Week 28 brings us a match on Mar 19th, where Troyes and Brest will play a match in Troyes in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 19th placed Troyes, recorded a 0-2 loss against Lorient. Cheikh Bamba Dieng struck first for Lorient in the 8th minute, then Stéphane Diarra added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Troyes was frustrated by Lorient’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lorient ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brest recorded a 1-2 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 37th minute, then in the 43rd minute, Romain Del Castillo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Franck Honorat. Brest looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Nov 13th, Brest hosted Troyes at the Stade Francis-le Ble in their last match together. Brest was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Romain Del Castillo scored the first goal for Brest in the 55th minute on a penalty, but Brendan Chardonnet got the equalizer for Troyes on an own goal in the 60th minute on a penalty.
Brest’s most prolific scorer has been Franck Honorat. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Troyes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mama Baldé and Ike Ugbo each only have 1 goal in their last five
Ante Palaversa, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Mama Baldé, Lucien Agoumé, Florian Tardieu and Thierno Balde are unavailable to play for Troyes, while Loïc Rémy is unavailable to play for Eric Roy’s team.