In this 17th week match, on Sunday Jan 1st, Lens and Paris Saint Germain will play a match in Lens in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Lens recorded a 2-1 win against Clermont. Salis Abdul Samed struck first for Clermont on an own goal in the 39th minute, but Wesley Saïd got the equalizer for Lens in the 60th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 68th minute on a goal by Seko Fofana to cap off a wild match. Lens is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Paris Saint Germain, recorded a 2-1 win against Strasbourg. Marquinhos scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 14th minute, then Marquinhos tied it up for Strasbourg on an own goal in the 51st minute. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches.
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 2 draws apiece.
Paris Saint Germain is fortunate enough to have Kylian Mbappé in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Loïs Openda. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Wuilker Faríñez is unavailable to play for Lens, while Danilo Pereira, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes are unavailable to play for Paris Saint Germain.