Week 10 brings us a match on Oct 9th, where Lille will host Lens at Stade Pierre-mauroy in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Lille recorded a 1-2 loss against Lorient. Bafode Diakite struck first for Lorient on an own goal in the 9th minute, then in the 78th minute, Jonathan Bamba sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan David. Lille is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Olympique Lyonnais. Florian Sotoca scored the first goal for Lens in the 82nd minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Olympique Lyonnais was frustrated by Lens’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lens ended the match with the shutout victory. Lens looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
On Jan 4th, Lens hosted Lille at the Stade Bollaert-delelis in their last match together. 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 .
Florian Sotoca has been the most effective weapon for Lens lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Jonathan David has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Lille
Rémy Cabella, Timothy Weah and Edon Zhegrova are unavailable to play for Lille, while Franck Haise’s squad will be without Gradit, Wuilker Faríñez and Adrien Louveau.