Lyon vs Angers Prediction

Recent form: Lyon rolling, Angers mixed

Looking at Lyon's last 20 matches across all competitions, they've won 11, drawn 3 and lost 6, scoring 41 and conceding 30. That run takes in Ligue 1, Champions League and Europa League football, so it's a broad snapshot rather than a pure league record, but it shows a side scoring freely and winning more than it's losing.

Lyon: 20 completed matches; Angers: 20 completed matches.

Lyon

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

30

Difference

+8

Angers

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

36

Difference

-11

Angers' equivalent sample reads 7 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 20 games, with 25 scored and 31 conceded. Part of that run includes pre-season friendlies, so it's more of a general feel for where they're at than a tight league gauge. Either way, it's a tougher picture than Lyon's.

Lyon look the more consistent side on the numbers available, though neither sample is a pure Ligue 1 read.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lyon vs Angers

Head-to-head: Lyon's fixture to lose

These two have met close to twenty times stretching back over a decade, and Lyon have won the vast majority of those games, home and away. Angers have only managed a couple of wins in that entire set, with the rest split between Lyon victories and the odd draw.

The most recent meetings follow the same pattern: a 1-0 Lyon win last September, a 2-0 Lyon win the previous May, and a goalless draw back in April this year. There's been the occasional upset for Angers, like a 3-0 home win a few seasons back, but it's rare.

History leans heavily towards Lyon, though old results don't guarantee anything for a match a month away from being played.

Early-season table: Lyon well placed, Angers lower

With five games played, Lyon sit second on 11 points, having won three, drawn two and lost none, with 10 scored and just 2 conceded. Angers are down in seventh on 7 points, winning two, drawing one and losing two, with 6 scored and 5 conceded.

It's an early snapshot rather than a full season's picture, but it does back up the sense that Lyon have started the campaign in better shape than Angers.

Players to watch

E. Nuamah has been Lyon's sharpest finisher lately, with 3 goals in 4 matches, while Z. Athekame has chipped in with 2 goals and 2 assists in 5. P. Šulc leads the assist charts with 3 in 5 games, so Lyon's goals look well shared around the squad.

Lyon:

Best scorers:

E. Nuamah - 3

Z. Athekame - 2

Best assist providers:

P. Šulc - 3

Z. Athekame - 2

C. Tolisso - 2

Penalty cards:

N. Nartey x 2

Angers:

Best assist providers:

A. El Ouazzani - 2

Penalty cards:

U. Simbakoli x 1

For Angers, A. El Ouazzani has provided 2 assists in 5 matches, the clearest creative contribution from the data available. N. Nartey has picked up 2 yellow cards in 4 games for Lyon, which is worth bearing in mind for anyone following the discipline side of things.