In this week 16 match on Dec 1st, Olympique Lyonnais hosts Reims in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 10th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 3-1 win against Brøndby. Mikael Uhre struck first for Brøndby in the 51st minute, then Rayan Cherki tied it up for Olympique Lyonnais in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 66th minute on a goal by Rayan Cherki. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Reims recorded a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Reims in the 22nd minute, then Jean-Ricner Bellegarde tied it up for Strasbourg in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Strasbourg. Reims looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 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 Olympique Lyonnais won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Reims’s most prolific scorer has been Hugo Ekitike. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Karl Toko Ekambi and Islam Slimani have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last five each having scored 3 goals
Léo Dubois, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Damien Da Silva and Tino Kadewere are unavailable to play for Peter Bosz’s team, while Óscar García Junyent’s squad will be without Arbër Zeneli, Doucoure and Dion Lopy.