Football Previews
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:
| March 3, 2021 | ||
| Brest | 19:00 | Dijon |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 19:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| Metz | 19:00 | Angers SCO |
| OGC Nice | 19:00 | Nîmes |
| Saint-Etienne | 19:00 | Lens |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 21:00 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 21:00 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 21:00 | Lorient |
| Nantes | 21:00 | Stade de Reims |
| Strasbourg | 21:00 | Monaco |
| March 10, 2021 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 19:00 | Stade Rennais FC |
| March 12, 2021 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 21:00 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| March 13, 2021 | ||
| Angers SCO | 13:00 | Saint-Etienne |
| Olympique de Marseille | 17:00 | Brest |
France Ligue 1 Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOSC Lille Métropole | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 59 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 57 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 56 |
| 4 | Monaco | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 55 |
| 5 | Metz | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 41 |
| 6 | Lens | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 41 |
| 7 | Olympique de Marseille | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 39 |
| 8 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 39 |
| 9 | Stade Rennais FC | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 36 |
| 11 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | OGC Nice | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Stade de Reims | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 | Brest | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Lorient | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 26 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 25 |
| 19 | Nantes | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 24 |
| 20 | Dijon | 27 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 15 |
France Ligue 1 Results
| February 28, 2021 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | 1 - 1 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| LOSC Lille Métropole | 1 - 1 | Strasbourg |
| Stade de Reims | 0 - 0 | Montpellier Hérault SC |
| Nîmes | 1 - 1 | Nantes |
| Lorient | 2 - 1 | Saint-Etienne |
| Angers SCO | 2 - 2 | Lens |
| Monaco | 2 - 0 | Brest |
| February 27, 2021 | ||
| Dijon | 0 - 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 1 - 2 | Metz |
| February 26, 2021 | ||
| Stade Rennais FC | 1 - 2 | OGC Nice |
| February 24, 2021 | ||
| Nîmes | 1 - 0 | Lorient |
| February 21, 2021 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0 - 2 | Monaco |
| Lorient | 1 - 4 | LOSC Lille Métropole |
| OGC Nice | 1 - 2 | Metz |
| Lens | 2 - 1 | Dijon |
| Nîmes | 2 - 0 | Girondins de Bordeaux |
| Strasbourg | 0 - 0 | Angers SCO |
| Montpellier Hérault SC | 2 - 1 | Stade Rennais FC |
| February 20, 2021 | ||
| Nantes | 1 - 1 | Olympique de Marseille |
| Saint-Etienne | 1 - 1 | Stade de Reims |
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