Europa League
Young Men – Lyon. Prediction and announcement for the Europa League match
The Europa League main stage 7th round match will be played between Young Boys and Lyon on Thursday, January 22. The match will start at 19.45 Kyiv time.
Young Men
The club is not showing very confident results this season. After 20 rounds in the Swiss Championship, Young Boys have 29 points on the balance sheet, which puts them in 6th place in the standings. The team is 14 points behind the leader and only 2 points behind the elimination zone. The club was eliminated from the national cup at the 1/16 final stage.
The Swiss player managed to get 9 points in 6 Europa League matches; Such results allow them to take 21st place in the overall competition table. However, the distance to the 25th step is only 2 points.
Lyon
Despite not having a very stable start to the season, the club is now showing confident results. Lyon, which collected 33 points after 18 weeks in Ligue 1, is in 4th place in the rankings. A team is separated from the 1st and 9th places by 10 points. The club reached the 1/8 final of the French Cup against Laval.
In the Europa League, the team shows generally standard results; The French collected 15 points in 6 rounds, which allowed them to take 1st place in the overall competition table. However, there are only 3 points separating Lyon from 10th place.
personal meetings
The clubs have never played each other in official matches.
interesting facts
- Young Boys had lost all 5 previous matches (2 of which were social).
- Young Boys conceded 41 goals in the Swiss league this season; this was the 2nd worst result among all teams.
- Lyon’s winning streak has already been going on for 6 consecutive matches.
To guess
Young Boys are not in very consistent form at the moment but Lyon are on the move. Considering the recent success of the French, I will bet on their victory (at odds of 1.8 according to the betting company Betking).
January 22, 2026 –
19:45
Source: Sport UA
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