Olympique Lyonnais and Lens are going to face off on Saturday in the 12th week of the Ligue 1. The match will take place in DéCINES-CHARPIEU at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. The encounter will be officiated by Mikael Lesage.
Olympique Lyonnais is 9th in the league with 16 points. It comes from a 3-2 loss against Nice in its last match in the Ligue 1. As of now, it has won 4 times, draw 4 times, and lost 3 times.
Lens is 2nd in the league with 21 points. It comes from a 4-1 win against Metz in its last match in the Ligue 1. As of now, it has won 6 times, draw 3 times, and lost twice.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (9 times or 81.82%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 9 times and 4-3-3 2 times.
Peter Bosz is expected to play against Lens with the following players: A. Lopes, E. Palmieri dos Santos, J. Denayer, J. Boateng, L. Dubois, B. Guimarães Rodriguez Moura, M. Caqueret, K. Toko Ekambi, H. Aouar and X. Shaqiri.
The average age of Olympique Lyonnais would be 27.10.
Peter Boszwill probably not be able to employ I. Slimani because of injury.
M. Guedes Filho, J. Reine-Adélaïde and M. Dembélé will definitely miss the match.
Peter Bosz will not be able to have the presence of T. Kadewere who is suspended.
Lens
Lens has mostly adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up most used during the season (9 times or 81.82%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-1-2 9 times, 3-4-2-1 once and 3-4-3 once.
Franck Haise is expected to play against Olympique Lyonnais with the following players: J. Leca, F. Medina, J. Gradit, K. Danso, P. Frankowski, C. Doucoure, S. Fofana, J. Clauss, G. Kakuta, F. Sotoca and A. Muinga.
The average age of Lens would be 26.55.
Franck Haisewill probably not be able to employ M. Haïdara because of injury.
I. Kpene Ganago will definitely miss the match.