Ligue 1

Predicted Lineups Lyon Dijon 2020 | Possible starting XI for OL DFCO

Here is the predicted starting lineup for Lyon vs Dijon tonight from the French press. This is Lyon’s first league game of the 2020/21 season following their Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Bayern Munich- OL had their chances, but slumped to a 3-0 defeat.

Edit– actual lineups 7pm UK time- With Aouar withdrawn due to Covid, Memphis, Toko Ekambi and Dembele all start for OL.

Lyon: Lopes, Marcal, Marcelo, Denayer, Cornet, Caqueret, Bruno, Dubois, Memphis, Toko Ekambi, Dembele

Dijon: Gomis, Ngouyamsa, Lautoa, Ecuele Manga, Chafik, Ndong, Marie, Amalfitano, Chouiar, Scheidler, Dina Ebimbe

OL Starting lineup v DFCO 2020

DFCO Starting Lineup vs OL 2020

L’Equipe probable lineup Lyon vs Dijon

L’Equipe have Lyon to lineup in the same 3-5-2 that they did against Bayern, but with Dembele upfront instead of Toko-Ekambi.

Predicted Lineup Lyon Dijon 2020 L'Equipe

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List of French teams to have played in the Champions League final | Ligue 1 clubs in UCL/European Cup final

Which French teams have played in the Champions League/European Champions Club Cup final? Only five Ligue 1 teams have reached the UCL/European Cup final- Reims (1956, 1959), Saint-Etienne (1976), Marseille (1991 and 1993), Monaco (2004) and Paris Saint-Germain (2020) So the European Cup final has had a French team in it on 7 different occasions. … Read more

xG Nice vs Lens 0.18-3.04 | Expected Goals Stats & Shots Map OGCN 2-1 RC Lens 2020

Here is a look at the xG stats from Nice vs RC Lens in the French league on 24 August, 2020. Promoted Lens absolutely dominated this game in terms of chances, but Patrick Vieira’s Nice somehow won the fixture, thanks to a stunning brace from Amine Gouiri (their purchase from Lyon). This data is from two different models, but the story is the same- how did Lens not win this game with the chances they created? (16 shots to 4, high xG, but lost)

Model 1 | xG Nice 0.18-3.04 Lens (Actual score Nice 2-1 Lens)

xG of individual goals

0-1 Gael Kakuta penalty 11′ xG 0.76
1-1 Amine Gouiri 23′ first goal xG 0.07
2-1 Amine Gouiri 75′ second goal xG 0.05

xg OGCN Lens 2020

xG of some big RC Lens chances missed

Ignatius Ganago miss 20′ xG 0.89 (big, big open goal missed chance here)
Simon Banza miss 68′ xG 0.46
Simon Banza miss 84′ xG 0.25

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