French champions Lille home Angus are looking to climb to the first half of the table in Ligue 1 at 4pm (UK time) on Saturday.
Lille's Champions League defence looks dead to life, and Jocelyn Gourvennec has yet been unable to replicate Christophe Galtier's heroism as PSG leads the defending champions by 16 points after 12 games.
It was a chaotic title defence for the defending champions, who left Galtier in the summer and are currently in 12th place in the standings and 16th at the summit, giving their 15 points to accrue. In the last 20 seasons, after 12 races, the champion holder is second, behind Montpellier in 2012/13.
The angry, meanwhile, finished eighth after the start of 2021/22, having lost just one of their opening nine games, but in the last few weeks the facts have already begun, as has Gerald Battic's game. Le SCO have been unwinnable, and they have won only one of their last eight Ligue 1 matches. Sven Botman has missed the last three games with a groin injury and is expected to be unable to play in this game. Mandawa, meanwhile, was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and he received his fifth yellow card of the season in his last game against PSG.
Mohamed-alicho, who did wonders for Angus at just 17 years old, looks set to achieve great success in French football. Every game in this sport has a teenage talent. The SCO, with 10 of the club's 12 Ligue 1 starts, his name appears twice on the scoretable and his third goal helped Battier's side enjoy a fiery start in the 2021/22 game. The former England U16 international, now a regular for the France U21 national team, tested his luck with stade Raymondkopa in western France with the former PSG and Everton academy players leaving the more mature youth team. When he joined Loire, he became the second youngest player in France to sign a professional contract, behind Eduardo Camaringa, a decision that has paid off for the tycoon, who is now a mainstay of Battier.