Lyon vs Nantes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2023

Lyon take on Nantes for a match in the Ligue 1 this coming Friday at Groupama Stadium.

Lyon approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 40 points this season so far. With 27 games behind them, Nantes amassed 29 points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.

Favourites of the match, Lyon, will surely seek an extension of their unbeaten streak in the league matches. They should have a good chance to get another victory this time, however, Nantes will surely make their life as difficult as possible. Considering the current form of the hosts, the guests will have quite a difficult task ahead of them.

Lyon are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents ten goals, or an average of one a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Nantes hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.2 goals per match for a total of 12 goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.

It finished 0-0 when Lyon last played Nantes and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Lyon vs Nantes Prediction

Lyon Form

Lyon look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Grenoble in a 2-1 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Lorient. Their most recent outing resulted in a 3-3 draw in a hard fought encounter with Lille. Lyon claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

Nantes Form

Nantes added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Lens 2-1. A 4-2 defeat against PSG followed, before sharing the points with Nice in a 2-2 draw. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Nantes won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Going forward, Lyon and Nantes are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Friday.

Lyon took 30 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 30 times and conceding 14. Nantes scored 12 goals and conceded 30 in their last 16 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1. This lead to one wins and eight points. Lyon so far pulled off a record of 11 wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes enjoy a record of six wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lyon vs Nantes Squads

Lyon Squad

The 57-year-old Lyon manager, Laurent Blanc, will select the lineup against Nantes from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Anthony Lopes (0/22), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/6), Castello Lukeba (1/24), Dejan Lovren (0/10), Henrique (0/4), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/17), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/25), Sael Kumbedi (0/10), Sinaly Diomande (0/16), Thiago Mendes (1/22), Corentin Tolisso (0/20), Houssem Aouar (1/10), Jefferson (0/1), Johann Lepenant (1/22), Maxence Caqueret (1/25), Alexandre Lacazette (16/24), Amin Sarr (1/7), Bradley Barcola (3/17), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Moussa Dembele (3/20), Rayan Cherki (3/24).

Nantes Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Nantes head coach Kombouare will select from for his starting XI:

Alban Lafont (0/26), Denis Petric (0/0), Remy Descamps (0/1), Andrei Girotto (1/26), Charles Traore (0/9), Dennis Appiah (0/15), Jaouen Hadjam (0/8), Jean-Charles Castelletto (0/22), Joao Victor (0/6), Lorik Cana (0/0), Michel Diaz (0/0), Nathan Zeze (0/1), Nicolas Pallois (0/18), Robin Voisine (0/0), Sebastien Corchia (0/19), Florent Mollet (1/8), Lohann Doucet (0/9), Ludovic Blas (6/26), Moussa Sissoko (2/20), Pedro Chirivella (0/23), Quentin Merlin (0/16), Samuel Moutoussamy (0/24), Samuel Yepie (0/0), Stredair Appuah (0/0), Andy Delort (6/19), Evann Guessand (2/25), Fabien Centonze (0/14), Gor Manvelyan (0/0), Ignatius Ganago (4/24), Marcus Regis Coco (1/16), Moses Simon (5/23), Mostafa Mohamed (6/27).

Lyon vs Nantes Team News

At the time of writing, Lyon have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Nantes on Friday.

Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto are missing from the squad, Lyon will field against Nantesthis coming Friday.

Nantes are juggling with three absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Lyon.

Names like Andy Delort, Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Lyon.

Lyon vs Nantes Lineups

Lyon vs Nantes H2H

The most recent outing between Lyon and Nantes failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 0-0 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. Lyon seem to have a great read on Nantes, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Ligue 1. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/3.

Lyon vs Nantes Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Nantes come visiting Lyon. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Lyon vs Nantes Betting Tips

Alexandre Lacazette look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ludovic Blas adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come on Friday.

Lyon claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing three. Nantes won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost two of these matches. Goals are usually flowing for Lyon on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Nantes in their last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Lyon managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Nantes averaging 0.7 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lyon’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.2 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.