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Ronald Koeman is starting to feel the pressure at Goodison Park after Everton’s dismal displays in the opening months of the 2017/18. The results have been underwhelming, but the most jarring have been the lack of motivation, direction, and enthusiasm among the Toffees. The Blues have won just twice in eleven ahead of our Everton vs Olympique Lyonnais preview, a run that includes one draw and one defeat from two UEFA Europa League, Group E fixtures.

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The Toffees have been seriously lacking in the goal department this season, netting just five times in eight Premier League matches coming into this week’s Everton vs Olympique Lyonnais betting tips. With each passing week, their decision to replace Romelu Lukaku with Wayne Rooney looks increasingly bizarre. The former England captain has scored just five goals since moving from Old Trafford.

French club Olympique Lyonnais are fresh from inflicting a 3-2 defeat on Monaco at the weekend, largely due to the influence of the wonderful Nabil Fekir. The 24-year-old scored twice, including a last-minute winner to take his tally to seven goals in nine Ligue 1 appearances. OL are looking for their first win in Group E having drawn 1-1 in each game against Apollon and Atalanta.

Everton vs Olympique Lyonnais Prediction and Betting Advice

We’ve assessed the latest football odds and found a terrific option for inclusion in our free Everton vs Olympique Lyonnais bets. The Toffees’ sequence of two victories from eleven is something that can’t be dismissed easily. Lyon will be fresh from a confidence-boosting with over last year’s French champions Monaco and with Fekir and Mariano Diaz starting to develop one of the most exciting attacking partnerships in Europe, things are looking promising for Coach Bruno Génésio.

Lyon are playing well, but it should be noted that they have drawn six of their last nine matches. Friday’s win over Monaco feels like a turning point however and could be the start of a run of wins that their performances of late have richly deserved but haven’t secured. The draw no bet option covers us for two possible outcomes and Ladbrokes have the finest set of odds around to match our pick.

The home team in today’s free Everton vs Olympique Lyonnais predictions have stopped the opposing team from scoring just once in eleven fixtures. Similarly, Lyon have kept a single clean sheet in eleven outings too. Both defences tend to creak badly when under a significant pressure. In fact, Lyon who are 6^th in Ligue 1 have conceded more goals than any other team in the division’s top twelve.

The Toffees’ attack has improved by a very fine margin over the last month, netting at least a goal in four of their last five fixtures. Before that, they had gone four consecutive matches without scoring. The only contest in their last seven that OL didn’t bag a goal was in their 0-2 loss to title favourites PSG. The odds for our pick suggest the bookies think along the same lines as us, so backing both clubs to get a goal on Thursday is a smart move. Unibet’s excellent odds compliment our free football tips perfectly, making them our bookmaker of choice for this week’s clash.