A home victory is predicted from this match if the league table is a way to look into the future. The Lens followers are optimistic that the mismatch between 4th and Troyes's 14th place in the table will be revealed on the playing field.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Lens form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Lens have to build on here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the Ligue 1. Two home wins in a row for Lens bring valid hopes of a third.
Lens faced defeat in their previous match, away at Olympique Lyonnais (1-2). Midfielder Gaël Kakuta was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Kakuta served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Metz.The Lens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Lens have conceded 6 goals.
Troyes form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Troyes playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Troyes's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rennes that finished 2-2. Midfielder Tristan Dingome was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.22. Dingome scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Reims.The visiting Troyes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Troyes have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Lens won five, Troyes triumphed in three and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Fofana 3 goals |  I. Kpene Ganago 3 goals |  W. Saïd 3 goals |
Lens missing players
Troyes missing players
| Lens | Troyes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | 11 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 25% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| 10.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.2 | 13.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
- All of Troyes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Troyes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Nice | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Nantes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Monaco | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lille | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Lorient | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Clermont | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Brest | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Metz | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 6 |