On Mar 4th, Lens plays host to Lille in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Lens recorded a 1-2 loss against Nantes. Seko Fofana scored the first goal for Lens in the 28th minute, but Andy Delort got the equalizer for Nantes in the 31st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 59th minute on a penalty goal by Andy Delort. Lens is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Lille, recorded a 2-1 win against Brest. Tiago Djaló struck first for Brest on an own goal in the 8th minute, then in the 60th minute, Edon Zhegrova sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bafode Diakite Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Alexsandro Ribeiro to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Lille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Lille won by a score of 1 to 0. Jonathan David struck first for Lille in the 44th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lens was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lille is fortunate enough to have Jonathan David in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Deiver Machado and Angelo Fulgini have been the hottest scorers for Lens in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Franck Haise’s squad will be without Alexis Claude Maurice, Steven Fortes and Wuilker Faríñez, while Lille will be without Ismaily, Adam Ounas and José Fonte.