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Olympique Lyon and Angers get round five of French Ligue 1 underway when they lock horns at the Groupama Stadium on Friday. Paulo Fonseca’s Lyon head into the weekend on a run of five back-to-back victories over the visitors and will be looking to extend this dominant streak.
Olympique Lyon were made to rue their wasteful display in front of goal last Sunday, when they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park.
Prior to that, Fonseca’s side picked up three wins from their three games to start the new campaign, seeing off Lens, Metz and Olympique Marseille while scoring five goals and keeping three clean sheets.
Lyon will fancy their chances of returning to winning ways this weekend as they go up against an opposing side who have lost each of the most recent five clashes between the sides, in a torrid run since their 3-0 win in August 2021.
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On the other hand, Angers needed a 90th-minute penalty from Himad Abdelli to salvage a 1-1 draw against Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien last Sunday.
Since kicking off the season with a 1-0 win over Paris FC, Alexandre Dujeux’s men have failed to taste victory in their three subsequent outings, losing 1-0 versus Paris Saint-Germain on August 22 before playing out successive stalemates against Stade Rennais and Metz.
Angers have picked up five points from the first 12 available this season to sit 12th in the Ligue 1 standings, four points behind this weekend’s hosts in fourth place.
Olympique Lyon vs Angers Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 13 wins from the last 17 meetings between the sides, Olympique Lyon boasts a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Angers have picked up two wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on two occasions.
- Lyon are unbeaten in their last eight home games against Dujeux’s men, picking up seven wins and one draw since a 2-0 defeat in December 2015.
- Angers have failed to win seven of their most recent eight Ligue 1 away matches, losing five and picking up two draws since the third week of February.
- Lyon have lost just one of their last 10 competitive home games while picking up six wins and three draws since the start of March.
Olympique Lyon vs Angers Prediction
Fresh off the back of suffering their first league defeat of the season, Lyon will head into Friday’s clash looking to make an immediate reaction and return to winning ways. Angers have struggled to grind out results on their travels and we fancy Fonseca’s men to extend their dominance in this fixture.
Prediction: Olympique Lyon 2-0 Angers
Olympique Lyon vs Angers Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Lyon to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in Angers’ last 10 matches)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in seven of the visitors’ last eight outings)
