Troyes vs Nice: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

Troyes have some catching up to do from their 18th position, and the first chance is against Nice. Read more!

Insights:
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals (69) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Ligue 1

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an animated game!

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Troyes form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Troyes have only managed 1 win, 9 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Stade de l'Aube. With 13 home Ligue 1 games in a row without a win, the Troyes fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

Troyes travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nantes that ended 2-2. The Troyes goalkeeper Gallon was crucial in the match against Nantes last time out, making seven saves.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Olympique Marseille (1-3).

Troyes has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Troyes have conceded 24 from these games.

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Nice form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Nice have produced an overall stat of 6-6-4 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Nice as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Angers SCO match.

The manager Digard was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Allianz Riviera. Nice suffered a 1-2 loss to Clermont (placed 9th). Laborde, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.01. Laborde scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The game earlier was the Europa Conference League-duel against Basel (after extra-time), a home defeat (1-2).

The visiting Nice have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H meeting ended Nice - Troyes 3-2, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Troyes two wins, two draws and Nice six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiceG. Laborde
G. Laborde
9 goals
NiceN. Pépé
N. Pépé
6 goals

Troyes missing players

Nice missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Nice
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 6 Played P 5 16 32
4 1 0 Won W 1 6 11
10 9 2 Drew D 3 6 12
18 5 4 Lost L 1 4 9
41 16 5 Scored S 5 20 39
69 24 13 Conceded C 5 15 31
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
88% 87% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 66%
66% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 44% 38%
56% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 12%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
72% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 53%
3% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 28%
28% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 19% 28%
 
4 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 3.6 4.8
5.7 5.3 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 4.5 4.2
1.6 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.4
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.4 12.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 11.2 13
3.9 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.4 4.7
33% 28% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 29% 26%
 
15.3 14.3 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 12.8 11.8
5.4 4.1 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.9 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals (69) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals in the second half (42) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (25) 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 32 24 3 5 75 31 16 12 2 2 37 19 16 12 1 3 38 12 44 75
2 Olympique Marseille 32 20 7 5 59 31 16 8 4 4 29 20 16 12 3 1 30 11 28 67
3 Lens 32 19 9 4 54 25 16 14 1 1 34 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 29 66
4 Monaco 32 18 7 7 66 46 16 9 2 5 36 27 16 9 5 2 30 19 20 61
5 Lille 32 16 8 8 57 40 16 10 4 2 33 23 16 6 4 6 24 17 17 56
6 Rennes 32 16 5 11 51 34 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 4 5 7 18 22 17 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 32 14 8 10 50 36 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 7 3 6 26 22 14 50
8 Reims 32 11 14 7 40 34 16 7 5 4 24 18 16 4 9 3 16 16 6 47
9 Clermont 32 13 7 12 35 43 16 6 3 7 15 27 16 7 4 5 20 16 -8 46
10 Nice 32 11 12 9 39 31 16 5 6 5 19 16 16 6 6 4 20 15 8 45
11 Lorient 32 12 9 11 43 44 16 7 4 5 21 16 16 5 5 6 22 28 -1 45
12 Toulouse 32 12 5 15 48 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 6 1 9 22 29 -6 41
13 Montpellier 32 12 4 16 48 52 17 7 2 8 26 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -4 40
14 Auxerre 32 8 9 15 30 53 16 5 6 5 15 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 33
15 Strasbourg 32 7 11 14 43 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 16 3 5 8 22 30 -10 32
16 Nantes 32 6 14 12 35 46 16 4 8 4 19 21 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 32
17 Brest 32 7 11 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 17 3 6 8 17 25 -13 32
18 Troyes 32 4 10 18 41 69 15 1 9 5 16 24 17 3 1 13 25 45 -28 22
19 Ajaccio 32 6 4 22 22 58 16 3 2 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 22
20 Angers SCO 32 3 5 24 25 68 17 2 3 12 17 33 15 1 2 12 8 35 -43 14

Nice:
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 32 24 3 5 75 31 16 12 2 2 37 19 16 12 1 3 38 12 44 75
2 Olympique Marseille 32 20 7 5 59 31 16 8 4 4 29 20 16 12 3 1 30 11 28 67
3 Lens 32 19 9 4 54 25 16 14 1 1 34 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 29 66
4 Monaco 32 18 7 7 66 46 16 9 2 5 36 27 16 9 5 2 30 19 20 61
5 Lille 32 16 8 8 57 40 16 10 4 2 33 23 16 6 4 6 24 17 17 56
6 Rennes 32 16 5 11 51 34 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 4 5 7 18 22 17 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 32 14 8 10 50 36 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 7 3 6 26 22 14 50
8 Reims 32 11 14 7 40 34 16 7 5 4 24 18 16 4 9 3 16 16 6 47
9 Clermont 32 13 7 12 35 43 16 6 3 7 15 27 16 7 4 5 20 16 -8 46
10 Nice 32 11 12 9 39 31 16 5 6 5 19 16 16 6 6 4 20 15 8 45
11 Lorient 32 12 9 11 43 44 16 7 4 5 21 16 16 5 5 6 22 28 -1 45
12 Toulouse 32 12 5 15 48 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 6 1 9 22 29 -6 41
13 Montpellier 32 12 4 16 48 52 17 7 2 8 26 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -4 40
14 Auxerre 32 8 9 15 30 53 16 5 6 5 15 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 33
15 Strasbourg 32 7 11 14 43 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 16 3 5 8 22 30 -10 32
16 Nantes 32 6 14 12 35 46 16 4 8 4 19 21 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 32
17 Brest 32 7 11 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 17 3 6 8 17 25 -13 32
18 Troyes 32 4 10 18 41 69 15 1 9 5 16 24 17 3 1 13 25 45 -28 22
19 Ajaccio 32 6 4 22 22 58 16 3 2 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 22
20 Angers SCO 32 3 5 24 25 68 17 2 3 12 17 33 15 1 2 12 8 35 -43 14

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.