In this week 2 match, on Sun Aug 14th, Auxerre plays host to Angers SCO in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Auxerre recorded a 1-4 loss against Lille. Benjamin André scored the first goal for Lille in the 1st minute, then Jonathan David added another in the 3rd minute on a feed from Rémy Cabella. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Angers SCO, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Nantes. Neither Angers SCO nor Nantes could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 13 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 10 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Both Antonin Bobichon and Abdallah Dipo Sima have been the hottest scorers for Angers SCO in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Auxerre’s top weapon lately has been Mathias Autret, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.

In a weekend match in week 2, on Sun Aug 14th, Troyes plays host to Toulouse in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Troyes recorded a 2-3 loss against Montpellier. Theo Sainte Luce scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 3rd minute, but Tardieu got the equalizer for Troyes in the 12th minute , but luckily for Montpellier it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while toulouse sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Nice. Thijs Dallinga scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 20th minute, then in the 78th minute, Bilal Brahimi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Aaron Ramsey earning Nice a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 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. Troyes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mama Baldé and Tardieu each only have 1 goal in their last five.

August 14th features a match where Brest plays host to Olympique Marseille 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 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Brest, recorded a 2-3 loss against Lens. Florian Sotoca struck first for Lens in the 27th minute, then Florian Sotoca added another in the 62nd 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, Olympique Marseille recorded a 4-1 win against Reims. Wout Faes scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Nuno Tavares added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Olympique Marseille is looking for direction having earned 12 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 1 win each.

Dieng has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Marseille in the last five matches with three goals. Brest’s most prolific scorer has been Karamoko Dembélé. He has netted two goals over the last five matches

Brest will be without Jere Uronen and Steve Mounié, while Pau López is unavailable to play for Igor Tudor’s team.