Aug 31st features a match where Troyes will travel to Monaco to battle Monaco in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 1-4 loss against Lens. Loïs Openda scored the first goal for Lens in the 7th minute, then Deiver Machado added another in the 38th minute. Monaco is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while troyes is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 3rd minute, but Tardieu got the equalizer for Troyes in the 39th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Monaco won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Troyes’s most prolific scorer has been Tardieu. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Axel Disasi and Sofiane Diop are the top scorers for Monaco in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Philippe Clement’s squad will be without Ruben Aguilar and Okou, while Abdu Conte and Andreas Bruus are unavailable to play for Bruno Irles’s team.