Lyon need to quickly end their dip in form as they host a struggling Angers side who so rarely win here.
Match News and Current Form
Lyon’s 2-0 loss to PSG on Monday was their second defeat in three league matches (W1), with that downturn in form coming after a five-game unbeaten streak at the start of their Ligue 1 campaign (W3, D2) and leaving them fifth in the table ahead of this round. Having also been thrashed 3-0 by Hoffenheim in Europe prior to that defeat, Paulo Fonseca's side have lost back-to-back matches in all competitions without scoring for the first time since his appointment in January 2025. Les Gones will expect to bounce back on home soil, where they have accumulated the joint second-highest points total in Ligue 1 (47) since the start of last season.
Angers’ 0-0 draw with Lorient on Sunday means that they head into this clash without a win in three matches (D1, L2), leaving them down in 14th pre-round. That scoreline continued a bizarre pattern, as Stéphane Gilli’s men have either kept a clean sheet or conceded five goals in their last five matches! The Black and Whites still have their best points total at this stage of a Ligue 1 campaign for four years (8), but three of their four defeats this season have come against sides who start this round in the top half, which points to further trouble in this fixture.
Head-to-Head History
Lyon’s run of one defeat in the last 18 H2Hs (W14, D3) includes seven successive home wins - against no opponent do they have a longer current such sequence of victories in Ligue 1.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Lyon won the last six league games in which they scored first.
Six of Lyon’s last seven outings featured over 2.5 goals.
Only one side have won more corners than Angers’ 51 in Ligue 1 this season pre-round.
Angers have conceded a pre-round league-high 11 first-half goals this term.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Moussa Niakhaté has received three yellow cards in his last five appearances for Lyon, but has helped his side on the day keep five clean sheets in seven personal H2Hs (W3, D2, L2). The 16 shots that Jim Allevinah has had without scoring for Angers this season is a pre-round high for Ligue 1.
Lyon teenager Steeve Kango missed the PSG match with concussion. Angers’ Amine El Ouazzani went off injured against Lorient, while Emmanuel Biumla and Bané Diatta both missed that game.
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Betting Analysis
Angers’ leaky defence, particularly before the break, makes backing Lyon half-time/full-time appealing here.
Author: Matt Jones