Troyes 1-3 Lens: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
9 of 12 right
- Result Lens win55% 1-3
- Double chance Lens or draw (X2)81% 1-3
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.558% 4 goals
- More corners Lens57% Troyes (6-4)
- Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.2
- Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under64% 4.5 Under81% 5.5 Under91%
- Corners Around average 10 corners · league 9.7
- Corners 10 corners 8.5 Over65% 9.5 Over55% 10.5 Under56%
Match stats
Troyes Lens
- 1 Goals 3
- 2 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 0
- 6 Corners 4
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Troyes vs Lens is the Ligue 1 Matchday 7 fixture at the Stade de l'Aube on Saturday 17 October 2026, and our result pick is a Lens win, with a Lens win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model goes with a Lens win, above all because it rates the visitors clearly the stronger side: Lens sit above the Ligue 1 average on our strength rating, while Troyes, newly promoted and 17th of 18, are clearly below it. The strongest argument on the other side is the home advantage Troyes enjoy. One home crowd does not close a gap that wide, though, and our goal model's reading of the matchup points the same way. The record between the clubs since 2010 backs it too, with nine Lens wins in 16 meetings. The call is moderate.
Form guide
Troyes
- L 0-2 vs Marseille (H) Ligue 1 · 11 Oct
- L 0-2 at Angers (A) Ligue 1 · 19 Sep
- L 0-2 at Lille (A) Ligue 1 · 13 Sep
- L 2-6 vs Strasbourg (H) Ligue 1 · 6 Sep
- W 2-1 at Lorient (A) Ligue 1 · 29 Aug
Lens
- L 0-2 vs Sporting CP (H) Champions League · 13 Oct
- W 2-1 vs Lyon (H) Ligue 1 · 9 Oct
- L 1-2 at Monaco (A) Ligue 1 · 18 Sep
- D 2-2 at Le Mans (A) Ligue 1 · 13 Sep
- W 3-2 at Slavia Prague (A) Champions League · 10 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Ligue 1 clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
16 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 4 Feb 2026 · Coupe de France Troyes 2-4 Lens
- 28 Jan 2023 · Ligue 1 Troyes 1-1 Lens
- 9 Sep 2022 · Ligue 1 Lens 1-0 Troyes
- 14 May 2022 · Ligue 1 Troyes 1-3 Lens
- 5 Nov 2021 · Ligue 1 Lens 4-0 Troyes
Ligue 1 so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11:10 | +1 | 7 |
| 17 | Troyes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4:13 | -9 | 4 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Ligue 1, Matchday 7
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade de l'Aube, Troyes
Questions and answers
What was the score of Troyes vs Lens?
Troyes 1-3 Lens in the Ligue 1 (Matchday 7) on Saturday 17 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Troyes vs Lens right?
Yes: our result pick was Lens win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-3. 9 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Troyes vs Lens?
4 yellow cards (Troyes 2, Lens 2), no red cards and 10 corners (Troyes 6, Lens 4).
Other Ligue 1 results that day
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