Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Nantes vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
FC Nantes
1 – 3
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 18:45 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire HT 45' · FT 45'
Matthis Abline 16' 1–0
1–1 75' Alexandre Lacazette
1–2 77' Malick Fofana
1–3 90+7' Gift Orban
Eray Comert 18' Y
Y 53' Alexandre Lacazette
Y 71' Ernest Nuamah
Mostafa Mohamed 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
9
FC Nantes 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-07 FC Nantes 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-12-20 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 FC Nantes 2023-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Nantes 2023-01-11 FC Nantes 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-05-14 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Olympique Lyonnais H 1–3 L
31 Mar OGC Nice A 2–1 W
16 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–3 L
10 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–2 L
03 Mar FC Metz H 0–2 L
24 Feb FC Lorient A 1–0 W
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr FC Nantes A 3–1 W
30 Mar Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
15 Mar Toulouse FC A 3–2 W
09 Mar FC Lorient A 2–0 W
03 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 0–3 L
23 Feb FC Metz A 2–1 W

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Nantes and Olympique Lyonnais get this one started.
  • 5' Samuel Moutoussamy, a Congo DR , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' FC Nantes are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Olympique Lyonnais's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' FC Nantes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matthis Abline on 16.
  • 18' It’s a booking for FC Nantes player. Eray Comert gets a card.
  • 23' FC Nantes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' FC Nantes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Belgium international Malick Fofana has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Zeze. He replaces Eray Comert on 41 minute.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Nantes in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Olympique Lyonnais's compact 4-3-3.
  • 51' Olympique Lyonnais is showing some good football. However, Olympique Lyonnais are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Nantes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Olympique Lyonnais. Corentin Tolisso is replaced by Rayan Cherki.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mostafa Mohamed made 9 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' The referee shows Olympique Lyonnais player a card on 71.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 74' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Ernest Nuamah exits the field as Malick Fofana enters on 74.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexandre Lacazette makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 76' Fresh legs for FC Nantes! Marcus Coco comes on to replace Florent Mollet.
  • 77' Magnificent from Malick Fofana! That is 17 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Olympique Lyonnais fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 86' Olympique Lyonnais manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mama Balde is hanging Said Benrahma on the field on 86 minute.
  • With this win, Olympique Lyonnais is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Dembele 3
Alexandre Lacazette 3
Memphis Depay 2
Lucas Paqueta 2
Gabriel Boschilia 1
Nicolas Tagliafico 1
Houssem Aouar 1
Nicolas Pallois 1

Head to Head

2024-04-07 FC Nantes 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-12-20 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 FC Nantes 2023-03-17 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Nantes 2023-01-11 FC Nantes 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-05-14 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 FC Nantes

FC Nantes Form

2024-04-07 FC Nantes 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-03-31 OGC Nice 1–2 FC Nantes W 2024-03-16 FC Nantes 1–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2024-03-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 FC Nantes L 2024-03-03 FC Nantes 0–2 FC Metz L 2024-02-24 FC Lorient 0–1 FC Nantes W

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2024-04-07 FC Nantes 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-03-30 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2024-03-15 Toulouse FC 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-03-09 FC Lorient 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-02-23 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes25% Draw27% Olympique Lyonnais48%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
52%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
75%
FC Nantes or Olympique Lyonnais
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes19% Draw45% Olympique Lyonnais36%
Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.