Another debacle for the Lower Austrians?
French top club OL Lyonnes has made a strong start to the 2025/26 Champions League league phase. The Fenottes secured a 2-1 away win against defending champions Arsenal, clearly underlining their ambitions to bring the trophy back to southeastern France next summer.
The Lower Austrians, on the other hand, were crushed 6-0 by Atletico Madrid in front of their home crowd, which is why Lyon’s home win against St. Pölten Women is basically a foregone conclusion.
The Fenottes already defeated SKN St. Pölten Women in 2023/24 in both the first and second legs with a total score of 9-0. Realistically, the only question that arises two years later in the Lyon vs. St. Pölten Women prediction is how high the victory will be this time. Considering the home advantage and the absolutely flawless season so far, in which OL has won all five competitive games with ease and is once again dominating the French league, we are even willing to apply a comparatively high handicap of -5 to the French women.
Accordingly, there are likely to be plenty of goals in the south-east of France, which is why bets on over goals are also very popular. A particularly interesting option is to bet that at least three goals will be scored in the first half. Bet-at-home is offering odds of 1.60 for over 2.5 goals before the half-time whistle in Lyon vs. St. Pölten Women.
Lyon – St. Pölten Women Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 2 – 0 – 0
The two teams have already faced each other once in the 2023/24 season in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. After the French team recorded a rather meager 2–0 home win in the first leg in Lyon, SKN St. Pölten Women were completely crushed 0–7 in the return leg in front of their home crowd in Lower Austria. The Fenottes thus lead the head-to-head comparison with two wins and a 9–0 goal difference.
Lyon – St. Pölten Women Tip
Ultimately, it’s a classic “David versus Goliath” scenario. The Fenottes are one of the best teams in the world and underlined their European dominance with a 2-1 away win at defending champions Arsenal. The Lower Austrians, on the other hand, are clear underdogs in the competition and had no answer to Atletico Madrid’s 6-0 home defeat on the first matchday. A similarly one-sided affair is to be expected in southeastern France, where even a narrow defeat for SKN St. Pölten’s women’s team could be considered a success. Accordingly, there is absolutely no alternative to betting on a home win for the Fenottes.
A landslide victory for the French is entirely realistic, which is why we consider it entirely appropriate to apply a generous handicap of -5 to the Fenottes, implying a home win by at least six goals. The betting odds for Lyon vs. St. Pölten Women are 1.62, which we are betting on at Betano with four out of ten units.
