Lyon vs Angers Tips & Preview - Hosts set for comfortable victory

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Lyon come into the game after a 3-1 loss at Rennes but have solid defensive stats this season.
Angers have struggled, with just one win and a poor away record (winless in 7).
Lyon have dominated recent fixtures, often winning handily and are expected to win to nil again.

Lyon vs Angers

Lyon will look to get their campaign back on track when they host Angers in a Friday night French Ligue 1 fixture.

The hosts are having a generally solid start to the season and will be feeling confident ahead of this one. They also boast a good record in this fixture and should have the upper hand over the visitors, who have found things difficult so far.

Lyon News

Lyon are coming off a 3-1 defeat at Rennes in their previous Ligue 1 fixture. They led at the break through Corentin Tolisso but suffered a second-half capitulation following a red card to Tyler Morton.

Manager Paulo Fonseca will consider that result a minor blip, especially in the context of the red card to Morton. Lyon had claimed three straight wins prior to that defeat and will be confident of getting things back on track.

One impressive aspect of Lyon’s campaign this season is their defensive solidity. They have kept clean sheets in three of their four league matches so far.

Angers News

Angers are enduring a difficult start to the season, having picked up just one win in their first four matches. That win came in their opening fixture, a 1-0 home victory over newly promoted Paris FC.

It has been mostly downhill for Angers since the opening weekend, failing to win their last three matches. They were held to a 1-1 draw at Metz last time out in Ligue 1, with Himad Abdelli’s late effort salvaging a share of the spoils.

That result is also part of a poor record on the road for Angers, who are winless in their last seven Ligue 1 away matches, stretching back to last season. Alexandre Dujeux's team have lost six times on this run while also failing to score in five of those fixtures.

Head to Head

Lyon have picked up 13 wins and two draws while Angers have been victorious just twice in the last 17 matches. The hosts did the double last season, earning a 3-0 away victory before winning 2-0 at home in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Lyon v Angers

Lyon often dominate this fixture and having won by two clear goals in the last four meetings, could be set for a similar outcome. They have also been solid defensively this season, and given Angers' goalscoring problems on their travels, a clean sheet could also be on the cards here.

The hosts have won to nil in three of their last four matches this season and also produced a similar result in three of the last four meetings with Angers. They could be set for a repeat in Friday's clash.

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