13 10 9 2 9
Lyon
15 11 4 13 10

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.593%
Under 1.57%
Over 2.577%
Under 2.523%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.9

Yellow Cards per Team

Manchester United (home)

For1.9

Lyon (away)

For2.7

Shots per Game

Manchester United — total shots (home)18.3
Lyon — total shots (away)15.5

Shots on Target

Manchester United — on target (home)6.3
Lyon — on target (away)7.2

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Manchester United

Inside the box12.47
Outside the box5.07

Lyon

Inside the box11.83
Outside the box5.33

Player Shots Manchester United

M. Mount
Shots on Target/Game2
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target22%
Bruno Fernandes
Shots on Target/Game1.7
+0.5 On Target64%
+1.5 On Target21%
K. Mainoo
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target25%
+1.5 On Target13%
R. Højlund
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target60%
+1.5 On Target20%
A. Garnacho
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target67%
+1.5 On Target27%

Player Shots Lyon

T. Almada
Shots on Target/Game2
+0.5 On Target25%
+1.5 On Target25%
P. Akouokou
Shots on Target/Game2
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target33%
E. Nuamah
Shots on Target/Game1.8
+0.5 On Target67%
+1.5 On Target33%
M. Fofana
Shots on Target/Game1.8
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target30%
R. Cherki
Shots on Target/Game1.7
+0.5 On Target58%
+1.5 On Target33%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Manchester United xG (home)2.15
Lyon xG (away)1.88

Average Possession

58.33% Possession 56.42%

Team Comparison Manchester United vs Lyon

85.27% Pass accuracy 85.33%
539.2 Passes per match 545.83
-0.18 Goals prevented 0.12
10.07 Fouls committed 11.5
2.67 Goalkeeper saves 3.58
1.57 Offsides 2
18 Tackles per match 17.5

League average xG this season is 1.47 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
PRE-MATCH ANALYSIS

Manchester United vs Lyon prediction analysis

Review Manchester United vs Lyon with prediction probabilities, 1X2, Over 2.5, BTTS, team form, market signals and key performance data from UEFA Europa League.

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