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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:
| December 15, 2018 | ||
| Dijon | 17:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Nantes | 20:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Amiens SC | 20:00 | Angers SCO |
| December 16, 2018 | ||
| Nîmes | 15:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| OGC Nice | 17:00 | Saint-Étienne |
| Olympique de Marseille | 21:00 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 21:00 | Monaco |
| December 18, 2018 | ||
| Caen | 19:30 | Toulouse |
| December 22, 2018 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 21:00 | Caen |
| Stade Rennais FC | 21:00 | Nîmes |
| Strasbourg | 21:00 | OGC Nice |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 21:00 | Nantes |
| Saint-Étienne | 21:00 | Dijon |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 21:00 | Toulouse |
| Angers SCO | 21:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 21:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 21:00 | Amiens SC |
| Monaco | 21:00 | Guingamp |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 44 |
| 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 |
| 3 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 29 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 28 |
| 5 | Olympique de Marseille | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 26 |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26 |
| 7 | OGC Nice | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Stade de Reims | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 |
| 11 | Stade Rennais FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | +0 | 21 |
| 13 | Nantes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 20 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 16 |
| 18 | Caen | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Monaco | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Guingamp | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 8 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| December 15, 2018 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 2 - 1 | Strasbourg |
| December 9, 2018 | ||
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
| Strasbourg | 2 - 2 | Caen |
| December 8, 2018 | ||
| Guingamp | 1 - 2 | Amiens SC |
| Stade Rennais FC | 2 - 0 | Dijon |
| December 5, 2018 | ||
| Strasbourg | 1 - 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caen | 1 - 2 | Nîmes |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 3 - 2 | Saint-Étienne |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 0 - 2 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Dijon | 2 - 1 | Guingamp |
| Stade de Reims | 0 - 1 | Toulouse |
| Nantes | 3 - 2 | Olympique de Marseille |
| December 4, 2018 | ||
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 0 - 1 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| OGC Nice | 0 - 0 | Angers SCO |
| Amiens SC | 0 - 2 | Monaco |
| December 2, 2018 | ||
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 2 - 2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Olympique de Marseille | 0 - 0 | Stade de Reims |
| Stade Rennais FC | 1 - 4 | Strasbourg |
| Toulouse | 2 - 2 | Dijon |
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