On Feb 12th, Troyes will travel to Reims to battle Reims 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 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Reims sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Toulouse. Yehvann Diouf scored the first goal for Toulouse on an own goal in the 23rd minute, then Zakaria Aboukhlal added another in the 35th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Reims should be reasonably happy with their performance, while troyes is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Bradley Barcola struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 43rd minute, then Rayan Cherki added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Johann Lepenant. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Troyes and Reims battled to a 2-2 draw. Folarin Balogun scored the first goal for Reims in the 13th minute, but Odobert got the equalizer for Troyes in the 51st minute .
Troyes’s most prolific scorer has been Mama Baldé. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Reims is fortunate enough to have Folarin Balogun in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.