Matchday ninth looks like it will be the moment for Lyon and Lille to hold back Lorient and Lens, this is the right moment for Lyon and Lille to close the point gap which is quite far now. If Lyon and Lille can't take advantage of this match to win, then of course it will be more difficult for them later to be able to penetrate to get a European ticket next season. Indeed, if we consider head to head at least Lyon and Lille have a good record but unfortunately, so far this season they have not looked well when playing away. Especially about Lyon from three away matches so far, Lyon have never won and only got one draw and two losses, with such a record it looks like Lyon will not win this match.
I also hope that Lille and Lyon can beat their respective opponents, although Lorient and Lens are not easy opponents to beat. Especially this season
Lorient has experienced an extraordinary increase in performance, Lorient in addition to being in 3rd position, Lorient also won 4 consecutive wins.
So I doubt Lille can beat Lorient, then for Lyon, where the last 3 games have 3 consecutive defeats, it also seems like it will be difficult to face Lens.
Which Lens this season has also been outstanding and until the 8th game in Ligue 1 they are unbeaten at all.
So it looks like it takes a miracle for Lille and Lyon to win. I hope Lyon and Lille can play in European competition next season, therefore both Lyon and
Lille should have high motivation to be able to win. It must be admitted that the performances of Lille and Lyon have been disappointing since
the previous season. It turns out that this season, Lyon and Lille have both shown inconsistent performances. So I'm a little doubtful that Lille and Lyon
can win in the 9th round, especially since their opponents are also in the top 4.