In-form Olympique Lyon will win 2-1 at Old Trafford to advance to the semi-finals. Manchester United bravely fought back from two goals down to level their Europa League first leg with Lyon last week. It sets up an exciting second leg back at Old Trafford, where Ruben Amorim’s men have a chance at making the last four. United’s preparations for the second leg could hardly have gone any worse. They were soundly beaten 4-1 at Newcastle on Sunday, with stand-in goalkeeper, Altay Bayindir, making a glaring error for the Magpies’ fourth goal. Bayindir deputised for Andre Onana, who was dropped after his error-strewn display in the first leg in Lyon. Amorim now has a big decision to make on his starting keeper for the second leg. United are without a win in three Premier League games and are still in with a chance of finishing fourth bottom, with 17th-placed West Ham only three points behind them. Second leg preparations for Paolo Fonseca’s Lyon could hardly have been more different, with L’OL winning 3-1 at Auxerre in their latest Ligue 1 game. The win moved them to within two points of second-placed AS Monaco. Lyon have lost just once in the Europa League this season and have won seven of their last nine Ligue 1 games. This form has put L’OL back into Champions League qualification contention for next season, even if they don’t win this year’s Europa League. Whether you’re backing United or Lyon to advance, grab the best value today with your 1xBet Promo Code and enjoy exclusive offers on all Europa League fixtures. Manchester United Expected Lineup: Onana; Mazraoui, Yoro, Maguire, Dalot, Dorgu, Ugarte, Casemiro, Garnacho, Fernandes, Hojlund Lyon Expected Lineup: Perri; Maitland-Niles, Tagliafico, Niakhite, Mata, Veretout, Akouokou, Tolisso, Almada, Mikautadze, Cherki Given how the first leg played out, it’s staggering to see the betting markets have given Lyon a 22.22% chance of winning the second leg. Lyon were two goals ahead and largely in control of the first leg, before a late rally from United. United’s league form must surely affect their morale going into this contest too. Players and fans know winning the Europa League is their only chance of playing in European competition again next season. That pressure weighed heavily on the United side for most of the first leg, and it’ll weigh heavier in front of their own fans. Many online betting sites still have Lyon as underdogs, despite their dominance in the first leg—making them a tempting value pick for bettors. United have won only six of their 16 home league games this season, so Old Trafford is by no means the fortress it once was either. Backing Lyon to win in 90 minutes at these odds seems to be the clear value play from our trio of Manchester United vs Lyon predictions. Ruben Amorim’s United team have plenty of faults, but they don’t struggle to score in the Europa League. In fact, they haven’t failed to score in any of their Europa League games this campaign. Lyon have only failed to score in two of their 11 Europa League games. Meanwhile, 82% of United’s games in the competition have also seen both teams score. United even conceded goals against the likes of Viktoria Plzen and Glasgow Rangers, two sides that are surely inferior to Lyon. Looking at the data for Lyon and United’s 24/25 Europa League campaigns, 64% of Lyon’s goals scored have arrived in the second half. Meanwhile, 65% of United’s goals scored have also come in the second period. Lyon have also conceded just three of their 11 goals in the Europa League during the first 45 minutes. All of this points to Fonseca’s men building their way into games before taking charge in the second half. With the tie hanging in the balance, the opening half at Old Trafford is sure to be cagey. When you combine this with the above data, there’s surely more than a 50% chance that we’ll see more goals in the second half than the first.
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