On the 2nd of October, in this week 9 match, Lorient will play host to Lille in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Lorient is fresh off their 3-1 win against Auxerre. Faissal Ouattara struck first for Lorient in the 15th minute on a feed from Julien Ponceau, then Terem Moffi added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Montassar Talbi. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Lorient should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 7th placed Lille is fresh off their 2-1 win against Toulouse. Jonathan David scored the first goal for Lille in the 5th minute, then Chaibi tied it up for Toulouse in the 48th minute on a feed from Thijs Dallinga. Lille is looking for direction having earned 15 points in 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 1 win each.
Jonathan David has been the most prolific scorer on Lille in the last five matches with 3 goals. In the last 5 matches, both Terem Moffi and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Lorient and look to continue their dominance.
Quentin Boisgard is unavailable to play for Régis Le Bris’s team, while Lille will be without Rémy Cabella, Timothy Weah and Edon Zhegrova.