December 12th features a match where Troyes plays host to Bordeaux in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 15th placed Troyes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Lille. Tristan Dingome scored the first goal for Troyes in the 6th minute, but Jonathan David got the equalizer for Lille in the 48th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a goal by Jimmy Giraudon to cap off a wild match. Troyes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while bordeaux sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Olympique Lyonnais. Jason Denayer struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 29th minute on a feed from Xherdan Shaqiri, then Gusto tied it up for Bordeaux on an own goal in the 36th minute . Bordeaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Alberth Elis has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Bordeaux. Troyes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rominigue Kouame and Renaud Ripart each only have 1 goal in their last five
Laurent Batlles’s Troyes squad will be without Mama Baldé, Patrick Roberts, Yasser Larouci, Brandon Domingues, Banhie-Zoukrou and Abemly Meto Silu, while Laurent Koscielny, Baysse and Abdel Jalil Medioub are unavailable to play for Vladimir Petković’s team.