Lyon vs Fenerbahçe — Tips & Analysis

Over 2.5: Fenerbahçe arrive with their whole spine missing, and that is why we want goals here. Both senior goalkeepers are unavailable, along with centre backs Diego Carlos, Soyuncu, Becao and Oosterwolde. Asensio and Akturkoglu are out too. A stand in keeper behind a patched up defence is a lot to ask on a big night. Lyon's home games have been wide open anyway. Their seven home games have had more than 3 goals in them on average, and not one of them ended in a tie. Eight of Lyon's last 14 games have had 3 or more goals. Fenerbahçe still carry a threat the other way. They score almost 2 goals a game, they have lost only 4 of their last 17, and 9 of those 17 games had 3 or more goals. The tie is level after the first leg, so nobody can sit back and play for a 0-0. Somebody has to go and win it. A 2-1 Lyon win is the likeliest finish, and that gives us the goals we want. The one thing that gives us pause is history. The two meetings between these clubs finished 1-1 and 0-0, so these sides can cancel each other out. We are still backing the busier game.