TROYES. Lens beats Troyes 3-1. It was Troyes to score first with a goal from G. Biancone. Notwithstanding, later Lens found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Danso (42′), A. Kalimuendo (45′) and J. Clauss (71′).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier who had the assistance of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Pierre Legat. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Lens was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Troyes that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Troyes had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Lens succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Lens shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Troyes shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Lens received 2 yellow cards (F. Medina and P. Frankowski). On the other side, Troyes received 1 yellow card (I. Kabore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lens will have 61 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Troyes will stay with 37 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lens will host Monaco on the 21st of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Monaco (10 draws).
Troyes will play away agasint Lorient on the 21st of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Troyes (2 draws).
Lens – Formation
Lens
42'
19'
83'
Lens started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Bruno Irles decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Lens made 3 changes: A. Kalimuendo for I. Ganago (77′), D. Costa for P. Berg (77′) and P. Frankowski for D. Machado (83′).
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
Troyes started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Franck Haise played with: .
Substitutions
Troyes made 4 changes: Y. Touzghar for I. Ugbo (65′), A. Conte for Y. Larouci (65′), R. Ripart for L. Mothiba (80′) and X. Chavalerin for M. Balde (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Lorient – 0-0
- Olympique Lyonnais – Nantes – 3-2
- Metz – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Monaco – Brest – 4-2
- Montpellier – Paris Saint Germain – 0-4
- Nice – Lille – 1-3
- Rennes – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Saint-Étienne – Reims – 1-2
- Strasbourg – Clermont – 1-0
- Troyes – Lens – 1-3
