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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:
| February 22, 2019 | ||
| Dijon | 19:00 | Saint-Étienne |
| Strasbourg | 20:45 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| February 23, 2019 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 17:00 | Nîmes |
| Amiens SC | 20:00 | OGC Nice |
| Guingamp | 20:00 | Angers SCO |
| February 24, 2019 | ||
| Nantes | 15:00 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Toulouse | 15:00 | Caen |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 15:00 | Stade de Reims |
| Stade Rennais FC | 17:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Monaco | 21:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| March 1, 2019 | ||
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 20:45 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| March 2, 2019 | ||
| Caen | 17:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Stade de Reims | 20:00 | Amiens SC |
| Nîmes | 20:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Angers SCO | 20:00 | Monaco |
| March 3, 2019 | ||
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 15:00 | Dijon |
| OGC Nice | 15:00 | Strasbourg |
| Guingamp | 15:00 | Nantes |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 17:00 | Toulouse |
| Olympique de Marseille | 21:00 | Saint-Étienne |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 14 | +60 | 65 |
| 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 50 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 46 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 40 |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 40 |
| 6 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 38 |
| 7 | Stade de Reims | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 38 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 37 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 36 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 36 |
| 11 | Stade Rennais FC | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 36 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 |
| 13 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 32 |
| 14 | Nantes | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Monaco | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 22 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 21 |
| 18 | Dijon | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 |
| 19 | Caen | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 |
| 20 | Guingamp | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 15 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| February 20, 2019 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5 - 1 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 0 - 0 | Guingamp |
| February 17, 2019 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 0 - 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Stade de Reims | 2 - 0 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 2 - 1 | Toulouse |
| Caen | 0 - 0 | Strasbourg |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 0 - 0 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| February 16, 2019 | ||
| Monaco | 1 - 0 | Nantes |
| Angers SCO | 3 - 0 | OGC Nice |
| Olympique de Marseille | 2 - 0 | Amiens SC |
| February 15, 2019 | ||
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2 - 1 | Guingamp |
| Nîmes | 2 - 0 | Dijon |
| February 13, 2019 | ||
| Caen | 0 - 1 | Nantes |
| Saint-Étienne | 2 - 1 | Strasbourg |
| February 10, 2019 | ||
| OGC Nice | 1 - 0 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Stade Rennais FC | 3 - 0 | Saint-Étienne |
| Guingamp | 0 - 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 2 - 2 | Monaco |
| Nantes | 2 - 4 | Nîmes |
| Toulouse | 1 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
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