Jan 8th features a match where Lille will play host to Troyes in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Lille recorded a 1-1 draw against Reims. Jonathan David scored the first goal for Lille in the 32nd minute, then Jens Cajuste tied it up for Reims in the 79th minute on a feed from Thibault De Smet earning Reims a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Lille should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Troyes recorded a 3-2 win against Strasbourg. Renaud Ripart struck first for Troyes in the 16th minute, then Rony Lopes added another in the 20th minute. Troyes is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Troyes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Brendan Chardonnet and Xavier Chavalerin, and they each have 1 goal. Lille is fortunate enough to have Alan Virginius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.