STRASBOURG V LILLE
Strasbourg will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Ligue 1 victory vs RC Lens.
In that match, Strasbourg had 40% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Strasbourg was Ludovic Ajorque (67'). At the other end, RC Lens got 15 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Strasbourg have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They’ve managed to rack up 11 during that time while also conceding a total of 9.
Lille will go into the match following on from a 2-1 Ligue 1 win with the downing of Reims in their previous outing.
In that match, Lille managed 53% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Lille, goals were scored by Jonathan David (31') and Benjamin André (43'). Stade de Reims got 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Alexis Flips (74') was the scorer for Reims.
Looking at their form, and Lille have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 6 goals overall. Defensively, Lille can certainly do much better. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see if that pattern might be replicated in this match.
Prediction: Both teams to score
LYON V LORIENT
Lyon will be looking for a repeat result of the 3-1 Ligue 1 triumph versus ESTAC.
In that game, Lyon had 69% possession and 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Lyon, the goals were scored by Xherdan Shaqiri (48'), Emerson Palmieri (72') and Lucas Paquetá (87'). At the other end, ESTAC had 12 shots at goal with 7 on target. Xavier Chavalerin (45') scored for ESTAC.
Fixtures involving Lyon have proved to be engaging affairs recently with high scoring expected. Over their past six games, a total of 20 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 13 of these belonging to Lyon. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
FC Lorient will come into the encounter following on from a 1-0 Ligue 1 win with the downing of Nice in their last game.
In that game, FC Lorient managed 36% possession and 8 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for FC Lorient was Thomas Monconduit (23'). OGC Nice had 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
In the course of their six previous matches, Christophe Pélissier's FC Lorient have fired home 7 times - earning them a goals per game average of 1.17.
Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
PSG V MONTPELLIER
PSG will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-2 Ligue 1 triumph versus FC Metz.
In that game, Paris Saint-Germain had 74% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Paris Saint-Germain was Achraf Hakimi (5', 94'). FC Metz got 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Boubakar Kouyaté (39') was the scorer for FC Metz.
Matches with Paris Saint-Germain have tended to be entertaining affairs lately with a lot of goalmouth action the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum total of 20 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 15 of these coming from Paris Saint-Germain.
In their previous game, Montpellier drew 3-3 in the Ligue 1 tie with Girondins de Bordeaux.
In that game, Montpellier managed 54% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Montpellier, the goals were scored by Valère Germain (11', 50') and Florent Mollet (71'). On the other side, Girondins de Bordeaux got 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. Ui-Jo Hwang (18'), Jean Onana (29') and Samuel Kalu (85') scored for Girondins de Bordeaux.
Montpellier have had no problems opening up opposition defences in their most recent fixtures, having scored 13 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Olivier Dall’Oglio will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Montpellier can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same outings. That trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, however.
Prediction: Both teams to score
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