In the match of the 12th round of the French championship, Lyon will host PSG. This is the central match of the round, which could impact the title race. The Parisians are experiencing some difficulties this season, but are taking advantage of their rivals' mistakes and are currently leading, albeit the gap is not as large as we are used to seeing. PSG is only two points ahead of Marseille and Lens, who in turn are a couple of points ahead of Lyon, Lille, and Monaco. Lyon themselves are just one point ahead of Strasbourg, two points ahead of Rennes, and three points ahead of Nice. Thus, Lyon, sitting in sixth place, is only two points away from second place and three points from ninth. Moreover, if they win, they will create an opportunity for a change of leader by the end of this round.

This week, PSG played in the Champions League against Bayern Munich and suffered a defeat with a score of 1:2. Prior to that, in Ligue 1, they narrowly secured a victory against Nice (1:0), drew with the underdog Lorient (1:1), thrashed Brest (3:0) in the championship, and defeated Bayer (7:2) in the Champions League. Lyon, on the other hand, lost to Betis (0:2) in the Europa League this week, before that they drew points with Brest (0:0) and Paris (3:3) in Ligue 1, and also won against Strasbourg (2:1) and Basel (2:0) in the Europa League. The results of both teams have been unstable, which will add spectacle and unpredictability to their confrontation.

In the last five encounters between these teams, PSG emerged victorious. In the previous season, the Parisians won twice with scores of 3:1 and 3:2. Therefore, these matches tend to be very rich in goals.