Olympique Lyonnais will host Nantes at the Groupama Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 campaign. The home side have struggled for results in the league of late and have dropped out of the continental spots into seventh place with 21 points.
Lyon played out a goalless draw with last-placed Auxerre in their last league outing, with goalkeeper Dominik Greif saving a penalty in the first half to ensure Les Gones secured a point. However, they returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion on Thursday as they thrashed Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv 6-0 in the UEFA Europa League, with captain Corentin Tolisso scoring a superb hat-trick.
Nantes have struggled to impress this season and appear headed for another relegation battle. They played out a 1-1 draw with Lorient last time out, with Chidozie Awaziem scoring an own goal late in the first half to give their opponents the lead before the Nigerian defender redeemed himself in the second, heading home his maiden goal for the club to ensure the spoils were shared.
The visitors sit 15th in the table with 11 points and will be keen to add to that tally on Sunday.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Nantes Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 107 meetings between Lyon and Nantes. The hosts have won 40 of those games while the visitors have won two more.
- There have been 25 meetings between the two teams, including their most recent matchup, which ended 1-1.
- Nantes have scored just 12 goals in Ligue 1 this season. Only Angers (11) and Auxerre (9) have managed fewer.
- Lyon have the joint-third-best defensive record in the French top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 15.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Nantes Prediction
Les Gones will be buoyed by their dominant continental win during the week and will be eager to carry that momentum into Sunday's game. However, they have lost two of their last three home league matches and will need to guard against complacency if they are to win this one.
Les Canaris, meanwhile, are on a four-game winless run and have won just one of their last 10. They enter the weekend clash as heavy underdogs and will need something special to avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Nantes
Olympique Lyonnais vs Nantes Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Lyon to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the visitors' last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last five matches)