Troyes vs Lorient: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Troyes - Lorient!

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.

Troyes's stadium, Stade de l'Aube, has a grass surface. Lorient have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Lorient when playing on grass; 22 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses from 41 matches. They have scored 57 goals in these games and conceded 43.

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Troyes form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Troyes are 8-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Troyes, who played 1-1 against Paris. That match was also played at this venue (Stade de l'Aube). A strong away win before that one, visiting Orleans and winning 2-0.

Florian Tardieu felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Paris as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 15th minute.

The Troyes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Troyes have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Lorient form and stats

Playing away, Lorient, who have the most scored goals (45) in Ligue 2, have won 8 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Two away games in a row for Lorient, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Ajaccio in the Ligue 2. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Chambly.

Lorient are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Lorient - Troyes 0-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Troyes, two draws and three wins for Lorient. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

LorientY. Wissa
Y. Wissa
15 goals
LorientP. Hamel
P. Hamel
9 goals
TroyesB. Kouyate
B. Kouyate
5 goals

Troyes missing players

Lorient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Lorient
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
16 8 2 Won W 1 8 17
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
9 5 2 Lost L 2 4 8
34 20 6 Scored S 4 23 45
25 17 5 Conceded C 4 13 25
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
61% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 64%
39% 64% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 57% 57%
11% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 21%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 46%
43% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 32%
18% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 25%
 
5 5.8 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.5 5.5
5.2 4.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.2 4.4
2.3 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
291 163 49 Total Shots T S 27 135 298
120 68 21 Shots on Target S O 12 59 128
28% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 35%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Lorient has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
  • Lorient has the most scored goals (23) away
  • Lorient has the most scored goals (45)
  • Lorient has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
  • Lorient has the the best goal difference (+20)
  • Lorient have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Troyes has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Troyes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Chateauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

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 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Chateauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

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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.