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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:
| October 23, 2020 | ||
| Stade Rennais FC | 20:00 | Angers SCO |
| October 24, 2020 | ||
| Lorient | 16:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 20:00 | Dijon |
| October 25, 2020 | ||
| Lens | 14:00 | Nantes |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 16:00 | Nîmes |
| Brest | 16:00 | Strasbourg |
| Metz | 16:00 | Saint-Etienne |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 16:00 | Stade de Reims |
| OGC Nice | 18:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 22:00 | Monaco |
| October 30, 2020 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 22:00 | Lens |
| October 31, 2020 | ||
| Stade Rennais FC | 18:00 | Brest |
| Nantes | 22:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| November 1, 2020 | ||
| Saint-Etienne | 14:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Nîmes | 16:00 | Metz |
| Stade de Reims | 16:00 | Strasbourg |
| Angers SCO | 16:00 | OGC Nice |
| Dijon | 16:00 | Lorient |
| Monaco | 18:00 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 22:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 17 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais FC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 15 |
| 4 | OGC Nice | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 |
| 5 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 13 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 7 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
| 8 | Monaco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Metz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 8 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 2 |
| 20 | Dijon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 2 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| October 18, 2020 | ||
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 4 - 0 | Lens |
| Saint-Etienne | 1 - 3 | OGC Nice |
| Nantes | 3 - 1 | Brest |
| Monaco | 1 - 1 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Angers SCO | 1 - 1 | Metz |
| Strasbourg | 2 - 3 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| October 17, 2020 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 3 - 1 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Stade de Reims | 1 - 3 | Lorient |
| October 16, 2020 | ||
| Nîmes | 0 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Dijon | 1 - 1 | Stade Rennais FC |
| October 4, 2020 | ||
| Olympique Lyonnais | 1 - 1 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Stade Rennais FC | 2 - 2 | Stade de Reims |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 3 - 0 | Dijon |
| Strasbourg | 0 - 3 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Metz | 3 - 1 | Lorient |
| Brest | 1 - 0 | Monaco |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 0 - 1 | Nîmes |
| October 3, 2020 | ||
| OGC Nice | 2 - 1 | Nantes |
| Lens | 2 - 0 | Saint-Etienne |
| October 2, 2020 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 6 - 1 | Angers SCO |
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