Troyes – Reims

Troyes and Reims are unbeaten in several matches. Whose streak will last?

Troyes and Reims are relatively safe when it comes to the threat of relegation from Ligue 1. Reims could be heading into relegation mode altogether, as they find themselves in 12th place with such margins above and below that they are unlikely to qualify for the European competitions or fear a fight for survival. Troyes are in a slightly more precarious position. The team has only a two-point lead from the relegation zone and a six-point lead from the relegation zone. Both teams are in good form at the moment. Troyes have not lost in four consecutive matches. In this period, they have drawn with Marseille and Saint-Etienne and defeated Bordeaux and Nantes. And Troyes have scored consistently for six consecutive rounds. Reims, after a disappointing start, have found their stride and have not lost in five rounds, but have drawn three of them. It shared points with Brest, Strasbourg and Lyon, but beat Monaco and Angers. And they were beaten away by Reims. In general, it shows balanced results away: five defeats, four wins and six draws. Troyes are not doing well at home: just three wins, five defeats and six draws. It should be remembered, though, that both teams have improved their quality of play recently. Troyes FC beat Reims 2-1 in the first leg. And it was a solid win. Chavalerin, who is Troyes' top scorer with five goals, netted the winning goal. For Reims, the main threat comes from Ekitike, who has scored nine goals. His participation in this match is questionable as he is recovering from injury. Both teams have a number of injured players each, but it is unlikely to drastically affect the content of the game and the approach of the opponents. The bookies believe that very few goals will be scored in the match, but we can take advantage of their disbelief in the opponents' desire to fight. Neither Troyes nor Reims are finished yet, so they are quite motivated. A lot will depend on who scores first and at what stage in the match.