In this week 6 match on the 3rd of September, Olympique Lyonnais hosts Angers SCO at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Olympique Lyonnais sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Reims. Junya Ito scored the first goal for Reims in the 24th minute, then Moussa Dembélé tied it up for Olympique Lyonnais in the 86th minute on a feed from Rayan Cherki squeezing out at least the one point for Olympique Lyonnais. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while angers SCO sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Troyes. Renaud Ripart struck first for Troyes in the 12th minute on a feed from Rony Lopes, then Thierno Balde added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Rominigue Kouame. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Loïs Diony has been the most effective weapon for Angers SCO lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Olympique Lyonnais’s most prolific scorer has been Mateus Martins. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Peter Bosz’s Olympique Lyonnais squad will be without Moussa Dembélé and Anthony Lopes, while Kalla is unavailable to play for Angers SCO.