Week 22 features a match on Fri Jan 21st, where Olympique Lyonnais and Saint-Étienne will play a match in Décines-Charpieu in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 11th placed Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Troyes. Moussa Dembélé scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 33rd minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Troyes couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Lyonnais ran away with the shutout win. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Saint-Étienne is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Lens. Ryad Boudebouz struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 38th minute, then Sotoca tied it up for Lens in the 77th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 95th minute on a goal by Seko Fofana. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 3rd of October, Saint-Étienne and Olympique Lyonnais battled to a 1-1 draw. Houssem Aouar scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 42nd minute, but Wahbi Khazri got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Saint-Étienne a comeback draw.
Both Arnaud Nordin and Ryad Boudebouz have been the hottest scorers for Saint-Étienne in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Calvin Ughelumba and Lukeba are the top scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Olympique Lyonnais will be without Thiago Mendes, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Jason Denayer and Sinaly Diomande, while Romain Hamouma, Arnaud Nordin, Alpha Sissoko and Green are unavailable to play for Saint-Étienne.