Lyon vs Angers Predictions

• Lyon have won three of their first four games of the new Ligue 1 campaign.
• Angers have conceded exactly one goal in three of their first four league matches of the season.
• Lyon managed to keep clean sheets in three of their first four Ligue 1 fixtures of the season.

Narrow win could be in the works for hosts

Lyon slipped to their first defeat of the new Ligue 1 campaign on Sunday, though they were on course to win at Rennes before a 75^th-minute Tyler Morton red card triggered a late collapse and an eventual 3-1 defeat.

Les Gones had started the season brightly under caretaker Jorge Macial, who has been deputising in the absence of suspended head coach Paulo Fonseca, securing successive wins in their first three Ligue 1 assignments of the season.

Lyon didn’t concede a single goal in any of their three victories over Lens (1-0), Metz (3-0) and Marseille (1-0), and their solid defending could be a springboard for success again when they host Angers.

The visitors’ only loss in four Ligue 1 matches came in a narrow 1-0 defeat at PSG in August, though Angers have been struggling to manufacture chances in the final third and they have been averaging fewer shots per game (7.80) than any other outfit in the division so far.

Indeed, Angers’ early fixtures have been consistently low on action with each of their first four games seeing two or fewer goals, while SCO have conceded exactly one goal in three out of four Ligue 1 tests since the summer.

Lyon, who have won each of their last five meetings with Angers, should have the edge over their toothless visitors on Friday, however, with margins likely to be slim, combining a home win with under 3.5 goals is an option to consider.

A 1-0 Lyon win meanwhile, is advised for our correct score prediction. Two of Lyon’s three wins in Ligue 1 this term were secured with the same scoreline and they can squeeze past Angers in similar style.