With Lyon potentially welcoming all of their injured crop back in time for Sunday's game, Bosz could have some enviable attacking options in his ranks, and Lacazette already looks like a man refreshed and ready to kick on back in his homeland.
Lorient did have to rely on an own goal to get the better of Rennes, but their defensive resilience was admirable, so Lyon cannot expect to carve their way through the Merlus rearguard at will.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lyon win with a probability of 47.28%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 28.06% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.39%) and 0-2 (7.93%). The likeliest Lorient win was 1-0 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
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