Analysis and prediction for Lyon vs Angers: Dominating the underdog.
The Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Angers will take place at 2:00 AM on May 18th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Lyon vs Angers team news
Lyon will still be without the services of French midfielder Corentin Tolisso, who has been injured since the defeat to Lens earlier this month.
Les Gones will also be without Ernest Nuamah – a player who is attracting attention from several Premier League teams – due to a serious knee injury sustained in April.
On Angers' side, their medical team 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 receiving a yellow card in the victory against Nantes on May 4th.
The visiting team's defense was also affected when defender Abdoulaye Bamba, 35, suffered a calf injury at the end of April and was unable to participate.
Latest predicted lineups for Lyon vs Angers
Lyon:
Perri; Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Tessmann, Cherki, Veretout; Almada, Mikautadze, Lacazette
Anglers:
Fofana; Arcus, Camara, Lefort, Hanin; Rao-Lisoa, Khaled, Courcoul, Allevinah, Abdelli; Lepaul
Latest football match prediction: Lyon vs Angers
After finishing sixth in Ligue 1 in the 2023–24 season – a feat that propelled them into the Europa League quarter-finals before being eliminated by Manchester United – Lyon are now facing the risk of not qualifying for European competition in the 2025–26 season.
Les Gones have lost two consecutive Ligue 1 matches – their first since mid-August – as the season enters its crucial stage. The hosts on Saturday night suffered a 0-2 defeat away to Monaco, where second-half goals from Takumi Minamino and Denis Zakaria sealed the victory.
With three defeats in their last four matches, Lyon have dropped to seventh place in the Ligue 1 standings, three points behind fourth, fifth, and sixth-placed Nice, Lille, and Strasbourg respectively. However, their chances of qualifying for the Champions League remain.
Although they will have to rely on results from other venues to achieve their goal, Paulo Fonseca's team will focus entirely on their mission to secure all three points at Groupama Stadium – where they have scored 35 goals in 16 Ligue 1 matches this season.
Two names deserving of a place in next season's continental competition are Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze – the dangerous attacking duo of Lyon. The French and Georgian players have together scored 24 goals in Ligue 1 this season for the team currently vying for a Champions League spot.
Angers, under the guidance of coach Alexandre Dujeux, returned to Ligue 1 after finishing as runners-up in Ligue 2 last May. They have officially secured their place in Ligue 1 for another season thanks to their consistent form over the past few weeks, thus guaranteeing that the Stade Raymond Kopa will remain their Ligue 1 venue for the 2025–26 season.
Le SCO have just secured two consecutive victories for the first time since January, against Nantes and most recently Strasbourg, who were unable to withstand a brace from striker Esteban Lepaul last Saturday afternoon.
Having won all their matches in May, Angers climbed to 13th place in the standings, creating a five-point gap with Le Havre – who are currently in a relegation play-off position – before their trip to Groupama.
Like many other newly promoted teams, Le SCO have struggled when playing away from home. To date, they have only scored 14 goals in 16 away matches in Ligue 1 – only bottom-placed Montpellier (6 goals) have scored fewer.
Angers have lost all four of their most recent encounters with Lyon, with a combined score of 3-14. Their last victory against this weekend's rivals 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 analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Lyon vs Angersas follows:
- Sportsmole:Lyon 1-0 Angers
- WhoScore:Lyon 2-0 Angers
- Our newspaper predicts:Lyon 2-0 Angers
When and where can I watch Lyon vs Angers live?
To watch the Lyon vs Angers match live in Ligue 1 at 2:00 AM on May 18th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
