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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 24, 2019 | ||
| OGC Nice | 20:05 | Monaco |
| Nîmes | 20:05 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Stade de Reims | 20:05 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Stade Rennais FC | 20:05 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Nantes | 20:05 | Strasbourg |
| Olympique de Marseille | 20:05 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Angers SCO | 20:05 | Saint-Étienne |
| Caen | 20:05 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Dijon | 20:05 | Toulouse |
| Amiens SC | 20:05 | Guingamp |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 32 | +72 | 91 |
| 2 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 75 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 69 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 65 |
| 5 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 59 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 58 |
| 7 | Nîmes | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 55 | +0 | 53 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 53 |
| 9 | Stade de Reims | 37 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 52 |
| 10 | Stade Rennais FC | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 49 |
| 11 | Nantes | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 37 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 46 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 45 |
| 14 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 38 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 37 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 38 |
| 16 | Monaco | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 36 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 35 |
| 18 | Caen | 37 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 53 | -24 | 33 |
| 19 | Dijon | 37 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 59 | -30 | 31 |
| 20 | Guingamp | 37 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 27 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| May 18, 2019 | ||
| Monaco | 2 - 0 | Amiens SC |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 4 - 0 | Caen |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 5 - 0 | Angers SCO |
| Guingamp | 2 - 2 | Nîmes |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 1 - 1 | Nantes |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 0 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4 - 0 | Dijon |
| Toulouse | 2 - 5 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Strasbourg | 0 - 2 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Saint-Étienne | 3 - 0 | OGC Nice |
| May 12, 2019 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 0 - 3 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 0 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Stade Rennais FC | 1 - 1 | Guingamp |
| May 11, 2019 | ||
| Amiens SC | 0 - 0 | Toulouse |
| Caen | 3 - 2 | Stade de Reims |
| Dijon | 2 - 1 | Strasbourg |
| OGC Nice | 1 - 1 | Nantes |
| Nîmes | 1 - 0 | Monaco |
| Angers SCO | 1 - 2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| May 10, 2019 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 0 - 1 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
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