Lyon host Angers in Ligue 1 matchweek 9

Lyon meet visitors Angers on 31 October 2026 at 22:45 Saudi time (Damascus), in matchweek nine of the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Lyon sit fifth in the table with 14 points from 8 matches, having won 4, drawn twice and lost twice, scoring 13 goals and conceding 7. Angers, meanwhile, are fourteenth with 8 points from 8 matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 4, scoring 9 goals and conceding 15.

Lyon have had mixed results in their last five matches, losing 0-2 away to Paris Saint-Germain on 26 October 2026, and before that losing 0-3 away to Hoffenheim on 22 October 2026. They beat Nice 2-1 at home on 18 October 2026, and also beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at home on 15 October 2026, before losing 1-2 away to Lens on 9 October 2026.

Angers, meanwhile, have failed to win in their last four matches, drawing 0-0 with Lorient at home on 25 October 2026, losing 2-5 at home to Marseille on 18 October 2026, and losing 1-5 away to Brest on 10 October 2026. Their last victory came on 19 September 2026 when they beat Troyes 2-0 at home, following a 0-0 draw away to Le Havre on 12 September 2026.

In previous meetings between the two sides, they drew 0-0 at Angers' ground on 5 April 2026, and Lyon beat Angers 1-0 at home on 19 September 2025, and also beat them 2-0 at home on 17 May 2025. On 7 December 2024, Lyon beat Angers 3-0 at the latter's ground, and also beat them 3-1 away on 25 February 2023.