Lyon – Nantes

Nantes can overtake Lyon in Ligue 1. Who will emerge victorious in the match between the league neighbours?

On Matchday 37 of the French championship, Lyon will play Nantes at home. It will be a tight game, as the teams are neighbours. There is only a one-point gap between them, in favour of Lyon, who occupy a modest eighth place for such a team. That makes this season a virtual disaster for Peter Bosz's side. And Lyon should at least try to reach sixth place - that's the theoretical maximum. Lyon are five points behind sixth-placed Strasbourg. That said, greater motivation sometimes goes to Lyon's detriment, which only becomes more unstable and unbalanced. They have a powerful attack, but a lot of mistakes in defence. Last round, Lyon managed to lose to Mets (2-3), who are in last place in Ligue 1. Before that, Lyon were defeated by Marseille (3-0), the second team in Ligue 1. A little earlier, they crushed Montpellier with an exotic 5-2 scoreline. Lyon can always be expected to produce any result, but they are almost guaranteed to play with a high number of goals. Nantes' matches have been much the same recently. "The Canaries have become more relaxed and are playing spectacularly, even without any tournament motivation. Nantes fulfilled their main task for the season, winning the French Cup. But it was followed by a 2-1 win over a more motivated Ligue 1 side, Rennes. In their last four away matches, Nantes have scored eight goals. In total, they have four away wins, six draws and eight defeats. Lyon has ten wins, five draws and three defeats at home. Over the last four home games, Lyon have scored 16 goals in Ligue 1, but conceded nine goals in the same time, which is also a lot. That said, Lyon only beat Nantes 1-0 away in the first leg. Dembele scored the winning goal. He is Lyon's top scorer with 19 goals and the fourth top scorer in Ligue 1. Nantes' top scorer, Colo Mouani, has 12 goals, which is also quite good. But Blas and Simon are also dangerous for Nantes. And Lyon, in addition to Dembele, have Tete, Toko-Ekambi, Aouard and Paqueta as threats. All of them are in the line-up.