In this 3rd week match, on Saturday Aug 20th, Lens and Monaco will play a match in Monaco in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. Monaco is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rennes. Gaëtan Laborde struck first for Rennes in the 59th minute, then Breel Embolo tied it up for Monaco in the 73rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Monaco. Monaco is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ajaccio. Neither Ajaccio nor Lens could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Lens is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.

On Jan 30th, Lens hosted Monaco in their last match together. Monaco took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Wissam Ben Yedder struck first for Monaco in the 18th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique, then Jean Lucas added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Gelson Martins.

Florian Sotoca has been the most prolific scorer on Lens in the last five matches with 3 goals. Aleksandr Golovin and Axel Disasi are the top scorers for Monaco in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Aleksandr Golovin, Kevin Volland, Ruben Aguilar, Caio Henrique and Yllan Okou are unavailable to play for Philippe Clement’s team, while Lens will be without Gaël Kakuta and Wuilker Faríñez.

In this week 4 match, on Saturday Aug 20th, Laval hosts Metz at Stade Francis Le Basser in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Laval is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Annecy. Maggiotti struck first for Laval in the 14th minute on a feed from N’Chobi, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Annecy couldn’t muster any offence and Laval ran away with the shutout win. Laval is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Metz recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Valenciennes. Ablie Jallow struck first for Metz in the 15th minute, then Georges Mikautadze added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Mamadou Gueye In the end, Valenciennes was frustrated by Metz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Metz ended the match with the shutout victory. Metz is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.

Both Georges Mikautadze and Ablie Jallow have been the hottest scorers for Metz in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Zakaria Naidji has been the most prolific scorer on Laval in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.

Aug 20th features a match where Amiens SC plays host to Bastia in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Amiens SC sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sochaux. Mamadou Fofana scored the first goal for Amiens SC in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sochaux couldn’t muster any offence and Amiens SC ran away with the shutout win. Amiens SC is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while bastia is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Grenoble Foot 38. Frank Magri scored the first goal for Bastia in the 8th minute, then Sebastien Antoine Luc Salles Lamonge added another in the 24th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grenoble Foot 38 couldn’t manage to score, and Bastia took the shutout win. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 13 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 2 draws apiece.

Bastia’s most prolific scorer has been Frank Magri. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Amiens SC hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Toluwalase Arokodare and Mamadou Fofana, and they each have 1 goal.

On the 20th of August, Olympique Marseille will play host to Nantes in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. Olympique Marseille sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Brest. Nuno Tavares struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 38th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss, then Pierre Lees Melou tied it up for Brest in the 61st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Brest. Olympique Marseille is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Nantes, recorded a 1-1 draw against Lille. Moses Simon scored the first goal for Nantes in the 28th minute, then in the 76th minute, Jonathan David sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ismaily squeezing out at least the one point for Lille. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Olympique Marseille won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Ludovic Blas. The French midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Luis Javier Suárez and Nuno Tavares have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Marseille in the last five each having scored 2 goals each

Duje Ćaleta-Car, Pau López and Pape Alassane Gueye are unavailable to play for Igor Tudor’s team, while Moussa Sissoko is unavailable to play for Nantes.