Lyon can stretch their unbeaten run at Groupama Stadium to six matches in all competitions when they host Nantes in Ligue 1 action on Friday.
A week ago, OL collected a point for a third successive domestic affair, drawing Lille 3-3, while Nantes came back from a pair of deficits to draw Nice 2-2, ending a three-match domestic losing run in the process.
Players to watch: Lyon’s winter signing Amin Sarr has led his team to victory in his last seven goalscoring appearances, with all matches featuring over 2.5 goals. Aiming to eclipse him, Nantes’ joint-top scorer Mostafa Mohamed has scored all his six league goals this season after half-time.
Hot stat: Only one of the previous 14 H2Hs held here have ended in draw (Lyon: W12, L1).
Lyon Ligue 1 form:
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Lyon form (all competitions):
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Nantes Ligue 1 form:
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Nantes form (all competitions):
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Lyon possible starting lineup:
Riou; Kumbedi, Lovren, Lukeba, Tagliafico; Mendes; Lepenant, Caqueret, Tolisso; Lacazette, Barcola
Nantes possible starting lineup:
Lafont; Centonze, Pallois, Girotto, Hadjam; Moutoussamy, Chirivella; Simon, Blas, Ganago; Mohamed
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Neither side have shown much consistency throughout the campaign, but Lyon are finding the back of the net with more regularity, while Nantes are having a hard time containing opposing attacks.
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