In a weekend match in week 27, on Sun Mar 6th, Bordeaux will host 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 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Bordeaux is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Clermont. Josuha Guilavogui struck first for Bordeaux in the 13th minute on a feed from Stian Gregersen, but Elbasan Rashani got the equalizer for Clermont in the 32nd minute earning Clermont at least a draw. Bordeaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while troyes sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Olympique Marseille. Dimitri Payet struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 28th minute on a penalty, then Yoann Touzghar tied it up for Troyes in the 90th minute on a penalty earning Troyes a comeback draw. Troyes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Dec 12th, Troyes hosted Bordeaux in their last match together. Bordeaux took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Xavier Chavalerin struck first for Troyes in the 28th minute on a feed from Oualid El Hajjam, but Yoann Salmier got the equalizer for Bordeaux on an own goal in the 30th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 54th minute on a goal by Ui Jo Hwang to cap off a wild match.
Troyes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Brandon Domingues and Adil Rami each only have 1 goal in their last five. Bordeaux is glad to have Ui Jo Hwang in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Jimmy Briand, Enock Kwateng and Benoît Costil are unavailable to play for David Guion’s team, while Bruno Irles’s Troyes squad will be without Gerson Rodrigues and Tanguy Banhie-Zoukrou.