In this week 3 match on the 19th of August, Olympique Lyonnais plays host to Troyes in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ajaccio. Mateus Martins struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 12th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette added another in the 21st minute on a penalty kick. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Troyes recorded a 0-3 loss against Toulouse. Yasser Larouci scored the first goal for Toulouse on an own goal in the 36th minute, then Rafael Ratão added another in the 54th minute In the end, Troyes was frustrated by Toulouse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Toulouse ended the match with the shutout victory. Troyes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Olympique Lyonnais won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Troyes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mama Baldé and Florian Tardieu each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Rayan Cherki and Moussa Dembélé are the top scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Moussa Dembélé, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Anthony Lopes, Maxence Caqueret, Romain Faivre and Henrique are unavailable to play for Olympique Lyonnais, while Bruno Irles’s Troyes squad will be without Abdu Conte, Ike Ugbo, Gallon, Domingues and Tanguy Banhie-Zoukrou.