On the 5th of February, in this week 23 match, Olympique Lyonnais will travel to Monaco to battle Monaco in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 4-2 win against Lens. Wissam Ben Yedder struck first for Monaco in the 18th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique, then Jean Lucas added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Gelson Martins. Monaco looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 2-1 win against Olympique Marseille. Mattéo Guendouzi struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 10th minute, but Xherdan Shaqiri got the equalizer for Olympique Lyonnais in the 76th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 89th minute on a goal by Moussa Dembélé. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais last played eachother at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday Oct 16th. Olympique Lyonnais was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Karl Toko Ekambi struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 75th minute on a penalty shot, then Jason Denayer added another in the 90th minute In the end, Monaco was frustrated by Olympique Lyonnais’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Lyonnais ended the match with the shutout victory.
Moussa Dembélé has been the most effective weapon for Olympique Lyonnais lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Monaco is glad to have Wissam Ben Yedder in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals
Philippe Clement’s Monaco squad will be without Krépin Diatta, Cesc Fàbregas, Aleksandr Golovin, Djibril Sidibé, Kevin Volland and Benoît Badiashile, while Olympique Lyonnais will be without Houssem Aouar, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Jason Denayer and Romain Faivre.