Week 30 brings us a match on Apr 3rd, where Troyes hosts Reims at Stade De L’aube in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Troyes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Saint-Étienne. Lebo Mothiba struck first for Troyes in the 18th minute on a feed from Abdu Conte, then Ryad Boudebouz tied it up for Saint-Étienne in the 67th minute earning Saint-Étienne a comeback draw. Troyes is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Reims recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Olympique Lyonnais. Reims had 6 on net, and Olympique Lyonnais had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Reims is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of October, Reims hosted Troyes at the Stade Auguste-delaune Ii in their last match together. Troyes won by a score of 2 to 1. Yunis Abdelhamid struck first for Reims in the 6th minute on a feed from Alexis Flips, then Mama Baldé tied it up for Troyes in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 65th minute on a goal by Xavier Chavalerin to cap off a wild match.
Wout Faes and Nathanael Mbuku are the top scorers for Reims in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Troyes, their top scorers are Ike Ugbo and Lebo Mothiba, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Gerson Rodrigues, Issa Kabore, Brandon Domingues and Banhie-Zoukrou are unavailable to play for Troyes, while Reims will be without Moussa Doumbia, Arbër Zeneli, Marshall Munetsi, Diouf and Hugo Ekitike.