On the 11th of January, in this week 18 match, Troyes will host Olympique Marseille in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Troyes, recorded a 3-2 win against Strasbourg. Renaud Ripart struck first for Troyes in the 16th minute, then Rony Lopes added another in the 20th minute. Troyes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while olympique Marseille is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hyères. Alexis Sánchez struck first for Olympique Marseille in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, then Dieng added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Mattéo Guendouzi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hyères couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Marseille took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Olympique Marseille won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Sead Kolašinac and Nuno Tavares have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Marseille in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Troyes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Brendan Chardonnet and Xavier Chavalerin, and they each have 1 goal
Patrick Kisnorbo’s squad will be without Mama Baldé, Tardieu and Thierno Balde, while Samuel Gigot, Mattéo Guendouzi, Amine Harit and Nuno Tavares are unavailable to play for Olympique Marseille.