Lyon vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 04/11/2018, 22:53  by Valeria Di Meglio | Modified on 06/11/2018 at 06:39 in Champions League Predictions

Lyon will blame themselves for not being top of the group at the moment, having started the campaign with an away win at Manchester City. They pulled a great comeback to hold Shaktar at home in the second game after going down 2 – 0 and in the third game they were close to an away win over Hoffenheim after staging another comeback but fell to a 92nd minute goal that saw the tie end 3 – 3. They perhaps have the lesson from that and will want to tighten up defensively in this group that has seen a lot of goals. Lyon are the best scorers in the group with seven goals but they have been leaking at the back, conceding six goals in the three opening matches. Domestically, their case for defence is not better either – they are the side with the worst defence in the top four teams, having conceded 14 in 12 matches. They have just one clean sheet in the last five matches but they will pride in the fact that they have not lost any of the last six Champions League matches, winning two and drawing four. They have lost just two in 10 Champions League matches. On their part, Hoffenheim head to this game on three wins in their last five matches and more crucially, they have been scoring goals. They have 14 goals in four of the last five games but just one clean sheet as they go in search of their first ever Champions League win. In their five Champions League matches in history, Hoffenheim have lost three and drawn two.