Troyes vs Lens Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 17 October 2026
🔊 Troyes are yet to win a home league match this season, and Lens are yet to win away from home in the league. The promoted side have picked up just one point from three home games, while the visitors have the same return from three away trips. Lens have won on the road in the Champions League, though - they beat Slavia Prague 3-2 in the Czech capital. Whose run ends on Saturday?
Head-to-Head
📊 In February, the two sides met in Troyes in the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France. They went into half-time level, but between the 50th and 58th minutes Lens scored three times and won 4-2, with striker Abdallah Sima netting a brace. Lens went on to win that edition of the competition in May - for the first time in their history. In Ligue 1, Troyes have beaten Lens just once in their last 14 meetings.
Head-to-head statistics Troyes - Lens
Troyes picked up four points from their opening two matches, but have failed to add to their tally since.
Troyes made a promising start to the season, drawing with Paris and winning at Lorient to pick up four points from their opening two matches. Since then, Stéphane Dumont's side have lost every league game, scoring two goals and conceding 12. They now sit 17th, in the relegation zone, with only Le Havre below them.
In the most recent round, against Marseille (0-2), the details proved decisive. In the sixth minute, a Troyes cross struck the crossbar, and striker Jérémy Le Douaron headed twice before the break. In the second half, Marseille's Amine Harit opened the scoring after being left unmarked at the far post following a cross from the left. In stoppage time, Troyes hit the post, and seven minutes later Marseille scored from the penalty spot. Dumont described his players as deflated, feeling that Troyes had been capable of more.
Match Results: Troyes
Lens: Points at the “Bollaert-Delelis” and Cahuzac’s squad rotation
Lens have been picking up points at Bollaert-Delelis: they have beaten Auxerre and Lyon there, with their only home defeat coming against Lorient. Seven points leave them tenth. The win over Lyon was nervy. Defender Matthieu Udol doubled the lead but received a straight red card for a studs-up challenge shortly before the end, and Lyon immediately pulled one back.
Yannick Cahuzac, a former Lens captain, took charge of the side in September and has been rotating his squad regularly since then. He puts the rotation down to the fixture schedule: six matches in 15 days. On Tuesday, after making five changes, Lens lost at home to Sporting in the Champions League, 0-2, despite having twice as many shots. Both Portuguese goals came on the counter-attack, but Cahuzac has no regrets about his game plan. He identified a lack of experience as the obvious problem.
Match Results: Lens
Latest news
Troyes
❓ Dumont looks set to be without Yakouba Koné for a significant period: according to the French press as of 11 October, the player has a knee anterior cruciate ligament injury. Defender Anis Ouzennadji returned from the Algeria under-23 side with a severe ankle sprain and, according to the manager, will miss several weeks.
Lens
❓ Mathieu Udol received a one-match ban for his red card against Lyon and will not feature at Troyes. Jonathan Gradit picked up a muscle injury in the match against Lyon and missed the Sporting game; his manager said a decision on Troyes would be made the day before the trip. Maik Nawrocki and Abdallah Sima remain unavailable.
Predicted Lineups
📋 Predicted starting XI for Troyes: Beach - Maronnier, Diaz, Monfray, Gozzi - Diop, Karim - Mille, Gomis, Diawara - Le Douaron.
📋 Predicted starting XI for Lens: Risser - Baidoo, Ganiou, Antonio - Aguilar, Cuisance, Titraoui, Skoras - Thauvin, Sotoca - Edouard.
⚽️ Goals Prediction
Troyes have scored more than one goal against Lens in only one of their last 16 Ligue 1 head-to-head meetings. This season the promoted side have found the net in two of their six league rounds - against Lorient and Strasbourg. We expect a maximum of one goal from Troyes. The bet is Troyes Team Total - Under 1.5.
🚩 Corners Prediction
At home, Troyes have won more than three corners in nine consecutive matches. Dumont's side earned 69 corners across their last ten official matches, with opponents taking 26 - and Strasbourg picked up none in their visit to Troyes. Lens are no obstacle in this regard: their opponents have taken 41 corners over the same period. We expect at least four from the hosts. The bet is Troyes Team Total Corners - Over 3.5.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
Lens matches have produced more than four yellow cards only once in their last nine meetings. Neither side is particularly ill-disciplined: over ten official matches, the visitors have collected 17 bookings and Troyes 15, while their respective opponents received 13 and 12. We are not expecting five cards on Saturday. The bet is Total Yellow Cards - Under 4.5.
📌 Editorial Prediction
Lens almost always score away from home, having found the net in 18 of their last 19 away matches. However, they have conceded in 10 of their last 11 away games. Troyes could take advantage of that, having scored against Lens at home in ten consecutive head-to-head meetings. We're expecting goals at both ends, with the win going to the visitors: the hosts have lost four consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Our bet is Both Teams to Score - Yes. Predicted score: 1-2.
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