Troyes vs Lens Preview & Prediction 14 May 2022

Troyes hope to get a lot of fans in for this game despite that the season has been demanding up to now with 37 points and a 15th place in the Ligue 1 table. Guests Lens are in 7th place with 58 pts.

Insights:

Troyes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Troyes are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Lens are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Troyes form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Troyes have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 18 games.

The home team returns to Stade de l'Aube after drawing with Paris Saint Germain (placed 1st) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Paris Saint Germain last time out, but a goal from Tardieu completed a comeback to a draw result for Troyes. Tardieu (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Tardieu scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 53 successful passes (of 57 total).

Before that, Troyes had a home game versus Lille which ended with a victory 3-0.

Troyes have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lens form and stats

Playing away, Lens have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

Two away games in a row for Lens, whose coach Haise could celebrate last time after the win against Reims. The end of the last match, against Reims, was very satisfying as Fofana scored the winning goal deep into overtime. da Costa, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.62. Costa served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 35 total).

A draw for Lens before that, at their own venue hosting Nantes (2-2).

Lens have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 24 goals have been scored. Lens's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled previously this season: Lens - Troyes 4-0. Troyes-Lens H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Troyes three wins, Lens six wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

A. Muinga

11 goals

S. Fofana

8 goals

F. Sotoca

6 goals

Troyes missing players

Lens missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Troyes				Lens
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
9	5	3	Won	W	3	7	16
10	7	2	Drew	D	2	4	10
17	6	1	Lost	L	1	7	10
35	18	7	Scored	S	9	24	57
49	16	3	Conceded	C	8	27	45
97%	94%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	83%	94%	97%
72%	61%	50%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	83%	83%	81%
39%	28%	17%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	67%	61%	56%
17%	6%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	33%	28%	36%
6%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	17%	17%	14%
53%	50%	33%	BTTS	BTTS	67%	67%	58%
25%	33%	50%	Clean Sheets	C S	17%	11%	22%
25%	22%	17%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	28%	22%

4.2	5.1	4.8	Corners for (avg)	C F	4.5	5	5.4
5.2	5	4	Corners against (avg)	C A	4.3	5.2	4.3
2	1.9	1.8	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	2.7	2.2	1.9
5	3	1	Red cards	R C	1	4	7

10.3	12	11.3	Shots (avg)	S (	10.5	11.6	13.1
3.4	3.7	3.2	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	2.3	3.8	4.9
28%	27%	37%	Goal Efficiency	G E	64%	35%	32%

12.1	10.1	9.7	Shots against (avg)	S A	11.5	12.3	10.9
4.2	3.2	2.8	Shots on Target against (avg)	S O	3.7	3.8	3.4

Troyes			First Half	Lens
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
12	7	3	Won	W	1	4	10
14	6	1	Drew	D	3	9	17
10	5	2	Lost	L	2	5	9
22	11	3	Scored	S	3	11	26
21	8	2	Conceded	C	3	13	24
69%	72%	83%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	67%	67%	67%
31%	22%	0%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	33%	44%	44%
19%	11%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	17%	22%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	6%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
25%	17%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	17%	22%	28%
61%	61%	67%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	50%	50%
44%	50%	50%	Failed to Score	F T	67%	61%	56%

Troyes			Second Half	Lens
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
9	4	3	Won	W	2	6	17
9	8	2	Drew	D	2	5	8
18	6	1	Lost	L	2	7	11
13	7	4	Scored	S	6	13	31
28	8	1	Conceded	C	5	14	21
81%	67%	67%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	83%	83%	89%
28%	17%	17%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	50%	42%
6%	0%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	33%	17%	14%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
6%	11%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	50%	22%	19%
44%	56%	83%	Clean Sheets	C S	33%	44%	53%
69%	67%	50%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	50%	39%

Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:

Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Troyes have the fewest scored goals (18) at home in Ligue 1
Troyes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
Troyes have won significantly more corners at home than away.

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Paris Saint Germain	36	24	8	4	81	36	18	15	3	0	44	12	18	9	5	4	37	24	45	80
2	Olympique Marseille	36	20	8	8	59	36	18	8	5	5	29	22	18	12	3	3	30	14	23	68
3	Monaco	36	19	8	9	59	36	18	11	4	3	34	14	18	8	4	6	25	22	23	65
4	Rennes	35	19	5	11	77	36	18	13	1	4	48	13	17	6	4	7	29	23	41	62
5	Strasbourg	36	16	12	8	59	39	18	10	5	3	35	18	18	6	7	5	24	21	20	60
6	Nice	35	18	7	10	44	29	17	9	4	4	22	16	18	9	3	6	22	13	15	60
7	Lens	36	16	10	10	57	45	18	9	6	3	33	18	18	7	4	7	24	27	12	58
8	Olympique Lyonnais	36	15	11	10	61	48	18	10	5	3	39	23	18	5	6	7	22	25	13	55
9	Nantes	35	14	9	12	50	43	17	10	3	4	30	18	18	4	6	8	20	25	7	51
10	Lille	36	13	12	11	43	45	18	7	7	4	22	20	18	6	5	7	21	25	-2	51
11	Brest	36	13	9	14	45	49	18	7	4	7	26	25	18	6	5	7	19	24	-4	48
12	Reims	36	10	13	13	39	40	18	5	6	7	23	20	18	5	7	6	16	20	-1	43
13	Montpellier	36	12	7	17	49	55	18	7	5	6	27	22	18	5	2	11	22	33	-6	43
14	Angers SCO	36	9	11	16	42	54	18	7	2	9	21	23	18	2	9	7	21	31	-12	38
15	Troyes	36	9	10	17	35	49	18	5	7	6	18	16	18	4	3	11	17	33	-14	37
16	Clermont	36	9	9	18	37	66	18	4	6	8	21	31	18	5	3	10	16	35	-29	36
17	Lorient	36	8	10	18	34	62	18	6	5	7	19	21	18	2	5	11	15	41	-28	34
18	Saint-Etienne	35	7	10	18	38	70	18	4	6	8	23	36	17	3	4	10	15	34	-32	31
19	Metz	36	5	13	18	34	64	18	2	7	9	20	31	18	3	6	9	14	33	-30	28
20	Bordeaux	36	5	12	19	48	89	18	3	6	9	25	33	18	2	6	10	23	56	-41	27

Table

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Paris Saint Germain	36	24	8	4	81	36	18	15	3	0	44	12	18	9	5	4	37	24	45	80
2	Olympique Marseille	36	20	8	8	59	36	18	8	5	5	29	22	18	12	3	3	30	14	23	68
3	Monaco	36	19	8	9	59	36	18	11	4	3	34	14	18	8	4	6	25	22	23	65
4	Rennes	35	19	5	11	77	36	18	13	1	4	48	13	17	6	4	7	29	23	41	62
5	Strasbourg	36	16	12	8	59	39	18	10	5	3	35	18	18	6	7	5	24	21	20	60
6	Nice	35	18	7	10	44	29	17	9	4	4	22	16	18	9	3	6	22	13	15	60
7	Lens	36	16	10	10	57	45	18	9	6	3	33	18	18	7	4	7	24	27	12	58
8	Olympique Lyonnais	36	15	11	10	61	48	18	10	5	3	39	23	18	5	6	7	22	25	13	55
9	Nantes	35	14	9	12	50	43	17	10	3	4	30	18	18	4	6	8	20	25	7	51
10	Lille	36	13	12	11	43	45	18	7	7	4	22	20	18	6	5	7	21	25	-2	51
11	Brest	36	13	9	14	45	49	18	7	4	7	26	25	18	6	5	7	19	24	-4	48
12	Reims	36	10	13	13	39	40	18	5	6	7	23	20	18	5	7	6	16	20	-1	43
13	Montpellier	36	12	7	17	49	55	18	7	5	6	27	22	18	5	2	11	22	33	-6	43
14	Angers SCO	36	9	11	16	42	54	18	7	2	9	21	23	18	2	9	7	21	31	-12	38
15	Troyes	36	9	10	17	35	49	18	5	7	6	18	16	18	4	3	11	17	33	-14	37
16	Clermont	36	9	9	18	37	66	18	4	6	8	21	31	18	5	3	10	16	35	-29	36
17	Lorient	36	8	10	18	34	62	18	6	5	7	19	21	18	2	5	11	15	41	-28	34
18	Saint-Etienne	35	7	10	18	38	70	18	4	6	8	23	36	17	3	4	10	15	34	-32	31
19	Metz	36	5	13	18	34	64	18	2	7	9	20	31	18	3	6	9	14	33	-30	28
20	Bordeaux	36	5	12	19	48	89	18	3	6	9	25	33	18	2	6	10	23	56	-41	27