Ligue 1 2009/2010 Season Opener: Lille vs. Lorient Match Preview

After a long and successful mercato for LOSC the club’s opening match of the 2009/2010 Ligue 1 season awaits tomorrow at the Stadium Lille Métropole. Here is a short transfer summary before I delve into tomorrow’s match:

Transfers In
Aubameyang (loan-Milan AC)
Butelle (Valencia)
Douaniama (Orléans)
Franquart (return on loan-Le Havre)
Gervinho (Le Mans)
Landreau (PSG)
L.Touré (return on loan-Grenoble)

Transfers Out
Bastos (Lyon)
Lebbihi (Zulte-Waregem)
Makiesse (Zulte-Waregem)
Malicki (fc-Dijon)
Moro (Malines)
Tafforeau (fc-Caen)
Taravel (Zulte-Waregem)
Youla (Eskisehirspor)
Yanes (Cucuta Deportivo)

The home start to the season can potentially garner us an early 3 points in the table. Nevertheless, at the start of a new season we still aren’t exactly sure the power rankings for the league. Players are still adjusting to new managers, clubs, and formations. Kickoff is at 17h local time. The last three encounters between the two clubs have ended in two victories and two draws:

2008/2009 11/29/2008 LOSC 1 – 1 FC Lorient
2007/2008 08/04/2007 LOSC 0 – 0 FC Lorient
2006/2007 10/21/2006 LOSC 1 – 0 FC Lorient
2001/2002 08/04/2001 LOSC 3 – 1 FC Lorient

The line-ups have not been officially announced yet. I predict a narrow victory for Lille of 1-0. I do expect the usual 4-2-3-1 formation used by the club.

Category: Matches, Player Profile, Team News, Transfers

Tags: Aubameyang, Bastos, Butelle, Douaniama, Franquart, Gervinho, L.Touré, Landreau, Lebbihi, Lorient, Makiesse, Malicki, Matches, Moro, Player Profile, Tafforeau, Taravel, Team News, Transfers, Yanes, Youla

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