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:
March 3, 2021 | ||
Brest | 19:00 | Dijon |
Olympique Lyonnais | 19:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
Metz | 19:00 | Angers SCO |
OGC Nice | 19:00 | Nîmes |
Saint-Etienne | 19:00 | Lens |
Girondins de Bordeaux | 21:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
LOSC Lille Métropole | 21:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
Montpellier Hérault SC | 21:00 | Lorient |
Nantes | 21:00 | Stade de Reims |
Strasbourg | 21:00 | Monaco |
March 10, 2021 | ||
Olympique de Marseille | 19:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
March 12, 2021 | ||
Stade de Reims | 21:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
March 13, 2021 | ||
Angers SCO | 13:00 | Saint-Etienne |
Olympique de Marseille | 17:00 | Brest |
France Ligue 1 Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
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1 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 59 |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 57 |
3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 56 |
4 | Monaco | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 55 |
5 | Metz | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 41 |
6 | Lens | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 41 |
7 | Olympique de Marseille | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 39 |
8 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 39 |
9 | Stade Rennais FC | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38 |
10 | Angers SCO | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 36 |
11 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 33 |
12 | OGC Nice | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 32 |
13 | Stade de Reims | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 31 |
14 | Brest | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 31 |
15 | Saint-Etienne | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 30 |
16 | Strasbourg | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 30 |
17 | Lorient | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 26 |
18 | Nîmes | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 25 |
19 | Nantes | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 24 |
20 | Dijon | 27 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 15 |
France Ligue 1 Results
February 28, 2021 | ||
Olympique de Marseille | 1 - 1 | Olympique Lyonnais |
LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 1 | Strasbourg |
Stade de Reims | 0 - 0 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
Nîmes | 1 - 1 | Nantes |
Lorient | 2 - 1 | Saint-Etienne |
Angers SCO | 2 - 2 | Lens |
Monaco | 2 - 0 | Brest |
February 27, 2021 | ||
Dijon | 0 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Girondins de Bordeaux | 1 - 2 | Metz |
February 26, 2021 | ||
Stade Rennais FC | 1 - 2 | OGC Nice |
February 24, 2021 | ||
Nîmes | 1 - 0 | Lorient |
February 21, 2021 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 0 - 2 | Monaco |
Lorient | 1 - 4 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
OGC Nice | 1 - 2 | Metz |
Lens | 2 - 1 | Dijon |
Nîmes | 2 - 0 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
Strasbourg | 0 - 0 | Angers SCO |
Montpellier Hérault SC | 2 - 1 | Stade Rennais FC |
February 20, 2021 | ||
Nantes | 1 - 1 | Olympique de Marseille |
Saint-Etienne | 1 - 1 | Stade de Reims |