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Troyes v Lens : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 19:45 BST, Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas, Troyes

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Ligue 1, and Stéphane Dumont’s Troyes will have the blessing of it on Saturday evening. Dino Toppmöller’s Lens are their opponents at the Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We've backed both teams to score, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this tie: both teams to score. In Troyes and Lens we have two sides going head-to-head with relative issues at both ends of the pitch, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Saturday evening. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.53.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Lens coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Troyes
27%
3.80
28%
-
Draw
22%
4.00
2%
-
Lens
51%
1.85
18%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
7.50
6%
-
Lens 2-1
10%
8.50-
Lens 1-0
8%
10.00
5%
-
Lens 2-0
7%
11.00
22%
-
Troyes 2-1
7%
13.00
24%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12.00
8%
-
Lens 3-1
6%
13.00
8%
-
Troyes 1-0
5%
15.00
21%
-
Lens 3-0
5%
17.00
42%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
17.00-
Lens 3-2
4%
21.00-
Troyes 2-0
4%
23.00
21%
-
Troyes 3-1
3%
26.00
37%
-
Lens 4-1
3%
26.00
24%
-
Troyes 3-2
3%
29.00
15%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1.57-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
2.38-
Home 1st Goal
45%
2.30
12%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
1.62
8%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
17.00-
BTTS - Yes
62%
1.53
6%
-
BTTS - No
38%
2.38
8%
-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6.00
29%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.50
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
28%
3.25
8%
-
Home/draw
49%
1.91
17%
-
Away/draw
73%
1.25
7%
-
Home/away
78%
1.22-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.17-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.38-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.57-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.33-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.22-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1.08-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.03-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
17.00-
Home DNB
42%
2.75
31%
-
Away DNB
67%
1.40
15%
-
Troyes win to nil
11%
8.00
27%
-
Lens win to nil
23%
3.75
25%
-
Troyes / Troyes
14%
6.00
29%
-
Troyes / Lens
4%
19.00-
Troyes / Draw
6%
15.00
12%
-
Draw / Troyes
9%
9.00
18%
-
Draw / Lens
17%
5.00
5%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50
7%
-
Lens / Troyes
3%
29.00
15%
-
Lens / Lens
29%
2.88
21%
-
Lens / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Troyes
Lens
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Monaco6420514 
Jan 23
May 29
May 8
l
 
2-1A
2
Lille6411513 
Feb 6
l
 
2-0A
Mar 20
Oct 30
3
Rennes6411213 
Jan 2
Apr 17
May 22
Jan 16
4
Lyon6321711 
Dec 5
Mar 13
w
 
2-1F
Feb 13
5
Paris FC6321411 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 13
Oct 24
Apr 24
6
PSG6321311 
May 22
Nov 7
Jan 3
Feb 28
7
Toulouse723219 
Apr 24
Oct 24
Nov 21
Jan 30
8
Brest622238 
May 1
Dec 12
Jan 23
May 29
9
Lorient622208 
Mar 6
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 10
10
Nice6222-28 
Feb 27
Nov 28
Apr 17
Dec 12
11
Lens621317 
Oct 17
Feb 20
-
-
12
Strasbourg6213-17 
l
 
2-6F
May 16
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
13
Angers6213-37 
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
Feb 6
Nov 28
14
Marseille620416 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 30
Nov 8
May 16
15
Le Mans7133-56 
Oct 31
May 8
May 1
d
 
2-2A
16
Auxerre6204-86 
Mar 20
Jan 16
w
 
5-2F
Apr 3
17
Troyes6114-94 
-
-
Feb 20
Oct 17
18
Le Havre6024-42 
Nov 20
Apr 3
Dec 5
Mar 13
Win / draw / win form
4
Troyes have lost 4 consecutive league games
3
Troyes have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
Troyes 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Troyes0 - 2Marseille
Troyes2 - 6Strasbourg
Troyes0 - 0Paris FC
Troyes4 - 0Lavallois
Troyes1 - 0Boulogne
Troyes5 - 1Dunkerque
Troyes2 - 1Clermont
Troyes4 - 3Pau
Troyes0 - 2Le Mans
Troyes2 - 1Reims
Troyes1 - 0Red Star
Troyes1 - 1Rodez
Troyes2 - 3St Etienne
Troyes3 - 1Amiens
Troyes1 - 0Bastia
Troyes3 - 1Annecy
Troyes5 - 2Guingamp
Troyes3 - 0Nancy
Troyes1 - 0Montpellier
Troyes2 - 1Grenoble
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HTroyes0 - 2Marseille
ATroyes0 - 2Angers
ATroyes0 - 2Lille
HTroyes2 - 6Strasbourg
ATroyes2 - 1Lorient
HTroyes0 - 0Paris FC
ATroyes0 - 1Grenoble
HTroyes4 - 0Lavallois
ATroyes3 - 0St Etienne
HTroyes1 - 0Boulogne
ATroyes1 - 2Rodez
ATroyes2 - 2Montpellier
HTroyes5 - 1Dunkerque
ATroyes2 - 1Annecy
HTroyes2 - 1Clermont
ATroyes2 - 0Amiens
HTroyes4 - 3Pau
ATroyes0 - 0Bastia
ATroyes1 - 2Nancy
HTroyes0 - 2Le Mans
Lens 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Monaco2 - 1Lens
Le Mans2 - 2Lens
Strasbourg2 - 1Lens
Lyon0 - 4Lens
Nice1 - 1Lens
Brest3 - 3Lens
Lille3 - 0Lens
Lorient2 - 1Lens
Strasbourg1 - 1Lens
Paris FC0 - 5Lens
Marseille3 - 1Lens
Toulouse0 - 3Lens
Nantes1 - 2Lens
Angers1 - 2Lens
Monaco1 - 4Lens
Metz2 - 0Lens
Auxerre1 - 2Lens
Rennes0 - 0Lens
PSG2 - 0Lens
Le Havre1 - 2Lens
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLens2 - 1Lyon
ALens1 - 2Monaco
ALens2 - 2Le Mans
HLens0 - 1Lorient
ALens1 - 2Strasbourg
HLens5 - 2Auxerre
ALens4 - 0Lyon
HLens0 - 2PSG
HLens1 - 0Nantes
ALens1 - 1Nice
ALens3 - 3Brest
HLens3 - 2Toulouse
ALens0 - 3Lille
HLens5 - 1Angers
ALens1 - 2Lorient
HLens3 - 0Metz
ALens1 - 1Strasbourg
HLens2 - 3Monaco
ALens5 - 0Paris FC
HLens3 - 1Rennes
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Troyes since 2016
Troyes
Lens
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
TRO
2
D
3
LEN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Troyes
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Lens
Troyes2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Troyes1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Lens since 2017
Lens
Troyes
Goals: Scored
8
0
Games: Scored
4 / 5
0 / 5
Clean sheets
5 / 5
1 / 5
D
1
LEN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lens
Lens1 - 0
Lens4 - 0
Lens1 - 0
Lens2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Lens's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Troyes have conceded in each of their last 5 Ligue 1 matches. A PG of 1.9 for D. Toppmöller's side suggests that run should continue.

Troyes 17th Lens 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 73% probability that Troyes will score 1 or more goals
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Lens will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+26
Troyes have scored 26% more goals at home than predicted
+12
Lens have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2026/2027 season
Troyes
PG (predicted goals)
Lens
1.3
1.9
Attack rating
TRO
LEN
52%
better
view stats
Games scored2
5
Failed to score4
1
Scored first2
3
Goals scored4
11
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.8
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal16
6
Conversion rate for6
15
Avg. XG for1.4
2
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
4%
better
TRO
LEN
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded13
10
Avg. goals conceded2.2
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
6
Conversion rate against23%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+4%

Troyes v Lens Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Troyes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6112
P. BeachL MaronnierA. MilleM Diaz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P. Beach GLK6
1
-
L Maronnier DEF51
1
-
A Monfray DEF6
-
M Diaz DEF6
2
-
P Gozzi DEF1
-
M Diop MID6
1
-
A. Mille MID611
2
-
I Gomis MID6
1
-
K Diawara MID61
-
K Dermane FWD5
1
-
J Douaron FWD41
-
Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6352
R RisserF ThauvinF ThauvinF Thauvin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Risser GLK6
-
K. Antonio DEF4
-
S Baidoo DEF1
-
P Ganiou DEF41
-
R Aguilar MID51
1
-
M Cuisance MID6
1
-
Y. Titraoui MID4
1
-
M Skóraś MID51
1
-
F Thauvin FWD635
2
-
F Sotoca FWD31
-
O Edouard FWD5
-