Olympique Lyon vs Nantes Prediction: Lyon is still a risky bet!

Olympique Lyon are buzzing at the moment after they grabbed another win in their last game against AS Monaco. It was a tough encounter for both teams and Jeffinho scored the only goal in the 85th minute to hand Lyon a crucial win against a tough AS Monaco team. They are beginning to get the right results, but their performance on the pitch is still below par. Next up for Lyon is Nantes and all attention will be drawn to Olympique Lyon once again, to prove themselves.

 Nantes have failed to win their last 2 league games in a row, so a win is crucial for the team at this point. They are aware of Lyon’s struggles in the past and their sudden resurgence in their last 2 matches. But that shouldn’t bother them too much as Olympique Lyon are still far from the team they once were. Nantes are in absolute belief that they can end the losing streak and we can expect them to try.

Beating AS Monaco is a huge compensation for Olympique Lyon at this point, after all their struggles since the beginning of the season. They seemed to have turned the corner since their 3:0 defeat to Olympique Marseille earlier this month. After the defeat, they trashed Toulouse 3:0 before beating Monaco 1:0 last weekend. Thanks to Jeffinho’s strike in the 85th minute, they were able to come out with all 3 points despite being behind the second-best team on the pitch. Olympique Lyon’s target is to escape relegation and they took a huge step towards that objective. They are now 16th with 13 points from 16 matches and they have a record of 3 wins, 4 draws, and 9 defeats.

Olympique Lyon and Nantes last met in the Coup de France last season and Nantes won the game by 1:0 scoreline. However, Lyon remains unbeaten in their last 3 meetings at the Groupama Stadium, with the most recent meeting ending in a 1:1 draw.

Nantes need to show a strong character to turn their fortunes around. They have been plagued by 2 straight defeats in their last 2 league games and they are eager to get back to winning ways in this match. Nantes only managed to get 1 win in their last 7 league matches.

 Their last match against Stade Brest ended in a 2:0 defeat at home. Hugo Magnetti and Steve Mounie both scored for Stade Brest in the 49th and 57th minutes to send Nantes to another defeat. Nantes had 51% possession, while they also registered 4 shots on target and had 4 corner kicks in that game. Nantes are 11th on the Ligue 1 table, with 18 points from 16 matches played. Overall, they have 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

 Nantes have not had the results go their way in their last 3 visits to the Groupama Stadium. They managed to play a draw in their last game back in March this year. But there is every reason for the team to be optimistic as the opponents are just trying to find their feet in the new season.

According to the head-to-head, Lyon won 10 matches from the 20 matches they played against Nantes, while Nantes won 4 and they drew 6 matches.

A huge congratulations to Olympique Lyon for their last win. It was a hard-fought win despite a below-par performance. But there’s still a huge doubt that they will be able to survive for long. Nantes have not lost any of their last 3 matches against Lyon. In 4 of their last 5 meetings against each other, they scored less than 2.5 goals.

• Under 10 Corners at 1.88 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.10 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.10 Odds