Lille, in desperate need of a positive result to end a dismal run of results, will face off against Strasbourg at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening.

Match preview：

After reaching the quarter-final of the Conference League last season, Lille made their return to the Champions League in midweek but were unable to mark the occasion with a positive result, falling 2-0 to Sporting Lisbon in their opening match of the competition.

Angel Gomes, who made his England debut earlier this month, was shown a yellow card 21 minutes into the match for a push on Francisco Trincao, and was sent off less than 20 minutes later for Tripping Viktor Gyokeres moments after the Sweden international opened the scoring, forcing his side to play the entire second half a man light.

That result extended Les Dogues' current losing streak to four in a row, following a 2-1 defeat to Sparta Prague in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier, and back-to-back losses to Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne in the league respectively.

Since the arrival of Bruno Genesio, who replaced Paulo Fonseca in July, the 58-year-old has now taken charge of nine matches across all competitions, and has posted a record of four wins, one draw and four losses, though only one of those defeats came on home territory.

Last season, Lille beat Strasbourg 1-0 at this venue with Jonathan David scoring the only goal of the match, and they have now taken points from the last seven matches against this opponent at this venue (W 5 D2 L0).

Meanwhile, Strasbourg have put on a few impressive performances this season but a seeming inability to see out games from winning positions has led to them losing valuable early-season points.

Over the first four gameweeks, Le Racing gave up a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Montpellier, squandered a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 against Lyon, and again allowed a one-goal advantage to slip at home to Angers last weekend.

On a positive note, though, the Blue and Whites have already netted eight goals this season, including three in their sole victory to date over Rennes, putting them in joint-third for the most goals scored in the top flight four games into the season.

Like Lille, Strasbourg also have a new boss in the dugout in Liam Rosenior, and the former Hull City manager is about to enter arguably the toughest run of fixtures in his managerial career, with Marseille, Lens and Paris Saint-Germain to face in succession after this match.

Since arriving, Rosenior has had two away league games and three pre-season friendlies on the road, but has yet to win one, losing four and drawing one so far.

Player injuries:

Lille

14 (Central Defender) Umtiti

6 (midfielder) Bentaleb

31 (left back) Ismaili

7 (left winger) Haken Anal Haraldsson

17 (Defensive midfielder) Ngar El Moukau

29 (Central Midfielder) Ethan Mbappe

strasbourg

36 (Goalkeeper) Arabella Roche

9 (Center) Milos Lukovic

possible starting lineup: