Lyon vs FC Basel 1893 prediction 23.10.2025 | Europa League
Lyon
Kick off:
Date:
Basel
1
1.60
X
4.53
2
5.38
Contents
- Competition: Europa League
- Date: 23rd October 2025
- Kick-off: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CEST
- Venue: Groupama Stadium
Lyon will be looking to secure their third Europa League win of the season when they host FC Basel on Thursday evening. Currently sitting in fifth place in the French top flight, the hosts have picked up 15 points from eight Ligue 1 games this season. Basel are second in the Swiss Super League after picking up 18 points from nine matches. Our preview of the Lyon vs. Basel match will cover the latest team news and provide some betting tips.
H2H stats
Thursday’s game will be the first ever meeting between the two teams in any competition. Lyon have faced a Swiss side twice, both times against Grasshoppers, and won both encounters. Meanwhile, Basel have won only four of their 17 matches against French teams.
Lyon team overview
Lyon made it out of the Europa League group stage last season, picking up 15 points from eight games. Les Gones then eliminated FCSB in the round of 16 with an aggregate victory of 7:1, but were overpowered by Manchester United in the next round.
Head coach Paulo Fonseca will be looking to make amends this season, and his side has got off to a flying start in Europe, beating Salzburg and Utrecht in the two games played so far.
However, the team's current form in the French top flight has been poor, with Lyon losing the last two league games 5:3 on aggregate. Orel Mangala is out of action until December with a knee injury, while Ernest Nuamah and Remy Deschamps are dealing with cruciate ligament and hand injuries respectively.
Last matches of Lyon
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OGC Nice
3 : 2
Lyon
Ligue 1
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Lyon
1 : 2
Toulouse
Ligue 1
-
Lyon
2 : 0
Red Bull Salzburg
Europa League
-
Lille
0 : 1
Lyon
Ligue 1
-
Utrecht
0 : 1
Lyon
Europa League
Lyon lineup
Goalkeeper
-
1
Dominik Greif
Defenders
-
16
Abner Vinícius
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21
Ruben Kluivert
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22
Clinton Mata
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98
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielders
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23
Tyler Morton
-
8
Corentin Tolisso
-
10
Pavel Šulc
Forwards
-
11
Malick Fofana
-
20
Martín Satriano
-
7
Adam Karabec
FC Basel 1893 team overview
Basel missed out on a place in this season's Champions League after losing their play-off tie with Copenhagen 3:1. Die RotBlau were then relegated to the Europa League but seem to be making good use of their new opportunity.
Ludovic Magnin’s side were unlucky not to get a result on matchday 1, when they lost 2:1 to SC Freiburg, but they bounced back with a 2:0 win over VfB Stuttgart.
Having followed this with two successive 3:0 wins in the Swiss Super League, they will be feeling confident about their chances of beating Lyon in France this week. Keigo Tsunemoto and Finn van Breemen are both ruled out due to injury and fitness issues respectively.
Last matches of Basel
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Basel
3 : 0
FC Winterthur
Super League
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Servette FC
0 : 3
Basel
Super League
-
Basel
2 : 0
Stuttgart
Europa League
-
Basel
1 : 2
Luzern
Super League
-
SC Freiburg
2 : 1
Basel
Europa League
Basel lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Marwin Hitz
Defenders
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3
Nicolas Vouilloz
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24
Flavius Daniliuc
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32
Jonas Adjetey
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31
Dominik Robin Schmid
Midfielders
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19
Marin Šotiček
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22
Léo Leroy
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5
Metinho
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7
Philip Otele
Forwards
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23
Albian Ajeti
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10
Xherdan Shaqiri
Prediction
A second game in five days could result in Lyon's players being tired, but head coach Paulo Fonseca can make a few changes, and his team doesn't have many injuries at the moment.
Basel have kept clean sheets in each of their last three games, but Lyon should be stiffer opponents than Basel's last three opponents. I think the away side may leave France empty-handed in what could be a 2-1 defeat.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Seven of the last eight games of Basel ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Four of the last six games of Lyon in Europe produced three or more goals.
- Basel kept a clean sheet in only one of their last six European games.
Main prediction Lyon - Basel
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
1.57
Lyon vs Basel standings in Europa League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 | LOSC Lille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 8 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 11 | Ferencvárosi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 12 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 3 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Basel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Roma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Brann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Genk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Ludogorets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 24 | FCSB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 25 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 - 5 | -1 | 1 |
| 26 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 27 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 28 | PAOK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 29 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 30 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 31 | Nice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 33 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 34 | Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Feyenoord | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 36 | Malmö FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 0 |