Lyon vs Nantes Prediction, 3/17/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/14/2023

Game: Lyon vs Nantes

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023

Location: Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lyon (-149) Nantes (+400)

Groupama Stadium is the location where Nantes (6-11-10) will attempt to beat Lyon (11-7-9) on Friday. Nantes are at at +400 while the Kids are at -149. The total has been set at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be Anthony Lopes for Lyon and Alban Lafont for Nantes.

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The Kids rank 8th in expected goals with 40.8, and the xGA are coming in at 31.5. Olympique Lyonnais has given up 31 goals while relinquishing 1.15 G/90, and the opposition have a total of 97 shots on target on them. The team's difference in goals is at 11 by way of 42 goals accumulated in addition to 31 goals given up. They have accounted for 6 clean sheets, which has them at a % of 22.2 for the year. Lyon has a total of 68 saves and also have earned a SV percentage of 76.3 for the year. Lyon has 41 yellow card warnings this year and also 2 red cards. On the season, the squad holds an average of 1.48 points per fixture (40 points) and are 5th in the league with 29 assists.

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This season, the Canaries have a save % of 74.6 (126 SoT against), and they also rank 14th in the league with 29 pts. The Canaries are averaging 1.1 pts per fixture while sitting with 21 assists and 4 red cards. Nantes has totaled 29 goals and their xG for the year is sitting at 28.9. The Canaries have a clean sheet percentage of 33.3 on the campaign and also 43 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.33 with 94 saves, and they have earned 9 clean sheets. Nantes ranks 13th in the category of goals surrendered having 36, and their goal differential is coming in at -7.

The man who will protect the net for Lyon will be Anthony Lopes. Lopes has defended the goal for 30,129 mins and has 947 saves in his career. His GA/90 is 1.12 (375 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .734. The goalie from Portugal has had 1,290 shots attempted against him in 337 starts. Lopes (171-77-87 record in his career) has recorded 111 shutouts, which has earned him a 32.9% clean sheet percentage.

Alban Lafont will be residing in front of the goal for Nantes. Lafont has earned 70 shutouts while seeing 1,035 shots tried against him in 23,428 career mins. He has earned a save % of .716 and his clean sheet rate is 26.8%. He has given up 1.26 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 76-81-104. In his career, Lafont has surrendered 329 goals while tallying 741 stops in 261 starting assignments.

Moussa Dembele is a man who can be a force in the game for Lyon. Dembele has been a starter in 162 games so far in his career and he has earned 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in France has 97 goals scored in 15,230 professional minutes. He has 29 assists while earning 23 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Nantes has playmaker in Mostafa Mohamed, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The forward representing Egypt has been on the field for 3,378 professional minutes and he has scored 21 goals. He currently averages 0.56 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 33 contests so far in his career. He has earned 6 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lyon (-149)

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