On Sun Oct 9th, Nice hosts Troyes in a clash of the Ligue 1. 13th placed Nice is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 29th minute, then Gaëtan Laborde tied it up for Nice in the 47th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Troyes recorded a 2-2 draw against Reims. Folarin Balogun struck first for Reims in the 13th minute on a feed from Junya Ito, but Wilson Odobert got the equalizer for Troyes in the 51st minute . Troyes is looking for direction having earned 12 points 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 each.
Troyes’s top weapon lately has been Mama Baldé, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Nice’s top weapon lately has been Andy Delort, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Aaron Ramsey and Jean-Clair Todibo are unavailable to play for Lucien Favre’s team, while Bruno Irles’s squad will be without Rony Lopes.