In this week 19 match on Jan 14th, Olympique Lyonnais plays host to Strasbourg in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Olympique Lyonnais sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Metz. Bradley Barcola scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 60th minute, but Ablie Jallow got the equalizer for Metz in the 63rd minute. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Strasbourg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Angers SCO. Strasbourg had 8 on net, and Angers SCO had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Strasbourg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Olympique Lyonnais won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Strasbourg’s top weapon lately has been Habib Diallo, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Corentin Tolisso and Castello Lukeba are the top scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Olympique Lyonnais will be without Houssem Aouar, Corentin Tolisso, Julian Pollersbeck, Henrique and Gusto, while Julien Stéphan’s squad will be without Colin Dagba, Dimitri Liénard, Maxime Le Marchand, Eiji Kawashima and Kandil.