August 21st features a match where Brest will travel to Angers to battle Angers SCO in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. Angers SCO is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Auxerre. Julian Jeanvier struck first for Auxerre in the 4th minute on a feed from Jubal, then Cedric Hountondji added another on an own goal in the 10th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brest recorded a 1-1 draw against Olympique Marseille. Nuno Tavares struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 38th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss, but Pierre Lees Melou got the equalizer for Brest in the 61st minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Angers SCO won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Brest’s most prolific scorer has been Karamoko Dembélé. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Antonin Bobichon and Abdallah Dipo Sima have been the hottest scorers for Angers SCO in the last five each having scored 2 goals each

Gérald Baticle’s squad will be without Sofiane Boufal and Ulrick Eneme-Ella, while Brest will be without Jere Uronen, Steve Mounié and Noah Fadiga.

In this week 3 match, on Sunday Aug 21st, Strasbourg will play host to Reims in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Strasbourg is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Nice. Andy Delort struck first for Nice in the 35th minute on a penalty kick, then Kévin Gameiro got the equalizer for Strasbourg in the 55th minute on a feed from Adrien Thomasson squeezing out at least the one point for Strasbourg. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while reims sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Clermont. Kamory Doumbia struck first for Reims in the 23rd minute on a penalty kick, then Folarin Balogun added another in the 30th minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Muhammed Cham Saracevic to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.

Reims’s top weapon lately has been Folarin Balogun, who has two goals in the last five matches. Adrien Thomasson and Habib Diallo are the top scorers for Strasbourg in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg squad will be without Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Ibrahima Sissoko and Nordin Kandil, while Óscar García Junyent’s squad will be without Maxime Busi, Anastasios Donis, Nathanael Mbuku and Thomas Foket.

On Sun Aug 21st, in week 3, Rennes will host Ajaccio at Roazhon Park 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 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rennes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Monaco. Gaëtan Laborde struck first for Rennes in the 59th minute, then Breel Embolo tied it up for Monaco in the 73rd minute earning Monaco at least a draw. Rennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ajaccio recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lens. Neither Ajaccio nor Lens could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Ajaccio looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season.

Mickaël Alphonse and Thomas Mangani are the top scorers for Ajaccio in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Sehrou Guirassy has been the most effective weapon for Rennes lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.