In a weekend match on Sat Apr 16th, in week 32, Lens will travel to Villeneuve d’Ascq to battle Lille in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 7th placed Lille, recorded a 1-1 draw against Angers SCO. Tiago Djaló struck first for Angers SCO on an own goal in the 64th minute, then Edon Zhegrova tied it up for Lille in the 74th minute on a feed from Zeki Çelik earning Lille at least a draw. Lille is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while lens sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Nice. Arnaud Muinga struck first for Lens in the 51st minute, then Doucoure added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Pereira da Costa At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nice couldn’t manage to score, and Lens took the shutout win. Lens is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Bollaert-delelis, Lens and Lille battled to a 2-2 draw. Amadou Mvom Onana scored the first goal for Lille in the 28th minute, then Amadou Mvom Onana added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Jonathan Bamba .
Lens’s top weapon lately has been Arnaud Muinga, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Burak Yılmaz and Amadou Mvom Onana are the top scorers for Lille in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille squad will be without Renato Sanches, Sven Botman, Xeka, Timothy Weah and Jérémy Pied, while Corentin Jean, Gaël Kakuta, Cheick Oumar Doucoure and Christopher Wooh are unavailable to play for Lens.