The Round of 16 match of the Coupe de France between Lyon and Laval will take place on 4 february at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon vs Laval: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais easily progressed through their first round of the tournament, beating Sen-Cyr Collonges 3:0 at home. It was tougher in the next stage, as they faced Lille, but the home side still managed to win away — 2:1. In the previous edition the club was eliminated at the first stage after losing to Bourgoin-Jallieu on penalties. It is also worth noting that in the 21st century Olympique Lyonnais have won the Coupe de France twice, the most recent victory coming in 2012. Since then the home side have reached the final only once — in 2024 they lost to Paris Saint-Germain 1:2.
- In the last 10 matches in this competition the club suffered only 1 defeat in regular time (7 wins and 2 draws).
- At least three goals were scored in six of Olympique Lyonnais’ last matches in the Coupe de France.
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 cup matches involving the home side.
Potential Olympique Lyonnais Lineup (4-3-1-2)*
Remi Descamps – Clinton Mata, Nicolas Tagliafico, Ruben Kluivert, Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Tyler Morton, Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso – Pavel Schulz – Afonso Moreira, Endrick.
Forwards Ernest Nuamah and Malik Fofana are out injured, as are midfielder Corentin Tolisso and defender Nicolas Tagliafico.
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois have already played four matches in the current Coupe de France campaign and won all of them in regular time, keeping a clean sheet in each. However, three of the opponents came from lower divisions, and only in the round before last did the visitors meet a Ligue 2 opponent — Guingamp, winning 1:0. In the previous season Stade Lavallois reached the round of 32, where they lost to Toulouse 1:2. It is also worth adding that this century the visiting team have reached the round of 16 only for the third time.
- In the last 8 matches in this competition the club suffered only 1 defeat in regular time (4 wins and 3 draws).
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of the last 8 cup matches involving Stade Lavallois.
- Away in this competition the visitors have not lost in regular time in 11 of their previous 13 matches (7 wins and 4 draws).
Potential Stade Lavallois Lineup (4-5-1)*
Maxim Obua – Layss Samb, Yoann Tavares, William Bianda, Peter Wane – Thomas Dago, Eros Maddy, William Benar, Sam Sanna, Cyril Mandouki – Julien Maggiotti.
Referee
Rudy Buquet (France)
Matches – 11 (Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, 2025/26);
Yellow/red Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 33;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 3;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Per Match – 22;
Penalties – 18%.
Lyon vs Laval: Match Prediction
Bookmakers clearly favour the hosts in this tie. That is understandable — Lyon play in France’s top division and are fighting for a Champions League place, while the visitors are one of the bottom teams in Ligue 2 and sit second from bottom in their domestic table. In addition, the away side have one of the weakest attacking records in the second tier — they score on average 0.7 goals per match.
We believe that Stade Lavallois will remain without a scoring attempt in this match. Despite the many goals scored by various teams in the Coupe de France, those opponents were significantly weaker, whereas in Ligue 2 the visitors already have problems with finishing. Olympique Lyonnais did not concede in their three previous home matches in the Coupe de France. In addition, in the last three home league games the home side have conceded only once.
Prediction: Laval Under 0.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this tournament.
