Arsenal Women vs. Lyon Women: UCLW Match Predictions

On Saturday, the first leg of the Women's Champions League semifinal will take place at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal Women will welcome record-holders Lyon Women.

In the round of 16, Arsenal defeated Real Madrid, while Lyon cruised past Bayern Munich to book a berth in the semifinals.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Arsenal aims to end an 18-year wait for European glory after reaching their eighth Champions League semifinal. Despite topping Group D, the Gunners fell 2-0 to Real Madrid in the first leg of the quarterfinals but bounced back with a 3-2 aggregate win, thanks to goals from Alessia Russo (2) and Mariona Caldentey.

However, Arsenal has lost six of its last seven semifinal ties and hasn’t progressed past this stage since winning the title in 2006–07. It heads into the Lyon clash in strong form after a 5-1 win over Leicester extended its home streak to 15 victories, scoring 3+ goals in 11 of them.

In the quarterfinals, Lyon, chasing a record-extending ninth European crown, cruised through Group B unbeaten and crushed Bayern 6-1 on aggregate. Coached by former Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro, Lyon has reached the semifinals 14 times and progressed from their last 11.

Though they drew 2-2 with Paris FC last weekend, Lyon remains unbeaten in regular time this season. They have a dominant away record of 18 wins from their last 19 trips.

Arsenal Women x Lyon Women Team News

Arsenal may still be without goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, who injured her ankle on international duty. Lotte Wubben-Moy has returned to training but remains doubtful, while Lina Hurtig and Laia Codina are not expected to feature.

Renee Slegers confirmed that Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo are “looking very good” to prove their fitness for Saturday’s semifinal first leg.

Captain Wendie Renard could return for Lyon after missing the Paris FC draw, while Melchie Dumornay is also expected to be available. Kadidiatou Diani, with five goals in Europe this season, should lead the attack alongside Dumornay and Tabitha Chawinga.

Our predictions

Lyon Women to win @ 1.93 on Sky247.ng.

On Saturday, Arsenal will be looking to capitalize on home-field advantage. However, we predict that Lyon's front three—Chawinga, Diani, and Dumornay—will be too strong for Arsenal to handle. We predict that Lyon will secure a small lead and return to France victorious.

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