In this week 17 match, on Sun Jan 1st, Angers SCO and Lorient will play a match in Angers in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Angers SCO, recorded a 0-1 loss against Ajaccio. Youcef Belaïli scored the first goal for Ajaccio in the 40th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Ajaccio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajaccio ended the match with the shutout victory. Angers SCO looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while 7th placed Lorient is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Terem Moffi struck first for Lorient in the 5th minute, then Habib Diallo tied it up for Strasbourg in the 87th minute earning Strasbourg a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Lorient should be reasonably happy with their performance.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Angers SCO won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Terem Moffi has been the most prolific scorer on Lorient in his last five matches with two goals. Bahoya and Farid El Melali are the top scorers for Angers SCO in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Abdelaziz Bouhazama’s Angers SCO squad will be without Pierrick Capelle, Ulrick Eneme-Ella, Yahia Fofana, Ilyes Chetti and Ali Kalla, while Yvon Mvogo is unavailable to play for Régis Le Bris’s team.

On Jan 1st, Toulouse will host Ajaccio at Stadium De Toulouse (toulouse) in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 12th placed Toulouse is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud struck first for Rennes in the 25th minute, then Thijs Dallinga got the equalizer for Toulouse in the 55th minute on a feed from Rasmus Nicolaisen. Toulouse is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Ajaccio is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Youcef Belaïli struck first for Ajaccio in the 40th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Ajaccio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajaccio ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajaccio is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.

Ajaccio is glad to have Youcef Belaïli in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Toulouse’s most prolific scorer has been Thijs Dallinga. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches

Rhys Healey and Theocharis Tsiggaras are unavailable to play for Toulouse, while Romain Hamouma, Mickaël Barreto, Yoann Touzghar and Fernand Mayembo are unavailable to play for Olivier Pantaloni’s team.

In a weekend match on Sun Jan 1st, in week 17, Monaco plays host to Brest in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 3-2 win against Auxerre. M’Baye Niang scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 30th minute on a penalty kick, then Wissam Ben Yedder tied it up for Monaco in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a goal by Eliesse Ben Seghir to cap off a wild match. Monaco is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Brest is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Maxence Caqueret scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 21st minute, then Mathias Lage tied it up for Brest in the 29th minute , but Olympique Lyonnais kept scoring and walked away with the win. Brest looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.

Brest’s top weapon lately has been Steve Mounié, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Both Gelson Martins and Breel Embolo have been the hottest scorers for Monaco in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.

On Sun Jan 1st, in week 17, Nantes and Auxerre will play a match in Nantes in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 16th placed Nantes is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Troyes. Neither Troyes nor Nantes could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Auxerre, recorded a 2-3 loss against Monaco. M’Baye Niang scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 30th minute on a penalty shot, but Wissam Ben Yedder got the equalizer for Monaco in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ben Seghir. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.

M’Baye Niang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Auxerre. Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Moses Simon. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches

Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Fábio and Manvelyan, while Christophe Pélissier’s Auxerre squad will be without Donovan Leon and Kays Ruiz-Atil.

In this 17th week match, on Sunday Jan 1st, Lens and Paris Saint Germain will play a match in Lens in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Lens recorded a 2-1 win against Clermont. Salis Abdul Samed struck first for Clermont on an own goal in the 39th minute, but Wesley Saïd got the equalizer for Lens in the 60th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 68th minute on a goal by Seko Fofana to cap off a wild match. Lens is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Paris Saint Germain, recorded a 2-1 win against Strasbourg. Marquinhos scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 14th minute, then Marquinhos tied it up for Strasbourg on an own goal in the 51st minute. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.

Paris Saint Germain is fortunate enough to have Kylian Mbappé in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Loïs Openda. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches

Wuilker Faríñez is unavailable to play for Lens, while Danilo Pereira, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes are unavailable to play for Paris Saint Germain.