In this 18th week match, on Wed Jan 11th, Nantes plays host to Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nantes is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Caen. Mostafa Mohamed struck first for Nantes in the 29th minute, then Evann Guessand added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Sébastien Corchia In the end, Caen couldn’t muster any offence and Nantes ran away with the shutout win. Nantes is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 2-1 win against Metz. Barcola struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 60th minute, then Ablie Jallow tied it up for Metz in the 63rd minute. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 18th of January, Olympique Lyonnais won by a score of 4 to 3 in front of almost 25000 spectators. Rayan Cherki struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 2nd minute on a feed from Martin Terrier, then Rayan Cherki added another in the 9th minute on a feed from Bertrand Traoré.
Corentin Tolisso and Lukeba are the top scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Mostafa Mohamed. The attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Nantes will be without Fábio and Manvelyan, while Houssem Aouar, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Gusto are unavailable to play for Olympique Lyonnais.