TROYES. Olympique Lyonnais prevails over Troyes 3-1. Olympique Lyonnais got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from B. Barcola (43′) and R. Cherki (59′). Troyes tried to recover with a goal from Rony Lopes (62′). However, the encounter was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Alexandre Lacazette for Olympique Lyonnais. Olympique Lyonnais made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier assisted by Mehdi Rahmouni and Christophe Mouysset. The 4th official was Arnaud Baert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 59% while Troyes was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Lyonnais had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Lyonnais won the match.​

Troyes shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Troyes didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Tagliafico).

Standings

After this match, Troyes will stay with 19 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Lyonnais will have 32 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away with Reims on the 12th of February with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Troyes (5 draws).

Olympique Lyonnais will play away agasint Angers SCO on the 25th of February with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (2 draws).

Troyes – Formation

Troyes started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Patrick Kisnorbo decided to play with the following team: Gauthier Gallon (6.2), Jackson Porozo (6.7), Yoann Salmier (6.4), Erik Palmer-Brown (6.4), Andreas Bruus (6.9), Rominigue Kouamé (6.4), Lucien Agoumé (7.1), Xavier Chavalerin (7.1), Yasser Larouci (6.1), Rony Lopes (7.6) and Mama Baldé (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Tanguy Zoukrou, Ike Ugbo, Derek Mazou-Sacko, Danel Dongmo, Renaud Ripart (6.4), Mathis Hamdi, Thierno Baldé, Wilson Odobert (6.3) and Mateusz Lis.

Troyes could not rely on the presence of T. Baldé (injured).

Substitutions

Troyes made 3 changes: Rony Lopes for Renaud Ripart (74′), Rominigue Kouamé for Wilson Odobert (80′) and Andreas Bruus for Thierno Balde (84′).

Best player: Rony Lopes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Troyes was Rony Lopes.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Laurent Blanc played with: Anthony Lopes (6.1), Malo Gusto (7.3), Sinaly Diomandé (7.0), Dejan Lovren (6.9), Nicolás Tagliafico (7.3), Johann Lepenant (7.0), Corentin Tolisso (7.1), Maxence Caqueret (7.6), Rayan Cherki (7.0), Alexandre Lacazette (7.1) and Bradley Barcola (7.2).

They had on the bench: Amin Sarr (6.4), Jérôme Boateng (6.3), Castello Lukeba (6.5), Moussa Dembélé, Thiago Mendes, Henrique, Sael Kumbedi (6.7), Houssem Aouar (6.6) and Rémy Riou.

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: B. Barcola for Houssem Aouar (61′), M. Gusto for Sael Kumbedi Nseke (61′), R. Cherki for A. Sarr (61′), M. Caqueret for Castello Lukeba (74′) and Dejan Lovren for Jérôme Boateng (83′).

Best player: Maxence Caqueret​

The most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Maxence Caqueret even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Troyes – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-3
• Paris Saint Germain – Toulouse – 2-1
• Rennes – Lille – 1-3