Lyon v Angers SCO: Ligue 1 Match-day 30

Sunday at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, as Lyon host Angers in the Ligue 1.

It’s a clash of tenth vs fourteenth, as Lyon host Angers at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

Lyon have so far accrued 42 points in this season of the Ligue 1

Lyon’s next opponents will smell blood if they begin the next match with all guns blazing. Whilst it’s understandable that they may want to do this, after their recent 0-0 draw at Reims and previous loss to Rennes, The Kids must get a positive result and keep defensively solid.

Also, Lyon keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last 10 meetings is astonishing this season. With 42 points (11W, 8L and 10D), they are established in tenth position in the League having won 11 fixtures, drawn 10 matches, and lost eight fixtures.

Playing at home, Lyon have won seven meetings, drawn five matches, and lost three games.

Lyon will have 45 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Lyon are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Peter Bosz is concerned that Sunday’s fixture could see him without three of his key players.

Angers SCO’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 32 points this season

Brest were beaten 1-0 at the Stade Raymond Kopa, the last time that Angers played.

Also, Angers need to get out of the losing habit, with seven recorded in the last eight fixtures. With a fourteenth position in the league and 8 wins, 13 losses and 8 draws, they currently have 32 points in the League having won eight matches, drawn eight fixtures, and lost 13 meetings.

Angers have had a disappointing run of performances on the road, having won two games, drawn seven matches, and lost five fixtures of their 14 League matches away from home this season.

A win in this fixture, would take Angers SCO’s points from 32 to 35, so far this season.

Angers’s squad has depth, but even so, Gerald Baticle is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.

Lyon v Angers SCO – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Lyon and Angers have faced each other 14 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Lyon’s favour (8 – 3). Additionally, Angers have tasted defeat against Lyon in eight out of the last 13 matches with them. The last time they played each other in this competition was August 2021 and the score line ended up with a 3-0 win for Angers SCO.

Other players of note for Lyon are Karl Toko Ekambi and Romain Faivre with two goals and two goals respectively and for Angers are Thomas Mangani and Angelo Fulgini with two goals and two goals respectively.