On Feb 27th, Olympique Lyonnais will host Lille at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 8th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 1-1 draw against Lens. Jonathan Clauss struck first for Lens in the 13th minute, then in the 44th minute, Karl Toko Ekambi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tino Kadewere earning them at least the one point. Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while lille sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Chelsea. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 8th minute on a feed from Hakim Ziyech, then Christian Pulišić added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Lille was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Lille is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 12th, Lille hosted Olympique Lyonnais in their last match together. Lille and Olympique Lyonnais battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Lille nor Olympique Lyonnais could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 15 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Lille hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Sven Botman and Xeka, and they each have 1 goal. Olympique Lyonnais’s top weapon lately has been Moussa Dembélé, who has three goals in the last 5 matches
Olympique Lyonnais will be without Moussa Dembélé, Houssem Aouar, Rayan Cherki and Jason Denayer, while Renato Sanches and Isaac Lihadji are unavailable to play for Lille.