Bastia vs Lyon Betting Tips

Bastia are very much embroiled in the Ligue 1 relegation battle. A good win over Montpellier was undone by a tough away loss to Guingamp last weekend. Back-to-back fixtures against Lyon and Monaco ensure that things aren’t getting any easier for a team that theoretically should be significantly better than their current position suggests.

The same might be said about Saturday’s opponent, Lyon. A preseason favourite to compete with PSG for the Ligue 1 title, Lyon are still stuck in the mid-table and still seem incapable of stringing together a set of positive results.

Their last three games have highlighted a season where they’ve shown promise but not quite executed. They played extremely well, but fell to PSG in the Coupe de la Ligue, then turned in a flat performance losing to St Etienne, before another tough battle saw them draw 1-1 with Marseille last weekend.

Three Reasons for Betting Tips

1. Bastia’s defence

It isn’t only the quantity of goals that Bastia concedes, but the feeling that they are just a little fragile against better and more organised attacking sides. Can they withstand a sustained period of pressure where they don’t have possession?

2. Lyon’s up and down form

Everytime we start to doubt Lyon, they produce a win, and whenever confidence starts to build, they’ll let you down.

3. Good match-up for Lyon

This just has the feel of a match-up that should work for Lyon. They’ll have the ball, they’ll be able to control the pace of the game and they’ll get some opportunities.