Lyon miss opportunity to climb up Ligue 1 table with goalless draw at Angers

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a] were looking to make it seven H2H wins in a row against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/angers/SAlF91iL/"]Angers[/a], but failed to make much of an impression in a first half with few meaningful scoring opportunities.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreira-afonso/OQmjjuCG/"]Afonso Moreira[/a] had a half-chance in the opening exchanges, but could only muster a shot that was blocked. The only attempt on target came from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maitland-niles-ainsley/CnBQp2sj/"]Ainsley Maitland-Niles[/a] midway through the first period, which was comfortably saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koffi-herve/zchMcMs2/"]Hervé Koffi[/a]. [/p][image alt="Match stats" id="80ae1367-af61-46df-875c-3f8f4b200bf6" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="9d4a9db0-8d20-43aa-8b19-f2bd23780f0b" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Les Noirs et Blancs, who scored just twice in their last six outings, did not create much in the attacking third, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lefort-jordan/ADepyvio/"]Jordan Lefort[/a]’s header from a corner going over the bar. That was the best of their attacking chances in an otherwise quiet opening period.[/p][p]Les Gones started the second half brightly, especially when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tolisso-corentin/hQOIoFOs/"]Corentin Tolisso[/a] was afforded space at the top of the box to have a go. Unfortunately for the Lyon captain, Koffi was behind it all the way, getting two fists on the ball to make the stop.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sulc-pavel/dYaeeH8k/"]Pavel Sulc[/a]’s attempt moments later from close range flashed wide as the visitors could not do enough to take the lead.[/p][p]Moreira, who was one of the liveliest players on the pitch, managed to cut in from the left wing and have a go, but the attacker’s effort ended up in the stands.[/p][p]Both teams brought on substitutes near the end, yet no one could impact the game enough to change the outcome.[/p][image alt="Momentum graph" id="68408f8e-1537-4b94-b21d-26fd37dea7bc" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="25e16779-5255-409e-8502-46106d44d7e2" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Angers remain 12th in the standings despite having maintained the fifth-fewest home goals in the league with 16.[/p][p]As for Lyon, they have dropped out of the Champions League spots thanks in large part to their poor run, as they have not prevailed since mid-February.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreira-afonso/OQmjjuCG/"]Afonso Moreira[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/angers-SAlF91iL/lyon-2akflumR/summary/stats/?mid=MuKE8l35"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]