Troyes look to Stade de l'Aube supporters for inspiration before Laval match

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

With the anxious opening game finished it’s time for the second Ligue 2 meeting of the season. Troyes look forward to welcoming Laval in front of their home support.

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!

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Troyes form and stats

The season before, Troyes's league results were 4 wins, 12 draws and 22 losses, providing 19th spot in the Ligue 1. In these 38 matches they scored {45 goals} and let in 81. Performing as the home side in the last season Troyes produced 1-11-7 (win-draw-lost) with {19 goals} and 30 conceded.

The home team returns to Stade de l'Aube after drawing with Dunkerque (placed 7th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Troyes in their match versus Dunkerque as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Midfield player Ilić got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Ilić scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lille that ended 1-1.

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Laval form and stats

Let's have a look at how Laval performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 4 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded {56 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 2 and lost 12 with 17/32 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing from Sanna secured the home win 1-0 against Angers SCO in their previous game. Gonçalves was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.12. The defender Gonçalves hit three key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.

Prior to that result Laval won their away game at Amiens SC. The scoreline was 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Laval have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these participants: Troyes won three, Laval triumphed in five and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesL. Ilić
L. Ilić
1 goals
LavalS. Sanna
S. Sanna
1 goals

Troyes missing players

Laval missing players

Troyes Laval
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
29% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
16 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Troyes Last season Laval
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
4 1   Won W   5 14
12 11   Drew D   2 4
22 7   Lost L   12 20
45 19   Scored S   17 44
81 30   Conceded C   32 56
97% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 95%
87% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 66%
63% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 58%
53% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 29%
21% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 13%
71% 68%   BTTS BTTS   42% 50%
3% 5%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 24%
29% 32%   Failed to Score F T   42% 32%
 
3.9 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.8
6.3 6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.3 4.1
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2
5 3   Red cards R C   3 6
 
10.7 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 9.5
3.8 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4
31% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 29%
 
16.6 16.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 10.3
5.9 5.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Guingamp 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
3 Caen 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Grenoble Foot 38 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Laval 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Dunkerque 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Troyes 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Rodez 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bastia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Concarneau 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Angers SCO 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Paris 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Valenciennes 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
19 Annecy 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Last season 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 38 27 4 7 89 40 19 13 2 4 45 25 19 14 2 3 44 15 49 85
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 19 17 1 1 41 13 19 8 8 3 27 16 39 84
3 Olympique Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 19 10 4 5 35 24 19 12 3 4 32 16 27 73
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 19 15 0 4 43 14 19 6 5 8 26 25 30 68
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 19 13 4 2 40 25 19 6 6 7 25 19 21 67
6 Monaco 38 19 8 11 70 58 19 9 3 7 37 33 19 10 5 4 33 25 12 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 38 18 8 12 65 47 19 10 5 4 35 19 19 8 3 8 30 28 18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 19 9 3 7 20 28 19 8 5 6 25 21 -4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 8 6 5 24 19 11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 6 6 7 26 32 -1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 9 6 17 22 0 51
12 Montpellier 38 15 5 18 65 62 19 7 3 9 29 29 19 8 2 9 36 33 3 50
13 Toulouse 38 13 9 16 51 57 19 6 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 24 30 -6 48
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 19 7 5 7 24 26 19 4 6 9 20 28 -10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 19 5 7 7 25 26 19 4 6 9 26 33 -8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 19 5 8 6 20 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -18 36
17 Auxerre 38 8 11 19 35 63 19 5 7 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 17 35 -28 35
18 Ajaccio 38 7 5 26 23 74 19 4 3 12 10 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -51 26
19 Troyes 38 4 12 22 45 81 19 1 11 7 19 30 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 24
20 Angers SCO 38 4 6 28 33 81 19 3 3 13 20 36 19 1 3 15 13 45 -48 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Étienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nimes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.