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Lyon need to win this game if they want to keep their spot in the top 4 and qualify for Europe next season.
Lyon are currently 4th in the league table with 57 points after 34 games.
They are just 1 poimt above 5th placed Bordeaux, but have a game in hand on them.
They have won only 2 of their last 6 league games, losing 3 and drawing one.
Their home form is currently not so good – they have lost their last 2 home league matches and will be looking to get back to winning ways here.
They have scored at least one goal in all of their last 9 home matches in all competitions.
Nantes are 8th in the league standings with 48 points from 35 games.
They trail 7th placed Saint-Etienne by just 1 point.
They have been impressing in the league recently having won their last 2 games on the bounce and they have lost only once in their last 6 league games.
Their away form is also good – they have 2 wins and a draw from their last 3 away league matches and they will be hoping to upset Lyon in this game.
Bookmakers make Lyon odds-on favourites to come out on top in this tie.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Lyon last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/17 | (a)Ajax | 4-1 | L |
| 28/04/17 | (a)Angers | 1-2 | W |
| 23/04/17 | (h)Monaco | 1-2 | L |
| 20/04/17 | (a)Besiktas | 2-1 | L |
| 13/04/17 | (h)Besiktas | 2-1 | W |
| Nantes last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/17 | (h)Lorient | 1-0 | W |
| 22/04/17 | (a)Caen | 0-2 | W |
| 16/04/17 | (h)Bordeaux | 0-1 | L |
| 09/04/17 | (a)Saint-Étienne | 1-1 | D |
| 02/04/17 | (h)Angers | 2-1 | W |
Last time they met: Nantes 0-6 Lyon
Other fixtures taking place this week in France Ligue 1:
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| OGC Nice | 21:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| January 4, 2025 | ||
| Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Stade de Reims |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 19:00 | Nantes |
| Lyon | 21:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| January 5, 2025 | ||
| Lens | 15:00 | Toulouse |
| Angers | 15:00 | Brest |
| Strasbourg | 15:00 | Auxerre |
| Marseille | 20:45 | Le Havre |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Stade Rennais FC | 01:00 | Marseille |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 01:00 | Saint-Etienne |
| Brest | 01:00 | Lyon |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 01:00 | Angers |
| Le Havre | 01:00 | Lens |
| Auxerre | 01:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Nantes | 01:00 | Monaco |
| Toulouse | 01:00 | Strasbourg |
| Stade de Reims | 01:00 | OGC Nice |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 |
| 2 | Marseille | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 30 |
| 3 | Monaco | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 30 |
| 4 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lyon | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 24 |
| 7 | Lens | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 24 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 21 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 21 |
| 10 | Stade de Reims | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 20 |
| 11 | Brest | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Stade Rennais FC | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | +0 | 17 |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Nantes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Angers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Le Havre | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 12 |
| 18 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 9 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Monaco | 2 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3 - 1 | Lyon |
| Brest | 4 - 1 | Nantes |
| Le Havre | 0 - 3 | Strasbourg |
| Stade Rennais FC | 2 - 0 | Angers |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 2 - 2 | OGC Nice |
| December 14, 2024 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 0 - 0 | Monaco |
| Auxerre | 2 - 2 | Lens |
| Marseille | 1 - 1 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| December 13, 2024 | ||
| Toulouse | 2 - 1 | Saint-Etienne |
| December 8, 2024 | ||
| Saint-Etienne | 0 - 2 | Marseille |
| Nantes | 1 - 0 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Strasbourg | 0 - 0 | Stade de Reims |
| Lens | 2 - 0 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| December 7, 2024 | ||
| Angers | 0 - 3 | Lyon |
| OGC Nice | 2 - 1 | Le Havre |
| Monaco | 2 - 0 | Toulouse |
| December 6, 2024 | ||
| Auxerre | 0 - 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 3 - 1 | Brest |
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