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There are 16 matches to look forward to in the Europa League on Thursday night including the meeting between Lyon and Sparta Prague in Group A.
The game will be played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais and the hosts are currently top of the group on 9 points, with the visitors in second place on 4 points.
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Lyon come into the match on the back of a 2-1 home win over Lens in Ligue 1 on the weekend. Lyon took a 2-0 lead into half time and despite conceding a goal in the 61st minute, they held on to take maximum points.
That result means Lyon are currently in 6th place in Ligue 1 and have some work to do to climb into the Champions league qualifying positions.
In terms of the Europa League, Lyon enter this game with a 100% record in Group A. They started with a good 2-0 win at Glasgow Rangers before beating Brondby 3-0 at home, with all the goals coming in the second half.
Their most recent Europa League fixture was the reverse game against Sparta Prague and Lyon won a thrilling contest 4-3.
Trends show Lyon have scored 2 or more goals in their last 3 Europa League games in a row. Their home record in the competition is good and Lyon have won 8 of their last 10 Europa League fixtures on home soil, losing only one. Lyon have scored 2 or more goals in 9 of their last 10 home Europa League games.
Sparta Prague make the trip to France on the back of a 2-2 draw at Baník Ostrava in the Czech top-flight. They led the game twice but conceded equalising goals, the second of which came in the 88th minute from the penalty spot.
That result leaves Sparta Prague 4th in the Czech Liga, 3 points off the leaders.
Sparta Prague have lost only one of their last 11 matches in all competitions but the defeat came in the home fixture against Lyon in the Europa League. Trends show Sparta Prague have won only one of their last 5 Europa League fixtures and have picked up just a single victory from their last 9 on the road.
Sparta Prague have conceded 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 9 away Europa League matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Lyon are without Malo Gusto, who is suspended. Julian Pollersbeck, Moussa Dembele, Lenny Pintor, and Jeff Reine-Adelaide are unlikely to be available due to injury.

Sparta Prague will definitely be without Ladislav Krejci and Casper Højer Nielsen. They also have doubts over the fitness of Filip Soucek and Lukas Julis.
Given the previous meeting between the teams and the home goalscoring record of Lyon in the Europa League, we expect the hosts to score goals in this game. Lyon should score 2 or more goals on their way to victory.
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| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Juventus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2 |
Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 |
Besiktas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 |
Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
Ferencvaros | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 |
SL Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 |
OFI Creta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 |
Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 |
Lyon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 |
Olympiacos FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 |
União Torreense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 |
Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 |
RB Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 |
Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 |
Rennes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 |
Sturm Graz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 |
Real Sociedad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
22 |
Lillestrom SK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
23 |
Anderlecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
24 |
Jagiellonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
25 |
Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
26 |
AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
27 |
Levski Sofia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
28 |
Celtic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
29 |
Milan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
30 |
Hoffenheim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
31 |
Celje | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
32 |
Olympique Marseille | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
33 |
Ararat-Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
34 |
Viktoria Plzen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
35 |
Lech Poznan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
36 |
Nijmegen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
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BV Islands have achieved just 1 wins in their 20 most recent games in all competitions
San Marino U21 have been defeated by 2 or more goals in all of their 19 most recent clashes in their Euro U21 Qualification campaign
Netherlands haven't lost any of their last 18 matches in all competitions
There have been 10 staight losses in all competitions for Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein are on an unfortunate streak of 9 all competitions games where they have not managed to score a goal
Haiti have won their last 8 matches in CONCACAF Nations League
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Dominican Rep's last 6 league games
Vélez Sársfield Res. have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 5 Reserve League games
Estudiantes La Plata have won by 2+ goals their last 3 Copa Argentina games
FC Honka Espoo haven't lost in 18 of their last 20 matches in Kakkonen
In their last 18 games in all competitions, Kazakhstan have recorded only 2 wins
England U21 have not been beaten in their last 14 straight clashes in Euro U21 Qualification
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in the 9 most recent games in Cymru Championship of Carmarthen Town
Haiti have won their last 8 matches in CONCACAF Nations League
A goalless run of 6 games in their latest all competitions matches marks Cayman Islands's league campaign
In a series of 5 home CONCACAF Nations League games, Curaçao have succeeded in winning at HT/FT
Lindome GIF have lost their last 4 Division 2 - Västra Götaland matches in a row
France are on a successful run of 3 games in UEFA Nations League where they have kept a clean sheet
Nicaragua's most recent record consists of 3 straight half time/full time losses in all competitions
There are no losses for York City in 37 of their most recent 43 games (all competitions)
Spain haven't lost any of their last 41 matches in all competitions
Northampton Town's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 1 of their 20 most recent all competitions clashes
In All Boys's last 14 Nacional B matches, there have been under 2.5 goals
The New Saints have won their last 10 games in Premier
San Marino have suffered 10 straight defeats in their most recent clashes in all competitions
Montrose FC have been winning at both half time and full time their last 5 matches in League One
In their last 5 games in Nacional B, Tristán Suárez have managed to keep a clean sheet
North Macedonia have lost by 2+ goals all of their last 4 all competitions games
Exeter City have failed to score a goal in each of their last 4 League Two games
England U21 are unbeaten in 69 of their 71 most recent matches (Euro U21 Qualification)
Spain haven't lost any of their last 41 matches in all competitions
Northampton Town's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 1 of their 20 most recent all competitions clashes
San Marino U21 have been defeated by 2 or more goals in all of their 19 most recent clashes in their Euro U21 Qualification campaign
Moss FK have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 15 games in 1. Division
There have been 10 staight losses in all competitions for Liechtenstein
The New Saints have won their last 10 games in Premier
Liechtenstein are on an unfortunate streak of 9 all competitions games where they have not managed to score a goal
In their last 5 games in Nacional B, Tristán Suárez have managed to keep a clean sheet
Montrose FC have been winning at both half time and full time their last 5 matches in League One











