International Friendship: Arsenal VS Lyon
Match time: 2022-12-08 23:00
International Friendship
Arsenal
Arsenal emerged in the Super League this season. After five or six seasons of decline, they have embarked on the road to revival under coach Arteta. Currently, they rank first in in the Premier League, and have established a five-point advantage. During the World Cup, it is an opportunity for the remaining players of the team to exercise. Arsenal has played a stable offensive role this season and has now scored 33 goals in the league, ranking second in the Premier League, second only to Manchester City .
Lyon
Lyon ranked eighth with 21 points in the Ligue 1 standings. They scored 23 goals in 15 league games and conceded 16 goals at the same time. Lyon has been in a bad shape recently, and he has not been able to be defeated in five of his last ten games. Many players on the team are not able to go to the World Cup, so friendly matches are beneficial and harmless. The team has performed well on the offensive end recently and has played big goals in many games.
Comprehensive analysis
They met in a friendly match in 2019, and Lyon won 2-1, so the confrontation records of both sides were exactly the same. The two teams each won one game and tied one game. This meeting was also their second meeting in more than three years. It was impossible for both teams to send all the main players to play. Although Lyon's performance and actual combat effectiveness in the league this season are far inferior to Arsenal, their lineup is still relatively complete. It will be the first game of Arsenal's ongoing international match day as they hope to stay sharp until the Premier League resumes later this month. However, Lyon will not be easily defeated, most of their lineups can participate in this game, only Nikola Taliafico and Karl Toro Ecambi. We might as well think that Lyon can win this game.