Lens and Troyes are going to face off on Friday in the 13th week of the Ligue 1. The match is going to be played in Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The encounter will be officiated by Thomas Léonard.
Lens sits in the 4th position in the league with 21 points. It comes from a 2-1 loss against Olympique Lyonnais in its last match in the Ligue 1. To date, it has won 6 times, draw 3 times, and lost 3 times.
Troyes is in the 14th position in the table with 13 points. It comes from a 2-2 draw against Rennes in its last match in the Ligue 1. Thus far,, it has won 3 times, draw 4 times, and lost 5 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Lens
Lens has mostly adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up most used during the season (10 times or 83.33%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-1-2 (10 times), 3-4-2-1 (once) and 3-4-3 (once).
Franck Haise is expected to play against Troyes with the following players: W. Fariñez Aray, F. Medina, K. Danso, J. Gradit, P. Frankowski, S. Fofana, C. Doucoure, J. Clauss, F. Sotoca, W. Saïd and A. Muinga.
The average age of Lens would be 25.00.
I. Kpene Ganago will definitely miss the match.
Franck Haise will not be able to have the presence of J. Leca who is suspended.
Troyes
Troyes has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (6 times or 50.00%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (6 times), 5-4-1 (4 times), 3-4-3 (once) and 3-5-1-1 (once).
Laurent Batlles is expected to play against Lens with the following players: G. Gallon, G. Biancone, Y. Salmier, J. Giraudon, A. Rami, I. Kabore, M. Baldé, R. N’Guessan, X. Chavalerin, T. Dingomé and R. Ripart.
The average age of Troyes would be 27.45.
Y. Larouci, P. Sandler, T. Banhie-Zoukrou, K. Azamoum, F. Tardieu, G. Rodrigues Gouveia and Y. Touzghar will definitely miss the match.
