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:
November 22, 2024 | ||
Monaco | 19:00 | Brest |
Paris Saint-Germain | 21:00 | Toulouse |
November 23, 2024 | ||
Lens | 17:00 | Marseille |
Saint-Etienne | 19:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
Stade de Reims | 21:00 | Lyon |
November 24, 2024 | ||
LOSC Lille Métropole | 15:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
Nantes | 17:00 | Le Havre |
Auxerre | 17:00 | Angers |
OGC Nice | 20:45 | Strasbourg |
November 29, 2024 | ||
Stade de Reims | 20:45 | Lens |
November 30, 2024 | ||
Stade Rennais FC | 17:00 | Saint-Etienne |
Brest | 19:00 | Strasbourg |
Paris Saint-Germain | 21:00 | Nantes |
December 1, 2024 | ||
Montpellier Hérault SC | 15:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
Le Havre | 17:00 | Angers |
Toulouse | 17:00 | Auxerre |
Lyon | 17:00 | OGC Nice |
Marseille | 20:45 | Monaco |
December 6, 2024 | ||
LOSC Lille Métropole | 19:00 | Brest |
Auxerre | 21:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France Ligue 1 Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 29 |
2 | Monaco | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 23 |
3 | Marseille | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 20 |
4 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 |
5 | Lyon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 18 |
6 | OGC Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 17 |
7 | Stade de Reims | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 |
8 | Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 |
9 | Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 16 |
10 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 |
11 | Strasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 13 |
12 | Brest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 |
13 | Stade Rennais FC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
14 | Nantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 |
15 | Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 |
16 | Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 10 |
17 | Le Havre | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 9 |
18 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 7 |
France Ligue 1 Results
November 10, 2024 | ||
Lyon | 1 - 0 | Saint-Etienne |
Stade Rennais FC | 0 - 2 | Toulouse |
Le Havre | 0 - 3 | Stade de Reims |
Montpellier Hérault SC | 3 - 1 | Brest |
OGC Nice | 2 - 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
November 9, 2024 | ||
Angers | 2 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Lens | 3 - 2 | Nantes |
Strasbourg | 1 - 3 | Monaco |
November 8, 2024 | ||
Marseille | 1 - 3 | Auxerre |
November 3, 2024 | ||
Nantes | 1 - 2 | Marseille |
Auxerre | 4 - 0 | Stade Rennais FC |
Le Havre | 1 - 0 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
Toulouse | 1 - 0 | Stade de Reims |
November 2, 2024 | ||
Saint-Etienne | 2 - 0 | Strasbourg |
Brest | 0 - 1 | OGC Nice |
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 - 0 | Lens |
November 1, 2024 | ||
LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 1 | Lyon |
Monaco | 0 - 1 | Angers |