Check out our 17/20 Lyon vs Rangers prediction below
The pressure is off as Group A winners Lyon host confirmed runners-up Rangers on UEFA Europa League Matchday 6, though the French side will be eager to conclude the section with maximum points.
Lyon are 9/10 favourites with Grosvenor Sport to make it six wins from six matches, with Rangers 11/4 chances to secure a third win in the section.
Lyon, who clinched top spot on Matchday 4, made it five wins out of five by defeating Brøndby 3-1 in Denmark last time out, a double from 18-year-old Rayan Cherki – his first European goals – and a third goal in two games from Islam Slimani lifting the club's tally in the group to 15, the highest in the competition.
Peter Bosz's side haven't been in the same sort of form domestically, where they have failed to win half their games at the Groupama Stadium, while they have shipped 25 goals in their 16 Ligue 1 matches.
That's encouraging for a Rangers outfit that have won five of their last six games in all competitions, scoring 13 goals in the process. Rangers, then under the stewardship of Steven Gerrard, actually created more chances than Lyon in the reverse fixture and they are more than capable of of getting something from this game.
Prediction for Lyon vs Rangers
Two sides that aren't constrained by the pressure of getting a result could serve up quite an entertaining game in Lyon.
Four of the last five Lyon games have covered BTTS (yes) and over 2.5 goals so, with Rangers in such good scoring form, that looks the obvious play at 17/20 with Grosvenor Sport.
Rangers, who sit four points clear in the Scottish Premiership, are conceding almost a goal a game on the domestic front (14 goals in 16 matches) and they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet against a Lyon attack that is averaging three goals per game in this competition.
Recommended bet: Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score (yes) - 17/20
Lyon vs Rangers odds with Grosvenor Sport
Lyon 9/10
Draw 29/10
Rangers 11/4
*odds subject to change
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