Lyon v Manchester United Betting Tips [10 April 2025]

Manchester United and Olympique Lyon are set to face off in the Europa League quarter-finals, 17 years after their last meeting. Lyon will play host in the first leg, with the aggregate winner scheduled to meet Rangers or Athletic Bilbao next. Below we have a prediction for the match.

The only previous meetings between these teams were in the Champions League, Lyon going winless in the four matches, drawing twice.

Les Gones will head into this match on a good run; they won both legs in the last round, seeing off FCSB 7-1 on aggregate. The French side has only lost twice in the last 10 matches, and won all the rest. The latest of them was a 2-1 victory against Lille.

Manchester United continued with their stuttering ways in the season last weekend. They drew 0-0 with Manchester City and have now failed to score in their last two matches.

The earlier one ended in a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest and now sit 13th in the league. United’s last five away matches produced just one win, against relegation threatened Leicester City.

Ruben Amorim’s men are going through a better season in Europe and this is their only chance of winning silverware. They are unbeaten in the 10 matches in the competition. Four of them ended in draws.

Manchester United and Lyon have the Europa League as their only chance at silverware this season. As for Manchester United, it is also their only route towards Champions League football next season. In that regard, this is a very important match for both sides and we expect a cautious approach from the two sides.

Lyon drew two of their last four Europa League matches, and United drew three of five on the road in this competition. With the match having no clear favorites, and with the expected approach, our prediction for Lyon v Manchester United is for a draw.