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Lyon v Angers : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th May, 20:00 BST, Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca's Lyon side will have home backing in the Ligue 1 on Saturday night, as Alexandre Dujeux's Angers travel to the Groupama Stadium. Ligue 1 stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and odds available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Lyon to win

We are predicting Lyon will claim victory after 90 minutes on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all suggest that they are more than capable of getting the job done and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home fans when the referee blows the final whistle at Groupama Stadium.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
62%
1.29
3%
-
Draw
20%
5.75
15%
-
Angers
17%
8.00
14%
-
Lyon 2-0
10%
8.00
14%
-
Lyon 2-1
10%
9.00
6%
-
Lyon 1-0
10%
10.00
18%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
12.00
20%
-
Lyon 3-0
7%
9.00-
Lyon 3-1
7%
10.00
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
19.00-
Angers 2-1
5%
23.00
10%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
21.00
24%
-
Angers 1-0
5%
26.00
24%
-
Lyon 4-1
4%
15.00
12%
-
Lyon 4-0
4%
13.00
13%
-
Lyon 3-2
3%
21.00
9%
-
Angers 2-0
2%
41.00-
Lyon 4-2
2%
29.00
15%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
1.40
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
3.00
26%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
1.22
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
4.00-
No 1st Goal
3%
21.00
24%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
1.75
8%
-
BTTS - No
45%
2.00
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
30%
2.50
13%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
7.00
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
13.00-
Home/draw
83%
1.08
2%
-
Away/draw
38%
3.50
8%
-
Home/away
80%
1.14
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.12
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
6.00
20%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.00
16%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.80
15%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
3.40
21%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.33
9%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
6.00
25%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.12
4%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.01
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
21.00
24%
-
Home DNB
77%
1.10
2%
-
Away DNB
31%
7.00
17%
-
Lyon win to nil
32%
2.38
6%
-
Angers win to nil
8%
17.00
13%
-
Lyon / Lyon
46%
1.80
6%
-
Lyon / Angers
2%
41.00-
Lyon / Draw
4%
19.00
12%
-
Draw / Lyon
21%
4.00-
Draw / Angers
4%
19.00
12%
-
Draw / Draw
9%
9.50
19%
-
Angers / Lyon
5%
17.00
11%
-
Angers / Angers
5%
15.00-
Angers / Draw
4%
21.00
11%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lyon have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 5 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Lyon have outscored their opponents by 63 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

Lyon have played 16 games at home winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 35 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Angers are in 13th position in the Ligue 1 on 36 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Angers have conceded 40 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 13 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Angers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG3325625581 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
2
Marseille3319592562 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
3
Monaco3318782661 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
4
Nice3316981957 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-1A
5
Lille3316981557 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
6
Strasbourg3316981357 
w
 
4-3A
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
Lyon Home33166111754 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
May 17
8
Brest3315513-150 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
9
Lens3314712-149 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
10
Auxerre3311913-142 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
11
Rennes3313218341 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
12
Toulouse3310914039 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1F
13
Angers Away3310617-1936 
May 17
w
 
0-3F
-
-
14
Reims338916-1333 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-1F
15
Nantes3371214-1633 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
16
Le Havre339420-3231 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-4F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
17
St Etienne338619-3730 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-2F
d
 
3-3F
18
Montpellier334425-5316 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
Win / draw / win form
Lyon 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon1 - 2Lens
Lyon4 - 1Rennes
Lyon2 - 1Lille
Lyon4 - 2Le Havre
Lyon2 - 1Brest
Lyon2 - 3PSG
Lyon4 - 0Reims
Lyon0 - 0Toulouse
Lyon1 - 0Montpellier
Lyon4 - 1Nice
Lyon1 - 0St Etienne
Lyon2 - 2Auxerre
Lyon2 - 0Nantes
Lyon2 - 3Marseille
Lyon4 - 3Strasbourg
Lyon0 - 2Monaco
Lyon2 - 1Strasbourg
Lyon3 - 2Monaco
Lyon4 - 3Brest
Lyon1 - 1Reims
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALyon0 - 2Monaco
HLyon1 - 2Lens
HLyon4 - 1Rennes
ALyon1 - 2St Etienne
ALyon3 - 1Auxerre
HLyon2 - 1Lille
ALyon2 - 4Strasbourg
HLyon4 - 2Le Havre
ALyon2 - 0Nice
HLyon2 - 1Brest
HLyon2 - 3PSG
ALyon4 - 1Montpellier
HLyon4 - 0Reims
ALyon2 - 3Marseille
ALyon1 - 1Nantes
HLyon0 - 0Toulouse
ALyon1 - 2Brest
HLyon1 - 0Montpellier
ALyon1 - 3PSG
ALyon3 - 0Angers
Angers 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nantes0 - 1Angers
Nice2 - 1Angers
PSG1 - 0Angers
Brest2 - 0Angers
St Etienne3 - 3Angers
Reims0 - 1Angers
Lens1 - 0Angers
Montpellier1 - 3Angers
Rennes2 - 0Angers
Le Havre0 - 1Angers
Auxerre1 - 0Angers
Monaco0 - 1Angers
Toulouse1 - 1Angers
Marseille1 - 1Angers
Strasbourg1 - 1Angers
Lille2 - 0Angers
Annecy1 - 2Angers
Paris FC3 - 1Angers
Guingamp1 - 2Angers
Grenoble0 - 0Angers
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAngers2 - 1Strasbourg
AAngers1 - 0Nantes
HAngers0 - 2Lille
AAngers1 - 2Nice
HAngers2 - 0Montpellier
AAngers0 - 1PSG
HAngers0 - 3Rennes
HAngers0 - 2Monaco
AAngers0 - 2Brest
HAngers0 - 4Toulouse
AAngers3 - 3St Etienne
AAngers1 - 0Reims
HAngers0 - 2Marseille
HAngers1 - 1Le Havre
AAngers0 - 1Lens
HAngers2 - 0Auxerre
AAngers3 - 1Montpellier
HAngers2 - 0Brest
AAngers0 - 2Rennes
HAngers0 - 3Lyon
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Lyon have beaten Angers in 5 consecutive home league meetings
7
Lyon have not lost to Angers in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Lyon since 2015
Lyon
Angers
Goals: Scored
22
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
LYN
6
D
1
ANR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
Lyon5 - 0
Lyon3 - 2
Lyon3 - 0
Lyon6 - 0
Lyon2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lyon2 - 0
0 - 2Angers
League games at Angers since 2016
Angers
Lyon
Goals: Scored
9
17
Games: Scored
5 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
3 / 8
LYN
6
D
1
ANR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Angers
0 - 3Lyon
1 - 3Lyon
Angers3 - 0
0 - 1Lyon
1 - 2Lyon
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Lyon
0 - 3Lyon
Goal Statistics

Lyon's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive Ligue 1 matches. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Saturday night.

Lyon 7th Angers 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Lyon will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Angers scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
Lyon have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
-7
Angers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
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Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Angers
2.1
1
Attack rating
36%
better
LYN
ANR
view stats
Games scored28
20
Failed to score5
13
Scored first17
12
Goals scored63
32
Avg. goals scored1.9
1
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for21
14
Avg. XG for1.7
1.1
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
13%
better
LYN
ANR
view stats
Games conceded24
26
Clean sheets9
7
Conceded first14
21
Goals conceded46
51
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+13%

Lyon v Angers Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3213108
L PerriA LacazetteR CherkiD Caleta-Car
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Mikautadze FWD33116
2
-
L Perri GLK32
1
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF3114
1
-
C Tolisso MID3175
4
-
M Niakhaté DEF30
2
-
C Mata DEF294
6
-
R Cherki MID29810
3
-
A Lacazette FWD29132
4
-
N Matić MID281
1
-
M Fofana FWD2854
2
-
J Veretout MID262
4
-
T Tessmann MID241
3
-
N Tagliafico DEF2331
7
-
E Nuamah FWD2331
2
-
D Caleta-Car DEF181
8
-
Abner DEF1811
1
-
T Almada MID1514
3
-
S Kumbedi DEF14
1
-
P Akouokou MID2
1
-
R Descamps GLK1
-
W Omari DEF1
-
Angers Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33937
Y FofanaE. LepaulF MelaliJ Aholou
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Fofana GLK33
4
-
J Lefort DEF331
2
-
F Hanin DEF3212
2
-
H Abdelli MID3161
4
-
F Melali FWD3123
1
-
Y Belkhdim MID2911
5
-
L Rao-Lisoa DEF283
2
J Allevinah FWD2813
3
-
C Arcus DEF271
3
-
E. Lepaul FWD279
2
-
J Aholou MID262
7
-
Z Ferhat FWD242
1
-
I Niane FWD2431
-
H Belkebla MID221
1
-
A Bamba DEF20
2
-
B Dieng FWD183
1
-
J Ekomié DEF17
1
-
E Bayiha MID161
2
-
P Capelle MID16
4
-
Z Khaled DEF9
1
-
S. Cherif FWD7
-
C Hountondji DEF3
-
O Camara DEF2
1
-
J Kalumba FWD2
-