In this week 26 match on the 5th of March, Olympique Lyonnais will play host to Lorient in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 9th placed Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 2-1 win against Grenoble Foot 38. Barcola struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 24th minute on a feed from Nicolás Tagliafico, then J. Pereira dos Santos added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Nicolás Tagliafico. Olympique Lyonnais looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Lorient is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Auxerre. Rayan Raveloson scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Lorient couldn’t muster any offence and Auxerre ran away with the shutout win. Lorient is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Lorient was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of almost 14000 spectators. Enzo Le Fee struck first for Lorient in the 6th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette got the equalizer for Olympique Lyonnais in the 28th minute on a feed from Mateus Martins.
Lorient is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Le Fee and Julien Ponceau each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Rayan Cherki and Alexandre Lacazette have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Olympique Lyonnais will be without Houssem Aouar, Corentin Tolisso, Malo Gusto and J. Pereira dos Santos, while Régis Le Bris’s Lorient squad will be without Laurent Abergel and Laporte.