Angers will host Olympique Lyonnais at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Ligue 1 campaign. The home side have had their struggles upon returning to the French top flight but remain hopeful of survival as they sit 14th in the table with 13 points from 13 matches.
They picked up a narrow but well-deserved 1-0 win over Le Havre in their last match, with team captain Himad Abdelli scoring the sole goal of the game just after the hour mark.
Olympique Lyonnais, meanwhile, are in fine form at the moment and are pushing for a return to the Champions League. They cruised to a 4-1 home win over Nice in their last match, with veteran striker Alexandre Lacazette netting a brilliant hat-trick alongside a first-half strike from former Roma man Jordan Veretout.
The visitors sit fifth in the league table with 22 points from 13 matches and will be looking to continue their strong run of results on Saturday.
Angers vs Olympique Lyonnais Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the 65th meeting between Angers and Lyon. The home side have won 19 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 31 times, with their other 14 contests ending in draws.
- The visitors have won their last three games in this fixture and have lost just one of their last 14.
- The hosts have managed just one clean sheet in their last 14 games in this fixture.
- Le SCO have picked up just four points on home turf in Ligue 1 this season, the fewest in the competition so far.
Angers vs Olympique Lyonnais Prediction
Angers' latest result ended a run of consecutive defeats and will be looking to kick on from that this weekend. They have, however, won just one of their last six home games and could struggle here.
Meanwhile, Lyon are on a run of back-to-back wins and are undefeated in their last seven. They are undefeated in their last seven matches on the road and should extend that streak on Saturday.
Prediction: Angers 1-3 Olympique Lyonnais
Angers vs Olympique Lyonnais Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Lyon to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of their last seven matchups)