Lyon vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Lyon vs Crystal Palace is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule for Thursday (15/10).

The fixture is staged at Groupama Stadium, 17:45 (UK time).

Below is our Lyon vs Crystal Palace prediction, built before you place a bet.

Our verdict on Lyon vs Crystal Palace

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Lyon vs Crystal Palace prediction:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Lyon the side to beat, with roughly 43% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Lyon Preview

Lyon reach this fixture 1 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where Olympique Lyonnais stand:

In this competition

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost

• 3 points per game

• 2 scored, at 2 a game

• 1 conceded, at 1 a game

Olympique Lyonnais, season-wide

• 5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Ernest Appiah Nuamah, 3 goals

• Most assists: Pavel Šulc, 3 assists

Recent results — Lyon

09/10/2026 14:45

Lens

2 - 1

Lyon

L

19/09/2026 14:45

Lyon

4 - 0

Rennes

W

16/09/2026 15:00

RSC Anderlecht

1 - 2

Lyon

W

12/09/2026 14:45

Paris

0 - 0

Lyon

D

04/09/2026 13:00

Lyon

3 - 1

Auxerre

W

Crystal Palace: how they are travelling

Crystal Palace come in 1 matches into their UEFA Europa League.

Here is what Crystal Palace F.C. have produced:

In this competition

• 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost

• 3 points per game

• 4 scored, at 4 a game

• 0 conceded, at 0 a game

Crystal Palace F.C., season-wide

• 4 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Tyrick Mitchell, 2 goals

• Most assists: Daichi Kamada, 3 assists

Recent results — Crystal Palace F.C.

11/10/2026 09:00

Crystal Palace

3 - 1

Nottingham Forest

W

20/09/2026 09:00

Leeds United

0 - 0

Crystal Palace

D

17/09/2026 15:00

Crystal Palace

4 - 0

Lech Poznań

W

12/09/2026 10:00

Crystal Palace

2 - 3

Ipswich Town

L

08/09/2026 14:45

Crystal Palace

3 - 0

Middlesbrough

W

The head-to-head

A short sample to go on — 1 recent meeting(s) between the two:

• Lyon: 0 win(s)

• Crystal Palace: 1 win(s)

• Drawn: 0

With so little history, this fixture stays hard to call.

Form comparison Lyon vs Crystal Palace

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Lyon

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home		0
Away	W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	0%	100%
Goals	3	0	3
Scored	2	0	2
Conceded	1	0	1
Both Teams to Score	100%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.71	0	1.71
xGA	0.67	0	1.67

Away Team

Crystal Palace

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home	W	3
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	0%
Goals	4	4	0
Scored	4	4	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	100%	100%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.89	1.89	0

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Lyon vs Crystal Palace

• Match: Lyon vs Crystal Palace

• Competition: UEFA Europa League

• Date: Thursday, 15/10/2026

• Kick-off: 17:45 (UK time)

• Venue: Groupama Stadium

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Home Team

Lyon

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home		0
Away	W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	0%	100%
Goals	3	0	3
Scored	2	0	2
Conceded	1	0	1
Both Teams to Score	100%	0%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.71	0	1.71
xGA	0.67	0	1.67

Away Team

Crystal Palace

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W	3
Home	W	3
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	0%
Goals	4	4	0
Scored	4	4	0
Conceded	0	0	0
Both Teams to Score	0%	0%	0%
Without Conceding	100%	100%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.89	1.89	0

Corners

10 / Match

+10% Corners / Match

Crystal Palace received +10% more corners than Lyon in the UEFA Europa League

11 / Match

RSC Anderlecht

(4)

(6)

Lech Poznań

Cards

2 / Match

100% Cards / Match

Lyon received 100% more cards than Crystal Palace in the UEFA Europa League

0 / Match

RSC Anderlecht

(2)

(0)

Lech Poznań

Goals Scored

2 / Match

+100%

Crystal Palace is +100% better in terms of goals scored

4 / Match

RSC Anderlecht

(2)

(4)

Lech Poznań

Goals Conceded

1 / Match

100%

Lyon condeded 100% more goals than Crystal Palace

0 / Match

RSC Anderlecht

(1)

(0)

Lech Poznań

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Ferencváros	8	6	2	0	16	5	11	20	2.5
2	Benfica	7	5	1	1	21	6	15	16	2.29
3	RSC Anderlecht	7	5	1	1	15	6	9	16	2.29
4	Beşiktaş	6	5	0	1	8	1	7	15	2.5
5	CSKA Sofia	8	3	2	3	9	11	-2	11	1.38
6	Lech Poznań	4	3	1	0	15	2	13	10	2.5
7	Salzburg	4	3	1	0	8	3	5	10	2.5
8	Jagiellonia Białystok	5	3	1	1	10	5	5	10	2
9	Omonia Nicosia	5	3	1	1	7	4	3	10	2
10	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	3	0	1	9	4	5	9	2.25
11	Qarabag	4	2	2	0	6	0	6	8	2
12	OFI	2	2	0	0	5	0	5	6	3
13	Hradec Králové	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6	1.5
14	PAOK	4	2	0	2	7	6	1	6	1.5
15	Hajduk Split	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6	1.5
16	CS U Craiova	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	1.25
17	Lillestrøm	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	2
18	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
19	Pafos	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
20	FC Avan Academy	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4	1.33
21	Saburtalo	4	1	1	2	3	7	-4	4	1
22	Sheriff	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
23	Thun	4	1	1	2	7	12	-5	4	1
24	Sparta Praha	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	3
25	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	3
26	Sunderland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
28	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
29	Viktoria Plzeň	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3	1.5
30	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
31	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3	1.5
32	Red Star Belgrade	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3	1.5
33	Kauno Žalgiris	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3	1.5
34	Víkingur Reykjavík	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	3	1.5
35	Shamrock Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3	1.5
36	St. Gallen	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3	1.5
37	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
38	Dynamo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3	2	0.5
39	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
40	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
41	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
42	Sturm Graz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
43	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
44	Górnik Zabrze	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
45	Larne	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
46	Lincoln Red Imps	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
47	KuPS	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
48	Rangers	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
49	Twente	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	0.5
50	Hammarby	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
51	Hearts	2	0	1	1	2	7	-5	1	0.5
52	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	NEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Olympique Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Torreense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Union Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	AZ	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
72	Celta de Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
73	Milan	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
74	Celje	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
75	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
76	Midtjylland	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	0
77	Tromsø	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0	0
78	Mjällby	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0	0
79	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
80	AGF	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0	0
81	Trabzonspor	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0	0
82	Kairat	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
83	KÍ	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
84	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0