January 30th features a match where Lens hosts Monaco in a Coupe de France match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Lens recorded a 0-2 loss against Olympique Marseille. Dimitri Payet scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, then Cédric Bakambu added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Mattéo Guendouzi In the end, Lens couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win. Lens is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while monaco is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Montpellier. Wahi scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 13th minute, then Stephy Mavididi added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Wahi. Monaco is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Lens won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Monaco is fortunate enough to have Wissam Ben Yedder in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Seko Fofana. The midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches.