Troyes vs Lens - prediction, team news, lineups

Still seeking their archetypal location triumph of the caller Ligue 1 campaign, Troyes volition invited Lens to Stade de l’Aube connected matchday 7 connected Saturday.

Last weekend, recently promoted Troyes dropped into the relegation portion aft a 2-0 location decision versus Marseille, portion Les Sang et Or beryllium 10th following a constrictive 2-1 triumph implicit Lyon.

Match preview

After a decent commencement to the apical formation campaign, Troyes are realising conscionable however competitory this part is and however rapidly things tin change.

Stephane Dumont’s squad earned 4 points from their archetypal 2 league fixtures but volition caput into this outing connected a four-match Ligue 1 losing run.

Another decision this play would adjacent their longest losing tally successful this contention from their past Ligue 1 run successful 2022-23.

On Saturday, the nine from northeastern France could besides spell 4 matches without scoring successful the apical formation for the archetypal clip this decade.

In their 2025-26 promotional campaign, they gave up the second-fewest goals successful Ligue 2 (33), but this play they person allowed the second-most (13) successful the apical flight, a large crushed wherefore they beryllium 2nd from the bottom.

ESTAC person points successful 2 of their past 3 league location games versus Lens, past beating them successful Troyes successful a 2019 Ligue 2 matter (2-0).

Three matches into his tenure arsenic Lens coach, and Yannick Cahuzac inactive seems to beryllium uncovering his footing with this club.

Since taking implicit from Dino Toppmoller successful September, the ex-Toulouse and Lens midfielder has mislaid 2 of his 3 competitory games astatine the helm.

The second-best antiaircraft portion successful the league past play person allowed 10 goals successful conscionable six Ligue 1 outings frankincense acold successful 2026-27, the joint-most among teams presently successful the apical fractional of the table.

Following a 2-0 decision to Sporting successful the Champions League connected Tuesday, this broadside could suffer consecutive competitory games this play for a 2nd clip this season.

Three of their 11 goals scored successful the contention this play person travel from acceptable pieces, portion they person yet to concede 1 themselves.

Les Sang et Or are unbeaten successful their past 3 visits to Stade de l’Aube, collecting a 4-2 triumph successful their circular of 16 Coupe de France outing against them past play en way to lifting the trophy.

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Team News

For this match, Troyes are apt to beryllium without Anis Ouzenedji, who is dealing with a sore ankle, portion Yacouba Kone has a genu issue.

Yvann Titi remains questionable for this outing with a limb injury, and Ismael Boura is dealing with a hep problem.

As for Lens, we mightiness not spot Jhoanner Chavez oregon Abdallah Sima diagnostic connected Saturday due to the fact that of thigh strains, portion Maik Nawrocki recovers from a cruciate ligament wounded and Matthieu Udol volition beryllium suspended.

Florian Sotoca and Udol recovered the backmost of the nett connected matchday six, with the second scoring the victor 8 minutes earlier being sent off.

Troyes imaginable starting lineup:

Beach; Maronnier, Monfray, Diaz, Gozzi; Diop, Karim; Diawara, Ripart, Picard; Le Douaron

Lens imaginable starting lineup:

Risser; Gradit, Ganiou, Antonio; Aguilar, Bulatovic, Titraoui, Hazard; Thauvin, Sotoca; Edouard

We say: Troyes 1-2 Lens

While neither broadside person impressed successful the league truthful far, Troyes look overmuch much uncertain crossed the board, and we expect Les Sang et Or volition find a mode to punish them connected matchday seven.

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