In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 9th, in week 20, Olympique Lyonnais hosts Paris Saint Germain at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Olympique Lyonnais sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Metz. Lukeba struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 56th minute on a feed from Rayan Cherki, but Boubacar Traore got the equalizer for Metz in the 59th minute earning Metz at least a draw. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while paris Saint Germain is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Vannes. Presnel Kimpembe scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 28th minute, then Kylian Mbappé added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Presnel Kimpembe In the end, Vannes couldn’t muster any offence and Paris Saint Germain ran away with the shutout win. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 19th, Paris Saint Germain hosted Olympique Lyonnais in their last match together. Paris Saint Germain was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 48000 spectators. Lucas Paquetá scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 54th minute, then Neymar tied it up for Paris Saint Germain in the 66th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Mauro Icardi to cap off a wild match.
Kylian Mbappé has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 9 goals for Paris Saint Germain. Olympique Lyonnais is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Karl Toko Ekambi and Thiago Mendes each only have 1 goal in their last five
Peter Bosz’s Olympique Lyonnais squad will be without Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Jason Denayer, Henrique and Sinaly Diomande, while Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero’s squad will be without Juan Bernat, Thilo Kehrer, Layvin Kurzawa and Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe.