Lens enter Troyes contest as hot favourites

Troyes host Lens this Saturday at the Stade de L´Aube for matchweek 20 of the Ligue 1. Currently, Patrick Kisnorbo's team are 14th in the table with 18 points, while Franck Haise's team are 2nd with 44 points.

After losing 5x1 in the last match against Lille (Ligue 1 2022/23), Troyes receive Lens, who won 1x3 against Brest (French Cup 2022/23). On the other hand, Franck Haise's team is on a sequence of 9 games without losing in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. A look back at the history books shows that Patrick Kisnorbo's team and Lens have faced each other forty-nine times, with Franck Haise's team holding the advantage: 26 victories, against 10 victories of Troyes. Specifically in the Stade de L´Aube, Lens and Patrick Kisnorbo's team have both 9 victories.

In the Ligue 1, thirty-one games were played between the two teams, with 16 wins for Lens, 9 draws and 6 wins for Troyes.

Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23, from Troyes's most influential players, Erik Palmer-Brown is the most used player in a total of 19 games (1610 min). Mama Baldé is their current best scorer with 8 goals. As for Lens, Brice Samba is the most used player in a total of 19 games (1710 min). Lois Openda is their current best scorer with 9 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 1x0. Franck Haise's team is given the favouritism to win this match.