On the 10th of March, in this week 27 match, Lille will play host to Olympique Lyonnais in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Lille, recorded a 1-1 draw against Lens. José Fonte scored the first goal for Lens on an own goal in the 41st minute, but Jonathan David got the equalizer for Lille in the 69th minute earning them at least the one point. Lille is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Lorient. Olympique Lyonnais had 19 on net, and Lorient had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Feb 8th, Olympique Lyonnais hosted Lille at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in their last match together. Olympique Lyonnais was victorious by a score of 2 to 2. Rayan Cherki struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 8th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette added another in the 21st minute.
Bradley Barcola has been the most effective weapon for Olympique Lyonnais lately. The French attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Lille is fortunate enough to have Jonathan David in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca’s Lille squad will be without Ismaily, Adam Ounas and José Fonte, while Laurent Blanc’s squad will be without Houssem Aouar, Thiago Mendes and Barcola.