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- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: 19th April 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Parc des Princes
PSG come into this one with a chance to stretch their lead at the top, and you can sense the confidence around the place. Lyon, though, are not exactly pushovers despite the gap in points. You might expect a routine home win at first glance. However, rotation after Europe could shift the balance slightly, or at least make things less predictable.
PSG vs Lyon Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Lyon
2 : 3
PSG
Ligue 1
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Lyon
2 : 3
PSG
Ligue 1
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PSG
3 : 1
Lyon
Ligue 1
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Lyon
1 : 2
PSG
Coupe de France
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PSG
4 : 1
Lyon
Ligue 1
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Lyon
1 : 4
PSG
Ligue 1
Recent history leans heavily one way. The Parisians have taken nine of the last eleven meetings, and the last six in a row, which says a lot. Lyon did sneak a win in Paris once, which… feels like an outlier. You might expect goals as well, since the average sits comfortably above three per game.
Paris Saint-Germain team overview
Luis Enrique’s side had a brief wobble not long ago. A loss to Monaco and a couple of uneven displays raised a few eyebrows. Since then, the Parisians have tightened things up and gone on a six-match winning run.
More than that, the attack has been reliable, scoring at least twice in each of those games. At home, the Blues have won seven of their last eight league fixtures, which says a lot.
Ousmane Dembélé is in sharp form, 15 goals already, though there is a sense he might be rested after that intense European night.
That could blunt the edge slightly. Injuries remain a factor as well. Quentin Ndjantou has been out for weeks, while Fabián Ruiz and Bradley Barcola are still sidelined. It is not a crisis, but it does limit options.
Last matches of PSG
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Liverpool
0 : 2
PSG
Champions League
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PSG
2 : 0
Liverpool
Champions League
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PSG
3 : 1
Toulouse
Ligue 1
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OGC Nice
0 : 4
PSG
Ligue 1
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Chelsea
0 : 3
PSG
Champions League
PSG lineup
Goalkeeper
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39
Matvey Safonov
Defenders
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2
Achraf Hakimi
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6
Illia Zabarnyi
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51
Willian Pacho
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21
Lucas Hernández
Midfielders
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33
Warren Zaïre-Emery
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4
Lucas Beraldo
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19
Lee Kang-in
Forwards
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14
Désiré Doué
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9
Gonçalo Ramos
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7
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Lyon team overview
Lyon’s season has been a bit messy, if we are being honest. A couple of heavy defeats, including conceding six across two games, set the tone for a rough spell.
Fonseca’s side then slipped out of Europe, which did not help morale. For a while, wins just stopped coming. That said, the 2-0 result against Lorient last weekend might matter more than it looks.
It was their first win in ten, and sometimes that kind of result resets things mentally. The attack has not been completely silent either.
Roman Yaremchuk finally got off the mark and could build on that. Injuries are still piling up though, with Nuamah, Tolisso and others unavailable, which makes consistency harder to find.
Last matches of Lyon
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Lyon
2 : 0
Lorient
Ligue 1
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Angers
0 : 0
Lyon
Ligue 1
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Lyon
1 : 2
Monaco
Ligue 1
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Lyon
0 : 2
Celta Vigo
Europa League
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Le Havre
0 : 0
Lyon
Ligue 1
Lyon lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Dominik Greif
Defenders
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34
Steeve Kango
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22
Clinton Mata
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19
Moussa Niakhaté
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16
Abner Vinícius
Midfielders
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98
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
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99
Noah Nartey
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23
Tyler Morton
Forwards
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18
Rachid Ghezzal
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77
Roman Yaremchuk
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17
Afonso Moreira
Prediction
You get the feeling this won’t be as comfortable as the table suggests. PSG have won six straight matches and scored at least twice in each, which is hard to ignore. Still, Lyon rarely go completely quiet in attack. With both trends in play, a 2-1 home win feels about right, even with some rotation expected.
Three reasons we expect both teams to score
- Each of the last six meetings between PSG and Lyon produced goals at both ends.
- Lyon failed to score in only two of their last 14 Ligue 1 games.
- PSG failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last two home league games.
Main prediction PSG - Lyon
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
PSG vs Lyon standings in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 61 - 23 | +38 | 63 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 57 - 29 | +28 | 62 |
| 3 | LOSC Lille | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 49 - 34 | +15 | 53 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 58 - 38 | +20 | 52 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 43 - 29 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 | Rennes | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 49 - 41 | +8 | 50 |
| 7 | Monaco | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 50 - 43 | +7 | 49 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 46 - 34 | +12 | 43 |
| 9 | Lorient | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 - 44 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 - 42 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Brest | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 - 43 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Paris | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 37 - 45 | -8 | 35 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 25 - 39 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 24 - 37 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Nice | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 - 56 | -22 | 28 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 - 37 | -14 | 24 |
| 17 | Nantes | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 - 45 | -21 | 19 |
| 18 | Metz | 29 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 - 63 | -37 | 15 |