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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:
| April 26, 2024 | ||
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 20:00 | Nantes |
| April 27, 2024 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 20:00 | Le Havre |
| April 28, 2024 | ||
| Metz | 12:00 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Strasbourg | 14:00 | OGC Nice |
| Lorient | 14:00 | Toulouse |
| Clermont | 14:00 | Stade de Reims |
| Stade Rennais FC | 16:05 | Brest |
| Lyon | 18:00 | Monaco |
| Marseille | 20:00 | Lens |
| May 3, 2024 | ||
| Toulouse | 18:00 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Lens | 20:00 | Lorient |
| May 4, 2024 | ||
| Le Havre | 14:00 | Strasbourg |
| Monaco | 16:00 | Clermont |
| Metz | 18:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Brest | 20:00 | Nantes |
| May 6, 2024 | ||
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 20:00 | Lyon |
| May 10, 2024 | ||
| OGC Nice | 20:00 | Le Havre |
| Brest | 20:00 | Stade de Reims |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 69 |
| 2 | Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 58 |
| 3 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 53 |
| 4 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 |
| 5 | OGC Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 48 |
| 6 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 46 |
| 7 | Stade Rennais FC | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 42 |
| 8 | Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 41 |
| 9 | Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 41 |
| 10 | Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 29 |
| 16 | Le Havre | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 26 |
| 18 | Clermont | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 22 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| April 24, 2024 | ||
| Monaco | 1 - 0 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| Marseille | 2 - 2 | OGC Nice |
| Lorient | 1 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| April 21, 2024 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4 - 1 | Lyon |
| Toulouse | 2 - 2 | Marseille |
| Brest | 0 - 2 | Monaco |
| Le Havre | 0 - 1 | Metz |
| Stade de Reims | 1 - 2 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 0 | Strasbourg |
| April 20, 2024 | ||
| Lens | 1 - 0 | Clermont |
| Nantes | 0 - 3 | Stade Rennais FC |
| April 19, 2024 | ||
| OGC Nice | 3 - 0 | Lorient |
| April 14, 2024 | ||
| Lyon | 4 - 3 | Brest |
| Clermont | 1 - 1 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Le Havre | 0 - 1 | Nantes |
| April 13, 2024 | ||
| Stade Rennais FC | 1 - 2 | Toulouse |
| Strasbourg | 3 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
| April 12, 2024 | ||
| Metz | 2 - 1 | Lens |
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