RC Strasbourg Alsace vs. Olympique Lyonnais 10/18/20 - Ligue 1 Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, Strasbourg hosts Lyon as Ligue 1 returns to action following the international break. Strasbourg is 18th in the top flight French league table at 1-0-5 on three points. Strasbourg is coming off a 3-0 loss to Lille in its most recent match before the break, and sits in the relegation zone a place it likely will be most of the campaign while fighting throughout the season not to be relegated.

Strasbourg has one win and four losses in its last five matches in Ligue 1 and has scored five goals and allowed 10 over that span. The leading goal scorer for Strasbourg is Mehdi Chahiri with two, while Ludovic Ajorque and Stefan Mitrovic each have scored one. Ajorque is the leader in assists with one and Dimitri Lienard has one.

Lyon is not happy with its start to the Ligue 1 campaign and sits in 14th place at 1-4-1 on seven points after posting four draws in its first six matches in the top-flight French league. Lyon battled to a 1-1 draw with Marseille and its most recent outing in league action before the break for international play.  Marseille opened the scoring in the 16th minute and Lyon scored an equalizer in the 28th minute off the foot of Houssem Aouar on a penalty shot and there was no scoring for the rest of the match.

Lyon has four draws and one loss in its last five matches in Ligue1 and over that period has scored three goals and allowed four. The Lyon offense has been held scoreless in two of the last five matches. Memphis Depay is the leading goal scorer for Lyon with four and Leo Dubois and Houssem Aouar have each scored one.