Week 13 brings us a match on Oct 29th, where Paris Saint Germain plays host to Troyes in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Paris Saint Germain sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 7-2 blowout win against Maccabi Haifa. Lionel Messi scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 19th minute, then Kylian Mbappé added another in the 32nd minute. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while troyes sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Lorient. Julien Laporte scored the first goal for Troyes on an own goal in the 34th minute, then Stéphane Diarra tied it up for Lorient in the 50th minute on a feed from Bonke Innocent . Troyes is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Paris Saint Germain won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Mama Baldé and Jackson Porozo Vernaza have been the hottest scorers for Troyes in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Paris Saint Germain is glad to have Kylian Mbappé in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals
Christophe Galtier’s Paris Saint Germain squad will be without Danilo Pereira, Neymar, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes, while Bruno Irles’s squad will be without Lucien Agoumé.