Week 34 brings us a match on Apr 24th where Lille plays host to Strasbourg in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lille sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Reims. Marshall Munetsi scored the first goal for Reims in the 32nd minute, then in the 57th minute, Angel Gomes sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Renato Sanches. Lille is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Strasbourg recorded a 2-1 win against Rennes. Habib Diallo scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 4th minute, then Martin Terrier got the equalizer for Rennes in the 54th minute on a feed from Hamari Traore. Strasbourg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Sep 25th, Strasbourg hosted Lille at the Stade De La Meinau in their last match together. Lille took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Jonathan David struck first for Lille in the 23rd minute, then Jonathan David added another in the 57th minute from the penalty spot.
Strasbourg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ludovic Ajorque and Habib Diallo each having 2 goals in their last five. Lille hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Amadou Mvom Onana and Edon Zhegrova, and they each have 1 goal
Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille squad will be without Sven Botman, Burak Yılmaz, Timothy Weah and Tiago Djaló, while Sanjin Prcić, Majeed Waris, Ismael Doukoure and Kandil are unavailable to play for Julien Stéphan’s team.