Nantes vs Lyon prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-06 18:45.
[p]After three straight defeats, Nantes sacked Jocelyn Gourvennec and re-appointed Antoine Kombouaré as his successor during the March international break. And the 60-year-old, who led the club to Coupe de France glory in 2022, had an immediate impact on his return as he guided the Canaries to a valuable 2-1 win at Nice, which has taken them out of the bottom-three heading into this weekend. [/p]
[p]Finding form on their own turf is now imperative, as only the division’s bottom-two sides have accumulated fewer home points than Nantes’ 12 pre-round. That’s largely down to a seven-match losing streak at the Stade de la Beaujoire,  including an embarrassing Coupe de France exit to Ligue 2 side Laval (1-0) in January. [/p]
[p]Upcoming visitors Lyon will arrive in buoyant mood after beating second-tier Valenciennes in midweek to reach the final of the Coupe de France. Les Gones have also earned seven points from their last three league matches to leave them chasing a top-half finish in the run-in, welcome relief after their campaign was marred by relegation fear for so long.[/p]
[p]Pierre Sage has transformed fortunes since taking charge in November, picking up 32 points from 19 games, including a 1-0 win against Nantes in December, which extended Lyon’s unbeaten H2H league run to seven matches (W5, D2). And interestingly, Lyon have only defeated Toulouse more often in Ligue 1 (23) than their upcoming opponents (22). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mostafa Mohamed’s last four goal involvements for Nantes have come away from home (G3, A1), but his two most recent club strikes have proved crucial in securing 2-1 victories. For Lyon, Saïd Benrahma has started to hit his stride after his January loan move from West Ham, providing an assist in both of his last two games. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Since the start of February, Nantes and Lyon have drawn just one of their combined 19 matches (W12, D1, L6).[/p]