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Lyon vs Lorient Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · April 10 2026, 12:05
Lyon vs Lorient Preview: Team News & Prediction

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It has been a woeful run of form for Olympique Lyonnais, as they finish the Ligue 1 weekend with the visit of a frustrated Lorient side to Parc OL this weekend.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Amazon Prime PPV & Ligue 1+ / US – beIN Sports Connect

Lyon preview: Strong Lyon

Having enjoyed a club record-breaking 13-match winning streak across all competitions, Lyon are now in woeful form of late and there is actually now even pressure growing on manager Paulo Fonseca.

Lyon come into this one on the back of a very disappointing goalless draw with a poor and out of form Angers side at Stade Raymond Kopa in their most recent outing last weekend, returning from the break.

Lorient preview: Steady but stagnating now

They now face a Lorient side that, following promotion to the top-flight last season, are in contention for Europe, albeit a frustrating recent run of form has dealt a bit of a major blow to those aspirations.

The visitors' 1-1 draw with Paris at Stade du Moustoir last weekend means that they have now managed just one victory in their last seven matches across all competitions as they drift from the top seven in Ligue 1.

Lyon team news: Coming soon

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (X-X-X-X): TBC

Unavailable: TBC

Questionable: TBC

Lorient team news: Coming soon

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (X-X-X-X): TBC

Unavailable: TBC

Questionable: TBC

Lyon vs Lorient prediction

Lorient have been one of the more upwardly mobile and entertaining teams in France's top-flight. They have, though, begun to drift and Lyon, with home advantage, will have to take the initiative as they try to push themselves back into top three contention after a woeful run of form whereby they have endured a nine-match winless run of form. It could end up being a game that is stretched and turns into something of a very minor cup final for both with both teams scoring seeming a good bet for this one down on the south coast of France. 

Lyon vs Lorient tip: Both teams to score

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