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): | |||
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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): | |||
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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:
May 6, 2024 | ||
LOSC Lille Métropole | 20:00 | Lyon |
May 10, 2024 | ||
OGC Nice | 20:00 | Le Havre |
Brest | 20:00 | Stade de Reims |
May 12, 2024 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 20:00 | Toulouse |
Strasbourg | 20:00 | Metz |
Stade Rennais FC | 20:00 | Lens |
Marseille | 20:00 | Lorient |
Clermont | 20:00 | Lyon |
Nantes | 20:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
Montpellier Hérault SC | 20:00 | Monaco |
May 15, 2024 | ||
OGC Nice | 20:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Stade de Reims | 20:00 | Marseille |
France Ligue 1 Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 70 |
2 | Monaco | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 61 |
3 | Brest | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 57 |
4 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55 |
5 | OGC Nice | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 51 |
6 | Lens | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 49 |
7 | Stade Rennais FC | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 45 |
8 | Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 44 |
9 | Lyon | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 44 |
10 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 40 |
11 | Toulouse | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 40 |
12 | Stade de Reims | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 40 |
13 | Strasbourg | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 36 |
14 | Nantes | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 33 |
15 | Le Havre | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 32 |
16 | Metz | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 29 |
17 | Lorient | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 26 |
18 | Clermont | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 54 | -28 | 25 |
France Ligue 1 Results
May 4, 2024 | ||
Brest | 0 - 0 | Nantes |
Metz | 2 - 3 | Stade Rennais FC |
Monaco | 4 - 1 | Clermont |
Le Havre | 3 - 1 | Strasbourg |
May 3, 2024 | ||
Lens | 2 - 0 | Lorient |
Toulouse | 1 - 2 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
April 28, 2024 | ||
Marseille | 2 - 1 | Lens |
Lyon | 3 - 2 | Monaco |
Stade Rennais FC | 4 - 5 | Brest |
Clermont | 4 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
Lorient | 1 - 2 | Toulouse |
Strasbourg | 1 - 3 | OGC Nice |
Metz | 1 - 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
April 27, 2024 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 3 - 3 | Le Havre |
April 26, 2024 | ||
Montpellier Hérault SC | 1 - 1 | Nantes |
April 24, 2024 | ||
Marseille | 2 - 2 | OGC Nice |
Monaco | 1 - 0 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
Lorient | 1 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |