Contending club Olympique Lyonnais (10-6-1, 31 points) will look to extend their three-game winning run as they square off with lowly side Angers SCO (5-9-4, 19 points) in a 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season match on Dec. 21, Wednesday at the Stade des Lumières.
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Start Time
The game starts at 2:50 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live
Lyon has been undefeated in their last three games and has suffered only one loss in the last seven rounds of French top flight competitions. The team is currently in the fourth spot of the league table
They are holding the Europa League qualifying berth for next season, five points below third-place squad Paris Saint-Germain for the third and final qualifying spot for next term’s Champions League.
Lyon outpointed fellow powerhouse team Monaco, 3-1, on the road at the Stade Louis II last Sunday, as per Goal.
Algerian midfielder Rachid Ghezzal opened the scoring in the 29th minute for head coach Bruno Génésio’s side before Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy was sent off in the 39th for violent conduct.
Mathieu Valbuena doubled the visitors’ lead in the 65th before the hosts were able to put themselves on the board five minutes later with a goal by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
Anthony Lacazette sealed the win for Les Gones in the 87th minute, completing the squad’s three-goal haul in the contest.
Meanwhile, Angers has been winless in their last six outings to drop to the 15th spot in the overall standings, only three points above the bottom three relegation zone.
Les Scoïstes is coming off a 0-2 defeat in the hands of bottom three team Nantes at their own home ground of Stade Jean-Bouin on Dec. 16, SkySports reported.
Belgian midfielder Guillaume Gillet opened the scoring in the 18th minute before French midfielder Amine Harit doubled the lead three minutes after the restart to complete the visitors’ two-goal win.
It was the second consecutive shutout loss for head coach Stéphane Moulin’s squad.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Lyon.
Lyon starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Lopes; Morel, Diakhaby, Rafael, Yanga-Mbiwa; Valbuena, Fekir; Tousart, Ghezzal, Tolisso; Lacazette
Angers starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Petric; Andreu, Thomas, Traore, Manceau; Santamaria, Ndoye, Saihi; Ekambi, Capelle, Diedhiou
