⁠Arsenal vs Lyon Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Emirates Cup 2024

The Gunner have won the Emirates Cup a record seven times.

Arsenal are one of the prime contenders for the Premier League title in the coming season thanks to their excellent displays under the management of Mikel Arteta. Arteta has managed to bring out the best in the team. The team had a good pre-season run after securing impressive victories over Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen. 

However, there is room for improvement as Mikel Arteta mentioned earlier, after suffering a defeat against Liverpool and playing a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. The Gunners will be playing their final friendly match before the new season kickoffs for them against Wolves on 17th August. Mikel Arteta’s side takes on Lyon in this match for the Emirates Cup which they have won a record seven times. 

Lyon have played a host of pre-season friendlies as they aim to start the new season strongly. Pierre Sage has done a wonderful job ever since stepping into the role. He took on a side that was battling at the bottom to guide them to a top-six finish. 

Sage on his first pre-season with the team has made drastic improvements after securing three victories, one draw and one loss in these five matches. In the last match, they secured a dominating 4-0 victory over German side Union Berlin to continue their excellent run of form. 

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 11 August 2024 at 2:00 PM UK, 6:30 PM IST

Location: Emirates Stadium

Form:

⁠Arsenal (in all competitions): W-D-W-L-W

Lyon (in all competitions): W-W-L-D-W

Players to Watch

Gabriel Jesus (⁠Arsenal)

The Brazilian international has looked sharp in the pre-season thus far as he aims to start the season strongly. Mikel Arteta has been pleased with his performance in the pre-season after openly admitting he sees a fire in Jesus’ eyes to perform this season. Gabriel Jesus has netted goals against Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen in the last few matches to stake his claim for a starting berth. 

Georges Mikautadze (Lyon)

The Georgian international had an outstanding Euro 2024 campaign where he was among the top scorers in the tournament, scoring three goals from four matches. He helped the national team create history as they reached the knockout rounds of any tournament for the first time. Lyon was quick to secure his services after fighting off competition from AS Monaco to acquire him. 

Match Facts

• Arsenal defeated Bayer Leverkusen by 4-1 in their last match
• Lyon secured a 4-0 victory over Union Berlin in the last match
• These two teams haven’t drawn any of their matches with each other

⁠Arsenal vs Lyon: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Arsenal to win this match
• Tip 2: Gabriel Jesus to score anytime
• Tip 3: Total Goals over 3.5

Injury & Team News

The Gunners have a few injury concerns in their squad. Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss this match due to a hamstring and knee injury respectively. Jurrien Timber also remains sidelined after suffering a minor foot injury. New signing Riccardo Calafiori will be hoping to make his debut for the team in front of his new fans. 

Meanwhile, Lyon are without several key players for this match. Alexandre Lacazette, Rayan Cherki and Johann Lepenant are on a break after winning the silver medal for France in the Paris Olympics 2024. Former Gunner, Maitland-Niles will be looking forward to facing his old side. 

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 3

⁠Arsenal – 2

Lyon – 1

Draws – 0

Predicted Lineup

⁠Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Raya (GK); White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli

Lyon predicted line-up (4-3-3):

Lopes (GK); Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Abner; Mangala, Matic, Caqueret; Maitland-Niles, Mikautadze, Behrahma

Match Prediction for Arsenal vs Lyon

The Gunners have a pretty much full bench strength for this match as they look to win the Emirates Cup again. The team have looked impressive in the last couple of matches completely outplaying their opponents. However, you cannot rule out the French outfit as they have all the tools to pull off a surprise here. However, we expect the home team to clinch the cup here.

Prediction: ⁠Arsenal 3-1 Lyon

Telecast for ⁠Arsenal vs Lyon

The match will be streamed on arsenal.com

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