On the 28th of December, in this week 16 match, Monaco and Auxerre will play a match in Auxerre in a clash 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 17th placed Auxerre, recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 11th minute on a feed from Nuno Mendes, then Carlos Soler added another in the 51st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Auxerre couldn’t manage to score, and Paris Saint Germain took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Monaco, recorded a 2-3 loss against Olympique Marseille. Alexis Sánchez struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 35th minute, then Wissam Ben Yedder tied it up for Monaco in the 45th minute , but fortunately for Olympique Marseille it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Monaco looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

Both Gelson Martins and Breel Embolo have been the hottest scorers for Monaco in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Both M’Baye Niang and Gaëtan Perrin have been the hottest scorers for Auxerre in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.

In a mid week match on Wed Dec 28th, in week 16, Ajaccio hosts Angers SCO 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 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Ajaccio is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Nantes. Youcef Belaïli struck first for Ajaccio in the 57th minute on a penalty, then Romain Hamouma added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Youcef Belaïli. Ajaccio is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while angers SCO sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Lille. Tiago Djaló struck first for Lille in the 36th minute on a feed from Rémy Cabella, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Angers SCO couldn’t muster any offence and Lille ran away with the shutout win. Angers SCO looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

Angers SCO is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Miha Blažić and Jean Matteo Bahoya each only have 1 goal in their last five. Youcef Belaïli has been the most prolific scorer on Ajaccio in his last 5 matches with three goals

Clement Vidal, Yoann Touzghar, Fernand Mayembo and Avinel are unavailable to play for Ajaccio, while Ilyes Chetti and Kalla are unavailable to play for Abdelaziz Bouhazama’s team.

December 28th features a match where Troyes hosts Nantes 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. Troyes sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Brest. Romain Del Castillo struck first for Brest in the 55th minute from the penalty spot, then Brendan Chardonnet tied it up for Troyes on an own goal in the 60th minute from the penalty spot. Troyes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Nantes, recorded a 2-2 draw against Ajaccio. Youcef Belaïli struck first for Ajaccio in the 57th minute on a penalty kick, then Romain Hamouma added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Youcef Belaïli. Nantes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.

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.

For Nantes, their top scorers are Ludovic Blas and Mostafa Mohamed, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Mama Baldé has been the most prolific scorer on Troyes in the last 5 matches with 2 goals

Troyes will be without Florian Tardieu and Thierno Balde, while Antoine Kombouare’s Nantes squad will be without Fábio.

Dec 28th features a match where Lille will travel to Clermont-Ferrand to battle Clermont in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Clermont, recorded a 1-2 loss against Lens. Salis Abdul Samed struck first for Clermont on an own goal in the 39th minute, then Wesley Saïd tied it up for Lens in the 60th minute But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Seko Fofana. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Lille, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Tiago Djaló struck first for Lille in the 36th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Lille should be reasonably happy with their performance.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.

Lille is glad to have Alan Virginius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Komnen Andrić and Salis Abdul Samed each only have 1 goal in their last five.