December 16th features a match where Valenciennes and Strasbourg will play a match in Valenciennes in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Valenciennes recorded a 1-4 loss against Paris. Moustapha Name scored the first goal for Paris in the 6th minute from the penalty spot, then Morgan Guilavogui added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Alimani Gory. Valenciennes is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while strasbourg is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Olympique Marseille. Cheikh Bamba Dieng struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 62nd minute, then Duje Ćaleta-Car added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Strasbourg couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win. Strasbourg is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Strasbourg is fortunate enough to have Ludovic Ajorque in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. For Valenciennes, their top scorers are Hamache and Baptiste Guillaume, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.