PREVIEW | Troyes vs Lens: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 17/10)
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Troyes and Lens clash this Saturday at the Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas for matchweek seven of the Ligue 1.
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Troyes currently have 4 points and lie in 17th position. In their last fixture, Stéphane Dumont's team suffered a 0-2 reverse against Marseille (Ligue 1 2026/27).
Lens have won 7 points to date and are placed in 10th position. Last time out, Yannick Cahuzac's team slipped to a 0-2 defeat against Sporting (UEFA Champions League 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 4-2.
Predicted lineups
Troyes: Patrick Beach, Lucas Maronnier, Junior Diaz, Adrien Monfray, Paolo Gozzi, Mouhamed Diop, Dermane Karim, Antoine Mille, Iron Gomis, Kandet Diawara, Jérémy Le Douaron
Lens: Robin Risser, Kyllian Antonio, Samson Baidoo, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Rubén Aguilar, Michaël Cuisance, Yacine Titraoui, Michal Skoras, Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard, Florian Sotoca
Unavailable
Troyes
- Ismaël Boura - Hip Injury
- Yvann Titi - Dead Leg
- Anis Ouzenadji - Ankle Injury
Lens
- Jonathan Gradit - Muscle Injury
- Abdallah Sima - Dead Leg
- Maik Nawrocki - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Last starting XIs
Troyes ( vs Marseille 2026-10-11): Patrick Beach, Lucas Maronnier, Junior Diaz, Adrien Monfray, Paolo Gozzi, Dermane Karim, Mouhamed Diop, Antoine Mille, Iron Gomis, Kandet Diawara, Jérémy Le Douaron
Lens ( vs Sporting 2026-10-13): Robin Risser, Samson Baidoo, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Kyllian Antonio, Saud Abdulhamid, Amadou Haidara, Michaël Cuisance, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Franjo Ivanovic, Junior Kadile
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MANAGERS
- Stéphane Dumont has faced Lens on one occasion, recording a defeat.
TEAMS
- Away from home, Lens are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.
- Away from home, Lens are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
- Away from home, Lens are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
- Lens are coming off eight consecutive matches conceding goals.
- At home, Troyes are coming off three consecutive matches without a win.
- At home, Troyes are coming off two consecutive defeats.
- Troyes currently have one win in their last six matches.
- Troyes have conceded goals in five consecutive matches.
- Troyes are coming off four consecutive matches without a win.
- Troyes are coming off four consecutive defeats.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Troyes and Lens have already met 39 times, with Lens holding the advantage: 20 wins, compared with nine wins for Troyes.
- At the Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas, Troyes have the advantage in their head-to-heads against Lens: eight wins in 20 matches. Lens have seven victories.
- In the French League, the two teams have played 22 matches, with five wins for Troyes, six draws and 11 wins for Lens.