March 9th features a match where Porto hosts Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. Porto is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Gil Vicente. Fran Navarro struck first for Gil Vicente in the 62nd minute, then in the 66th minute, Mehdi Taremi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Evanilson earning Porto at least a draw. Porto looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Olympique Lyonnais recorded a 4-1 win against Lorient. Romain Faivre scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 5th minute, then Moussa Dembélé added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Emerson. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Karl Toko Ekambi and Moussa Dembélé have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Lyonnais in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Porto, their top scorers are Toni Martínez and Mehdi Taremi, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.