Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Olympique Lyonnais 4th with 60 points, Nantes 17th with 23, 37 apart. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Nantes ran at 0.88 scored and 1.58 conceded, Olympique Lyonnais at 1.56 and 1.18.
Nantes had lost three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Olympique Lyonnais arrived on a run of 11 straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Nantes had taken 4 of 15 points to Olympique Lyonnais's 15.
27 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nantes 4, draws 7, Olympique Lyonnais 16, at 2.59 goals per meeting.
The venue was Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, with room for 37,473 spectators. Olympique Lyonnais led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Olympique Lyonnais: Pavel Sulc (25')
Key stats
Possession: Nantes 54% · Olympique Lyonnais 46% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-4