Olympique Lyonnais Form
Olympique Lyonnais go into this round in third place with 54 points from 30 matches and a goal difference of 45:30. At home Paulo Fonseca’s team have taken 31 points from a possible 42, have won 10 of 14 games and conceded only 10 goals. The latest spell has also confirmed the quality: after a draw with Angers, the hosts beat Lorient 2:0 and then claimed an important victory over Paris Saint-Germain 2:1.
Key numbers:
10 wins, one draw and three defeats in 14 home Ligue 1 matches;
23:10 is the home goal difference, which means fewer than one goal conceded per game;
In the last 10 home matches the average balance is 1.70 scored and 0.80 conceded;
In 13 home Ligue 1 matches Olympique Lyonnais have an average cards total of 4.92, with the team receiving 2.15 yellow cards per game.
Endrick has improved sharply in spring: in his last four Ligue 1 matches he has one goal and three assists.
Potential Olympique Lyonnais Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Dominik Greif — Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Abner Vinicius — Orel Mangala, Tanner Tessmann — Afonso Moreira, Tyler Morton, Endrick — Roman Yaremchuk.
Out: Remi Imber (ankle injury).
Doubtful: Malik Fofana (ankle), Ernest Nuamah (knee), Pavel Schultz (muscle injury), Corentin Tolisso (muscle injury).
AJ Auxerre Form
AJ Auxerre remain 16th with 25 points from 30 rounds and a goal difference of 25:39. Away from home Christophe Pelissier’s team have collected only nine points in 15 matches, have won once and conceded 24 goals. At the same time the visitors have not collapsed in spring: in their last 10 rounds they have two wins, six draws and two defeats. The problem is different — they often lack control and quality in the opposition penalty area.
Key numbers:
One win, six draws and eight defeats in 15 away matches;
12:24 is the away goal difference, with the team conceding 1.60 goals per game;
Over their last 10 matches AJ Auxerre have averaged 10.7 shots and 3.4 shots on target;
Away from home, in their last 10 Ligue 1 matches, the average cards total is 4.50, and AJ Auxerre have received 2.40 yellow cards per game.
The first meeting of the season ended in a goalless draw (0:0), but at Olympique Lyonnais’ ground AJ Auxerre have scored in six of their last six Ligue 1 visits.
Potential AJ Auxerre Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Theo De Percin — Marvin Senaya, Sinaly Diomande, Brian Oko, Gideon Mensah — Elisha Owusu, Kevin Danois — Romain Faivre, Danny Namaso, Josue Casimir — Lassine Sinayoko.
Out: Nathan Buayi-Kiala (knee), Oussama El Azzouzi (knee).
Doubtful: Donovan Leon (thigh), as well as Fredrik Oppegard, Clement Akpa, Lasso Coulibaly.
