In a weekend match on Sunday Feb 12th, in week 23, Olympique Lyonnais will host Lens at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Olympique Lyonnais recorded a 2-2 draw against Lille. Rayan Cherki scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 8th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette added another in the 21st minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 1-1 draw against Lorient. Angelo Fulgini scored the first goal for Lens in the 21st minute, then Enzo Le Fee tied it up for Lorient in the 84th minute. Lens should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Olympique Lyonnais and Lens last played eachother at the Stade Bollaert-delelis on the 2nd of October. Lens was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Sotoca struck first for Lens in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster 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.
Adrien Thomasson has been the most prolific scorer on Lens in his last five matches with 2 goals. Olympique Lyonnais is glad to have Alexandre Lacazette in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals
Houssem Aouar, Castello Lukeba and J. Pereira dos Santos are unavailable to play for Olympique Lyonnais, while Lens will be without Alexis Claude Maurice, Massadio Haidara, Steven Fortes and Wuilker Faríñez.