On the 2nd of October, Reims and Troyes will play a match in Troyes in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Troyes is fresh off their 3-1 win against Clermont. Gastien scored the first goal for Clermont in the 4th minute, but Mama Baldé got the equalizer for Troyes in the 23rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Mama Baldé. Troyes is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while reims is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin scored the first goal for Monaco in the 47th minute, then Takumi Minamino added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Breel Embolo In the end, Reims was frustrated by Monaco’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monaco ended the match with the shutout victory. Reims looks 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 Troyes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Junya Ito and Folarin Balogun have been the hottest scorers for Reims in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Troyes’s top weapon lately has been Mama Baldé, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Mama Baldé is unavailable to play for Troyes, while Azor Matusiwa and Thomas Foket are unavailable to play for Óscar García Junyent’s team.