Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO Best odds and tips

Lyon have won 10, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their 16 home league matches, averaging 2.19 goals per game. Angers SCO have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 7 of their 16 away league matches. Olympique Lyonnais boss Paulo Fonseca took over the club on the 31st January 2025 and has since implemented an attacking philosophy that has seen the club play some of their best football of the season. Lyon have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, with their last three including a 4-1 win over Rennes followed by defeats to RC Lens (1-2) and AS Monaco (0-2). Angers SCO boss Alexandre Dujeux has had a similar effect on his side since taking over in March 2023. Angers are a measured, disciplined side who like to keep it tight and hit on the break, but Dujeux has added more steel and resolve to his team’s performances in recent months. Angers were beaten at home by Lille last time out, but have won their last two matches, beating Nantes 1-0 away and Strasbourg 2-1 at home.

Olympique Lyonnais are the bookmakers’ favourites to win this match at 1.45, with Angers SCO the outsiders at 6.95. The odds on Lyon look a little short, but there is enough evidence to suggest that Lyon will edge out Angers on Saturday. Lyon have won their last two matches against Angers SCO in Ligue 1 and should have too much quality and momentum to lose this one.

Lyon’s attacking output often goes through Alexandre Lacazette, who is the club’s most prolific and dangerous player with 13 goals in 29 Ligue 1 appearances this season. Lyon are an attacking side, who like to play in combinations and press the opposition with high intensity, while Angers are a defensive side, who like to keep it tight and hit on the break. Angers will look to frustrate Lyon in the early stages of the match and will look to hit on the break, but Lyon should dominate possession and the attacking third, so the value looks to be in Lyon to win and over 2.5 goals. Esteban Lepaul is Angers SCO’s most prolific player this season with 9 goals in 27 Ligue 1 appearances. He has scored 4 of Angers’ last 6 goals and looks in red-hot form at the moment. Lyon have scored 35 goals at home in Ligue 1 2024/2025 and Angers have scored just 14 goals on the road, so there is a clear mismatch in the quality of the two sides’ respective attacking play.