Ligue 1: Nantes vs Lyon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 19 match between Nantes and Lyon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lyon take on Nantes this coming Sunday at Stade de la Beaujoire with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Ligue 1 standings.

Nantes are placed 15th with 17 points after 18 matches. Lyon occupy a position as sixth in the league on 29 points.

Form: Nantes vs Lyon

Nantes Form

Nantes are without a win from their previous three outings, as Monaco managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Brest. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Saint-Etienne. Nantes only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade de la Beaujoire in the Ligue 1. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Lyon Form

Lyon came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 2-1 against Brest, followed by a 0-0 draw with Toulouse. In their last match, they finished even 0-0 against Fenerbahce. Lyon claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting facts for Nantes and Lyon

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nantes and Lyon played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Nantes vs Lyon

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Alexandre Lacazette has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because Lyon bank on him to build on these numbers against Nantes. The latter relies on Matthis Abline, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Nantes vs Lyon

Full-time result

Nantes claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lyon won three, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away. Lyon have not lost to Nantes in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Nantes scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Lyon scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Nantes games Lyon managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Nantes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Lyon, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.