Updated 30 October 2026.
Olympique Lyonnais host Angers SCO at Groupama Stadium on Sunday 1 November, kick-off 16:15 UK. Lyon sit 5th in Ligue 1 with 14 points from eight games, while Angers are 14th on 8 points. Angers arrive with 3.25 shots on target a game, the 3rd fewest in the league.
We predict a 2-0 Lyon win, the likeliest single score at 11%, and make Lyon 64% to win, with the draw at 21% and Angers at 15%. The bookmakers also have Lyon as clear favourites.
Lyon's last two games have both ended in defeat. They lost 2-0 at PSG on 26 October, and four days before that went down 3-0 at Hoffenheim in the Europa League. Before those came a 2-1 home win over Nice and a 3-2 win over Palace in Europe. The league record is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with 13 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Lyon's 0.88 goals against per game is the 3rd fewest in the division, and they have kept a clean sheet in 38% of their league games, the 3rd highest rate. Going forward they average 1.63 goals a game, the 6th most, and 4.88 shots on target, the 8th most. We project 2.05 goals and 6.03 shots on target for Lyon on Sunday.
Angers have won 2 of 8, drawn 2 and lost 4, scoring 9 and conceding 15. Their last outing was a 0-0 home draw with Lorient, which followed a 5-2 loss to Marseille and a 5-1 defeat at Brest. They have not won in their three games since a 2-0 win over Troyes in September. They concede 1.88 goals a game, the 6th most in the league, and manage only 3.25 shots on target, the 3rd fewest.
Angers average 6.38 corners a game, the 3rd most in Ligue 1, and Lyon average 4.25, the 8th fewest. We project 5.85 corners for Lyon and 4.10 for Angers. Neither side commits many fouls: Lyon average 11.25 a game, the 6th fewest, and Angers 11, the 4th fewest.
Olympique Lyonnais possible starting lineup:
Greif; Athekame, Bacher, Niakhaté, Abner; Morton, Tessmann, Tolisso; Nuamah, Nakamura, Duranville
Angers SCO possible starting lineup:
Lopes; Arcus, Lefort, Camara, Kalulu; Belkebla, van den Boomen, Raolisoa; Belkhdim, Sbaï, Peter
Zachary Athekame has made at least one tackle in eight straight games, averaging 2.8 a game.
Corentin Tolisso has made at least one tackle in six straight games, averaging 1.5 a game.
For Angers, Joseph Kalulu has made a tackle in seven straight games, averaging 1.7. Amine Sbaï has committed a foul in five in a row, and Branco van den Boomen has fouled in three straight games, averaging 2.7 a game.
We make Lyon the clear favourites at 64% to win, with the draw at 21% and an Angers win at 15%. The best price on a Lyon win is 1.40 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon win | 1.40 (bet365) | 64% |
| Draw | 5.00 (bet365) | 21% |
| Angers win | 8.00 (Midnite) | 15% |
| Both teams to score | 1.80 (Coral) | 52% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.17 (bet365) | 80% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.53 (bet365) | 56% |
We predict a 2-0 Lyon win, the likeliest single score at 11%. 1-0, 1-1 and 2-1 follow at 10% each. We project 2.05 goals for Lyon and 0.89 for Angers, with a 41% chance of a Lyon clean sheet, and 16.6 shots for Lyon against 8.8 for Angers.
Lyon vs Angers in Ligue 1 2026/27 kicks off at 16:15 UK on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Groupama Stadium. Lyon are 5th with 14 points from 8 games and Angers are 14th with 8 points from 8 games.
We predict Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Angers SCO in Ligue 1 2026/27, the likeliest single score at 11%, and we give Lyon a 64% chance of winning, with the draw on 21% and an Angers win on 15%. We project 2.05 goals for Lyon and 0.89 for Angers.
Lyon are clear favourites to beat Angers in Ligue 1 2026/27: we give them a 64% chance of a home win, against 21% for a draw and 15% for Angers. Lyon are 5th in the table with 14 points and Angers are 14th with 8 points.
We give both teams to score a 52% chance in Lyon vs Angers, a Ligue 1 2026/27 game, with 2.05 goals projected for Lyon and 0.89 for Angers. Both teams have scored in 50% of the league games of each club this season, the 8th lowest rate in Ligue 1 for each of them.
In the Ligue 1 2026/27 table Lyon are 5th on 14 points from 8 games and Angers are 14th on 8 points from 8 games. Lyon have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 13 and conceding 7; Angers have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4, scoring 9 and conceding 15.
Zachary Athekame has made at least 1 tackle in 8 straight Ligue 1 games for Lyon, averaging 2.8 a game, going into Lyon vs Angers in 2026/27. For Angers, Joseph Kalulu has made a tackle in 7 straight games, averaging 1.7.
For the 16:15 UK kick-off on 1 November 2026, Lyon's possible starting lineup is Greif; Athekame, Bacher, Niakhaté, Abner; Morton, Tessmann, Tolisso; Nuamah, Nakamura, Duranville. Angers' is Lopes; Arcus, Lefort, Camara, Kalulu; Belkebla, van den Boomen, Raolisoa; Belkhdim, Sbaï, Peter.