Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 4th where Lille hosts Troyes at Stade Pierre-mauroy in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Lille, recorded a 1-1 draw against Nantes. Burak Yılmaz scored the first goal for Lille in the 9th minute, but Ludovic Blas got the equalizer for Nantes in the 24th minute earning Nantes at least a draw. Lille is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Troyes recorded a 0-1 loss against Olympique Marseille. Pol Lirola struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 74th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Troyes was frustrated by Olympique Marseille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Marseille ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Troyes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Xavier Chavalerin and Mama Baldé, and they each have 1 goal. Lille is fortunate enough to have Jonathan David in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille squad will be without Renato Sanches, Sven Botman, Jonathan Bamba and Léo Jardim, while Laurent Batlles’s squad will be without Mama Baldé and Patrick Roberts.