In this week 17 match on the 5th of December, Bordeaux hosts Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 18th placed Bordeaux, recorded a 2-5 loss against Strasbourg. Ui Jo Hwang struck first for Bordeaux in the 7th minute on a feed from Yacine Adli, then Adrien Thomasson tied it up for Strasbourg in the 22nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 43rd minute on a penalty goal by Kévin Gameiro to cap off a wild match. Bordeaux is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 1-2 loss against Reims. Wout Faes struck first for Reims in the 56th minute, but Karl Toko Ekambi got the equalizer for Olympique Lyonnais in the 66th minute. Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Olympique Lyonnais won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Islam Slimani has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Lyonnais in his last five matches with three goals. Bordeaux’s most prolific scorer has been Alberth Elis. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Ui Jo Hwang, Laurent Koscielny, Mexer, Baysse and Abdel Jalil Medioub are unavailable to play for Vladimir Petković’s team, while Jeff Reine-Adélaïde and Damien Da Silva are unavailable to play for Olympique Lyonnais.