Paris FC vs Lyon - prediction, team news, lineups

In a conflict of 2 unbeaten sides successful Ligue 1, Paris FC volition invited Lyon to Stade Jean-Bouin successful the French superior connected Saturday.

Heading into matchday four, the 2 teams are successful a four-way necktie for 2nd place, with Paris edging Marseille 3-2 past week and OL defeating Auxerre 3-1.

Match preview

So far, Liam Rosenior appears to beryllium pushing each the close buttons with Paris FC arsenic the Englishman has them adjacent the apical of the array aboriginal on.

After failing to people successful their play opener, Paris person netted 3 goals successful each of their past 2 Ligue 1 affairs portion they person 4 much points than they did astatine this signifier of the past campaign.

On Saturday, they could agelong their winning tally astatine location successful this contention to 4 games dating backmost to past season, conceding conscionable erstwhile implicit that stretch.

Paris could besides spell unbeaten successful their archetypal 4 home affairs this play for the archetypal clip since the 2021-22 Ligue 2 run erstwhile they earned points successful their opening 5 outings.

On some ends of the pitch, this broadside person begun the play well, presently 3rd successful the league for expected goals (7.5) and starring the mode successful expected extremity quality (4.9).

In their archetypal play backmost successful the apical flight, they went unbeaten versus Lyon successful 2025-26, portion they person yet to suffer a location crippled against them.

For a 2nd successive occasion, Olympique Lyonnais person begun a Ligue 1 play well, acknowledgment successful portion to their antiaircraft shape.

After 3 matchdays, they are tied with Lille and Paris FC for the second-fewest goals allowed successful the contention truthful acold (two).

With a triumph oregon gully this weekend, this squad could gain points successful their opening 4 home encounters for the archetypal clip since 2023-24 erstwhile they went unbeaten successful their archetypal six games.

Dating backmost to past season, Lyon person points successful 4 of their past 5 distant matches successful this competition, collecting 3 cleanable sheets on the way.

After winning their Ligue 1 opener 2-0 implicit Toulouse, Paulo Fonseca’s men tin triumph successful consecutive matches arsenic the visitors successful Ligue 1 connected Saturday for the 2nd clip this year, having won their opening 3 specified outings to statesman 2026.

Lyon tin agelong their unbeaten tally versus Paris FC successful the apical formation to six matches this weekend, having squandered a 3-0 vantage to gully them 3-3 distant from location past season.

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Team News

Due to a limb issue, Emmanuel Mbemba is doubtful for Paris FC connected matchday four, arsenic is Jonathan Ikone, who has a sore hamstring and Nhoa Sangui is recovering from a musculus injury.

Lassine Sinayoko bagged a hat-trick for them astatine Stade Velodrome, becoming the archetypal subordinate since Bafetimbi Gomis successful 2012 to bash truthful against Marseille, portion his opener aft 23 seconds was the fastest successful this contention since Wissam Ben Yedder’s people of 21 seconds for Monaco versus Lyon successful 2021.

Because of musculus tightness, Lyon whitethorn beryllium without Julien Duranville connected Saturday, portion Keito Nakamura volition question his archetypal quality since signing from Reims astatine the extremity of this summertime transportation window.

Felix Bacher, Zachary Athekame and Ernest Nuamah each recovered the backmost of the nett for them astatine location past week, the archetypal of the home run for each of them.

Paris FC imaginable starting lineup:

Trapp; Camara, Traore, Coppola, Chergui; Lopez, Lees-Melou; Kebbal, Pagis, Koleosho; Sinayoko

Lyon imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Athekame, Bacher, Niakhate, Kluivert; Tessmann, Morton; Nuamah, Tolisso, Sulc; Openda

We say: Paris FC 1-1 Lyon

Both sides are conscionable arsenic susceptible defensively arsenic they are successful the attacking third, and we expect to spot a stalemate betwixt 2 well-structured teams, with plentifulness of resilience.

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