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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:
| May 7, 2021 | ||
| Lens | 20:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| May 8, 2021 | ||
| Nantes | 12:00 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 16:00 | Lorient |
| May 9, 2021 | ||
| Saint-Etienne | 12:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Angers SCO | 14:00 | Dijon |
| Metz | 14:00 | Nîmes |
| OGC Nice | 14:00 | Brest |
| Strasbourg | 14:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Stade de Reims | 16:05 | Monaco |
| Stade Rennais FC | 20:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| May 16, 2021 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 20:00 | Stade de Reims |
| Nîmes | 20:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| OGC Nice | 20:00 | Strasbourg |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 20:00 | Brest |
| Monaco | 20:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Olympique de Marseille | 20:00 | Angers SCO |
| Lorient | 20:00 | Metz |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 20:00 | Saint-Etienne |
| Dijon | 20:00 | Nantes |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 20:00 | Lens |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 76 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 75 |
| 3 | Monaco | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 71 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 70 |
| 5 | Lens | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 56 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 56 |
| 7 | Stade Rennais FC | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 54 |
| 8 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 47 |
| 9 | Metz | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 42 | +0 | 46 |
| 10 | OGC Nice | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 46 |
| 11 | Stade de Reims | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 42 |
| 12 | Saint-Etienne | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 42 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 41 |
| 14 | Brest | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 40 |
| 15 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 39 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 38 |
| 17 | Lorient | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 38 |
| 18 | Nantes | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 34 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 64 | -29 | 32 |
| 20 | Dijon | 35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 66 | -42 | 18 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| May 2, 2021 | ||
| Monaco | 2 - 3 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 1 - 2 | Saint-Etienne |
| Nîmes | 2 - 2 | Stade de Reims |
| Lorient | 2 - 0 | Angers SCO |
| Dijon | 1 - 5 | Metz |
| Brest | 1 - 4 | Nantes |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 1 - 0 | Stade Rennais FC |
| May 1, 2021 | ||
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 2 - 0 | OGC Nice |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 - 1 | Lens |
| April 30, 2021 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 1 - 1 | Strasbourg |
| April 25, 2021 | ||
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2 - 3 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Angers SCO | 0 - 1 | Monaco |
| Strasbourg | 1 - 2 | Nantes |
| Stade Rennais FC | 5 - 1 | Dijon |
| Lorient | 4 - 1 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Lens | 2 - 1 | Nîmes |
| OGC Nice | 3 - 1 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| April 24, 2021 | ||
| Metz | 1 - 3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Saint-Etienne | 1 - 2 | Brest |
| April 23, 2021 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 1 - 3 | Olympique de Marseille |
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