Our prediction for this Coupe de la Ligue match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
21/01/2020
03:10 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Lille
A place in the Coupe de la Ligue final will be at stake when Olympique Lyon and Lille face each other at Groupama Stadium on Tuesday evening. Les Gones head into the match following a thrilling 4-3 win over Nantes in the Coupe de France, and it has to be noted that they are eyeing their fifth consecutive win in all competitions. Rudi Garcia’s have been impressive in front of goal of late, with France rising star Mathis Ryan Cherki proving his worth on the big stage.
The 16-year-old scored two goals, and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over les Canaris, meaning that he is likely to play some part against Lille. Les Dogues, on the other hand, set up a meeting with Lyon by beating Monaco (3-0), and Amiens (2-0). Given Lille’s attacking potential, we believe that both teams to score bet should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Bertrand Traore):
Bertrand Traore is a pacey left-footed winger who plays for Ajax on loan from Chelsea. The Burkina Faso footballers scored 17 goals in 48 league appearances for Vitesse before joining Ajax on 12 August, 2016. Traore made his Ajax debut in a 2-2 draw with Roda, coming as a substitute in the second half of the game.
He made his Champions League debut for the Amsterdammers against Rostov on August, 2016. Bertrand, though, is still a Chelsea player and his contract with the Stamford Bridge outfit expires on 30 June, 2019. Traore a winger, but he is capable of playing as a centre forward as well.
The Burkina Faso footballer was born on 6 September, 1995 and he made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team on 3 September, 2011 in a friendly game against Equatorial Guinea. The same year he won the Africa under 17 championship with Burkina Faso as the Stallions defeated Rwanda in the final of the tournament.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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