Lyon vs Angers - prediction, team news, lineups

Lyon volition anticipation to stay unbeaten astatine location successful Ligue 1 this play arsenic they instrumentality to Groupama Stadium connected Saturday to look Angers.

A 2-0 decision to Paris Saint-Germain connected Monday dropped Les Gones down to fifth, portion Angers beryllium 14th, having drawn Lorient 0-0 past clip out.

Match preview

Things tin alteration rapidly implicit the people of a lengthy campaign, thing Lyon are discovering close now.

Paulo Fonseca’s men were connected apical of the array until Monday, and abruptly find themselves conscionable a constituent supra Lens for a spot successful Europe adjacent season.

They volition participate this brushwood connected the verge of suffering 3 successive defeats crossed each competitions for the archetypal clip this season.

OL person allowed the associated second-fewest goals successful Ligue 1 this play (five) but could spell 3 competitory games without scoring connected Saturday, aft pursuing up a Europa League decision to Hoffenheim (3-0) with a nonaccomplishment against Les Parisiens.

Meanwhile, they tin widen their location winning tally to 5 matches crossed each competitions, netting 12 goals implicit that stretch.

At the aforesaid time, they tin widen their unbeaten tally versus Angers to 8 matches successful Ligue 1 and besides agelong their winning tally against them astatine location to 8 games.

After 2 lopsided defeats, Angers regained their beardown antiaircraft signifier past week, collecting different cleanable expanse on the way.

Their show past week volition beryllium a alleviation for Stephane Gilli, who had seen his squad concede 5 goals successful each of their 2 games earlier that.

On Saturday Gilli tin cod his 2nd Ligue 1 triumph distant from location successful this campaign, which would surpass their full from the 2026 information of past play nether Alexandre Dujeux.

Their existent signifier has them conscionable a constituent supra Strasbourg successful the relegation playoff presumption and 3 up of Troyes, who are successful the last automatic relegation spot for now.

Dating backmost to past season, Angers person won their past 4 distant league fixtures aft scoring first, with 3 cleanable sheets successful those 4 victories.

Angers volition question their archetypal points of the play against a squad presently successful the apical five, aft suffering defeats to Rennes and Lille earlier successful the campaign.

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Team News

Knee injuries volition support Mohamed Ouedraogo, Nicolas Tagliafico and Pavel Sulc sidelined for Lyon connected Saturday.

Keito Nakamura is eligible to instrumentality aft missing their decision versus PSG connected Monday done a reddish paper suspension.

At Angers, Emmanuel Biumla is their lone subordinate successful question for this clash arsenic helium is presently dealing with a knock.

Former Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes did not person to marque a azygous halt for them connected matchday eight, arsenic helium picked up his 2nd cleanable expanse of the season.

Lyon imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Mata, Kluivert, Niakhate, Abner; Tessmann, Morton, Tolisso; Nuamah, Merah, Duranville

Angers imaginable starting lineup:

Lopes; Arcus, Camara, Lefort, Kalulu; Belkhdim, Van den Boomen; Raolisoa, Belkebla, Sbai; El Ouazzani

We say: Lyon 1-0 Angers

While Angers tin support matches close, doing truthful against a squad with Lyon's extent we uncertainty they tin fend them disconnected for 90 minutes.

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