Lens – Lyon: OL want to create a feat, match information

After its heavy defeat against Arsenal, RC Lens wants to get back on track against Arsenal. OL, still last in Ligue 1 and who have just fired their coach Fabio Grosso.

The RC Lens players passed the competition. a very complicated moment Wednesday evening on the Arsenal lawn in the Champions League, losing heavily against the Gunners (6-0). An unexpected result for the Lens team, which preliminarily ;favorite not to feel sorry for yourself after this defeat to bounce back better this Saturday against Olympique Lyonnais, at on the occasion of the 14th day of Ligue 1. "We must try to evacuate as quickly as possible," northern midfielder Nampalys Mendy. The arrival of OL seemed to be the opportunity dreamed of chasing away this setback suffered at home. Emirates Stadium, as the Rhone club is in difficulty since the start of the season.

L'OL last in L1

Still dead last in Ligue 1 with only 7 points on the clock, OL experienced another turbulent week with the dismissal of Italian coach Fabio Grosso, who arrived in Paris. at the beginning of September on the Lyon bench in Paris. Laurent Blanc’s place. The transalpine coach will not have resisted the challenge. to the current difficulties of Lyon and it is therefore Pierre Sage, director of the Lyon training center, who will be on the OL bench this Saturday at home. Bollaert. A priori, he will also be Lyon's coach next Wednesday, during the match at home. Marseille, and will have the opportunity to prove to the president of Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor, that he can turn things around during these two complicated trips.

Wahi hanging

For this face-to-face meeting; OL, the RC Lens coach will be deprived of of Elye Wahi, suspended for accumulation of yellow cards. He could also have to deprive himself of the services of two of his usually starting defenders, Machado and Medina, affected during the match against Arsenal. On the side Lyonnais, for this trip to Paris Bollaert, Pierre Sage is private; of three injured players: Rémy Riou, Johann Lepenant and Corentin Tolisso. The new Lyon coach has chosen to exclude other players from the Lyon group: Jeffinho, Sinaly Diomande and Ainsley Maitland-Niles will not be present this Saturday afternoon in the North.

Lens favorite

In this Ligue 1 meeting, RC Lens is logically given the lead. favorite by different sports betting sites. The odds for an RCL victory oscillate between 1.6 and 1.7 while that of an OL victory in the north is between 4.3 and 4.9. The odds for a draw are around 4. The kickoff of this match on the 14th day of Ligue 1 between RC Lens and Olympique Lyonnais  will be given à 5 p.m. at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium by the French referee Clément Turpin. No unencrypted broadcast is planned at this time. TV for this match between Lens and Lyon. This Ligue 1 match will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video this Saturday at from 5 p.m.