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The magic of the cup as Olympique Lyonnais greet Bayern München visitors in Champions League tie

Champions League betting and spectator preview: Olympique Lyonnais and Bayern München meet at Estádio José Alvalade to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.

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Olympique have less rest than Bayern München in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Manchester City.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

Olympique participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Barcelona.

Olympique Lyonnais have collected 19 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 5-4-4. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

It's back home for Olympique, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Manchester City away with the result 3-1. Maxwel Cornet and Moussa Dembélé (2) found the net in that victory. Nobody expected Olympique Lyonnais to beat Manchester City in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Juventus.

Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper Anthony Lopes did an outstanding job against Manchester City with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Olympique Lyonnais are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Montpellier awaits in four days.

Olympique Lyonnais are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Olympique are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Alvalade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches.

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Bayern München form and stats

They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Liverpool drew the shortest straw.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Bundesliga. Total Champions League statistics for Bayern München: 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for München as they haven't lost any of their last 20 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Borussia M'gladbach game have they lost an away game, meaning München has taken points from ten away matches in a row.

Two travels in a row for München, whose manager H. Flick could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Barcelona. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Chelsea in the Champions League.

As mentioned above, München was the only team on the pitch versus Barcelona in their previous game, winning 8-2. This could be a tougher task.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with München given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 20 matches with 17 wins as expected, three draws and zero surprise home wins. The favourites won ten of these games by at least two goals.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 47 goals in 17 league games away this season. As opposed to that, München have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - one - three (Olympique wins - draws - Bayern München wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 19.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 26 4 4 100 32 17 13 2 2 53 15 17 13 2 2 47 17 68 82
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 21 6 7 84 41 17 11 3 3 46 17 17 10 3 4 38 24 43 69
3 RB Leipzig 34 18 12 4 81 37 17 7 8 2 38 21 17 11 4 2 43 16 44 66
4 Borussia M'gladbach 34 20 5 9 66 40 17 12 2 3 40 21 17 8 3 6 26 19 26 65
5 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 6 9 61 44 17 9 4 4 32 22 17 10 2 5 29 22 17 63
6 Hoffenheim 34 15 7 12 53 53 17 7 1 9 26 37 17 8 6 3 27 16 0 52
7 Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 48 46 17 4 7 6 19 23 17 9 3 5 29 23 2 49
8 Freiburg 34 13 9 12 48 47 17 9 2 6 23 17 17 4 7 6 25 30 1 48
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 6 15 59 60 17 8 4 5 36 27 17 5 2 10 23 33 -1 45
10 Hertha BSC 34 11 8 15 48 59 17 6 3 8 23 32 17 5 5 7 25 27 -11 4d> Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
9 4   Won W   4 11
10 5   Drew D   4 10
6 3   Lost L   4 4
19 9   Scored S   6 21
12 5   Conceded C   5 8
76% 67%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   67% 64%
44% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   17% 28%
4% 0%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   8% 20%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 4%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
16% 8%   BTTS BTTS   8% 12%
60% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 72%
48% 58%   Failed to Score F T   67% 52%
 

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 37 21 7 9 68 39 19 13 2 4 33 15 18 8 5 5 35 24 29 70
2 Harrogate Town 37 19 9 9 61 44 19 12 4 3 32 16 18 7 5 6 29 28 17 66
3 Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 20 10 8 2 36 16 18 7 4 7 25 22 23 63
4 Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 18 9 6 3 34 19 19 8 3 8 27 25 17 60
5 Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 18 7 7 4 24 18 19 9 5 5 31 22 15 60
6 Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 20 10 3 7 31 26 17 7 4 6 19 23 1 58
7 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 19 9 3 7 28 28 20 7 7 6 23 26 -3 58
8 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 19 12 1 6 29 15 19 3 9 7 19 22 11 55
9 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 19 8 5 6 28 23 20 6 8 6 28 27 6 55
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 19 8 6 5 22 22 19 7 4 8 28 33 -5 55
11 Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 16 7 6 3 26 19 19 7 6 6 26 23 10 54
12 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 20 6 6 8 30 27 18 9 3 6 19 22 0 54
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 19 8 6 5 37 26 19 6 4 9 20 26 5 52
14 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 19 6 7 6 31 26 19 6 7 6 16 16 5 50
15 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 18 9 2 7 27 26 18 5 4 9 29 35 -5 48
16 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 19 7 6 6 28 25 20 5 4 11 15 30 -12 46
17 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 17 6 8 3 22 18 20 5 5 10 21 37 -12 46
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 19 7 6 6 29 24 18 4 5 9 11 20 -4 44
19 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 19 6 4 9 31 34 19 5 7 7 24 31 -10 44
20 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 18 7 7 4 23 16 19 4 3 12 23 33 -3 43
21 Ebbsfleet United 39 10 12 17 47 68 19 4 6 9 23 33 20 6 6 8 24 35 -21 42
22 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 20 4 4 12 20 30 18 8 1 9 24 28 -14 41
23 Fylde 37 9 12 16 44 60 19 5 6 8 20 26 18 4 6 8 24 34 -16 39
24 Chorley 38 4 14 20 31 65 19 3 5 11 13 30 19 1 9 9 18 35 -34 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 37 21 7 9 68 39 19 13 2 4 33 15 18 8 5 5 35 24 29 70
2 Harrogate Town 37 19 9 9 61 44 19 12 4 3 32 16 18 7 5 6 29 28 17 66
3 Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 20 10 8 2 36 16 18 7 4 7 25 22 23 63
4 Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 18 9 6 3 34 19 19 8 3 8 27 25 17 60
5 Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 18 7 7 4 24 18 19 9 5 5 31 22 15 60
6 Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 20 10 3 7 31 26 17 7 4 6 19 23 1 58
7 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 19 9 3 7 28 28 20 7 7 6 23 26 -3 58
8 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 19 12 1 6 29 15 19 3 9 7 19 22 11 55
9 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 19 8 5 6 28 23 20 6 8 6 28 27 6 55
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 19 8 6 5 22 22 19 7 4 8 28 33 -5 55
11 Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 16 7 6 3 26 19 19 7 6 6 26 23 10 54
12 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 20 6 6 8 30 27 18 9 3 6 19 22 0 54
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 19 8 6 5 37 26 19 6 4 9 20 26 5 52
14 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 19 6 7 6 31 26 19 6 7 6 16 16 5 50
15 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 18 9 2 7 27 26 18 5 4 9 29 35 -5 48
16 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 19 7 6 6 28 25 20 5 4 11 15 30 -12 46
17 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 17 6 8 3 22 18 20 5 5 10 21 37 -12 46
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 19 7 6 6 29 24 18 4 5 9 11 20 -4 44
19 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 19 6 4 9 31 34 19 5 7 7 24 31 -10 44
20 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 18 7 7 4 23 16 19 4 3 12 23 33 -3 43
21 Ebbsfleet United 39 10 12 17 47 68 19 4 6 9 23 33 20 6 6 8 24 35 -21 42
22 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 20 4 4 12 20 30 18 8 1 9 24 28 -14 41
23 Fylde 37 9 12 16 44 60 19 5 6 8 20 26 18 4 6 8 24 34 -16 39
24 Chorley 38 4 14 20 31 65 19 3 5 11 13 30 19 1 9 9 18 35 -34 26

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