Comments and predictions Lyon vs Angers: Overwhelming the underdog

Latest Lyon vs Angers team information

Lyon remain without French midfielder Corentin Tolisso, who has been injured since the defeat to Lens earlier this month.

Les Gones are also without Ernest Nuamah – a player who has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs – due to a serious knee injury suffered in April.

As for Angers, their medical department is also quite busy ahead of the final round of the season. Sidiki Cherif and Zinedine Ferhat are both absent due to thigh injuries.

Central midfielder Yassin Belkhdim is also suspended after picking up a yellow card in the win over Nantes on May 4.

The visitors' defence was also affected when defender Abdoulaye Bamba – 35 – suffered a calf injury in late April and was unable to feature.

Latest expected lineup Lyon vs Angers

Lyon:
Perri; Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Tessmann, Cherki, Veretout; Almada, Mikautadze, Lacazette

Angers:
Fofana; Arcus, Camara, Lefort, Hanin; Rao-Lisoa, Khaled, Courcoul, Allevinah, Abdelli; Lepaul

Latest Lyon vs Angers football review

After finishing sixth in Ligue 1 in 2023–24 – a feat that saw them reach the quarter-finals of this season's Europa League before being eliminated by Manchester United – giants Lyon are in danger of missing out on European football in 2025–26.

Les Gones have lost back-to-back Ligue 1 games – their first since mid-August – as the season enters its crucial stages. The hosts were beaten 2-0 at Monaco on Saturday night, with second-half goals from Takumi Minamino and Denis Zakaria deciding the game.

With three defeats in their last four games, Lyon have dropped to seventh place in Ligue 1, three points behind fourth-, fifth- and sixth-placed Nice, Lille and Strasbourg, but their chances of qualifying for the Champions League remain.

While they will have to rely on results from other venues to achieve their goal, Paulo Fonseca's side will be fully focused on their task of claiming all three points at the Groupama Stadium – where they have scored 35 goals in 16 Ligue 1 games this season.

Two names worthy of being in the continental arena next season are Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze – the dangerous duo in Lyon’s attack. The Frenchman and the Georgian have scored 24 goals between them in Ligue 1 this season for the team competing for a Champions League spot.

Angers, managed by Alexandre Dujeux, returned to Ligue 1 after finishing as Ligue 2 runners-up last May. They have secured their place in the top flight for another season thanks to a solid run of form over the past few weeks, ensuring that the Stade Raymond Kopa will remain the Ligue 1 venue for the 2025–26 season.

Le SCO have just won two consecutive matches for the first time since January, first against Nantes and most recently against Strasbourg, who could not withstand a brace from Esteban Lepaul last Saturday afternoon.

Winning all their games so far in May, Angers have moved up to 13th in the table, five points clear of Le Havre – who are in the relegation play-off spot – ahead of the trip to Groupama.

Like many newcomers, Le SCO have struggled away from home, scoring just 14 goals in 16 away games in Ligue 1 so far – only bottom-placed Montpellier (6) have scored fewer.

Angers have lost their last four meetings with Lyon, by an aggregate score of 3-14. Their last win against this weekend's opponents was in August 2021, when Sofiane Boufal scored in a 3-0 win for Gerald Baticle's side.

Latest Lyon vs Angers score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lyon vs Angersas follows:

• Sportsmole:Lyon 1-0 Angers

• WhoScore:Lyon 2-0 Angers
• Our newspaper predicts:Lyon 2-0 Angers

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