
Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 2nd, where Troyes and Strasbourg will play a match in Strasbourg in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Strasbourg sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 14th minute on a feed from Neymar, but Marquinhos got the equalizer for Strasbourg on an own goal in the 51st minute. Strasbourg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while troyes sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Nantes. Troyes had 6 on net, and Nantes had 19, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Troyes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Troyes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Rony Lopes and Brendan Chardonnet, and they each have 1 goal. Strasbourg’s most prolific scorer has been Kévin Gameiro. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Strasbourg will be without Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Dimitri Liénard, Maxime Le Marchand and Nordin Kandil, while Troyes will be without Tardieu and Thierno Balde.







