Troyes vs Lens prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-05-13 22:00.
It’s just about ‘job done’ for Troyes after successive unbeaten games (W1, D1) ahead of the penultimate day of Ligue 1 action has all but secured survival in their first season back in France’s top tier after a three-year hiatus. A 14th-placed finish looks to be as high as Troyes can realistically finish now, but that would represent their highest finishing position since 2001/02.
Stade de l'Aube has become something of a fortress of late for Troyes, with just one of the last seven visiting sides taking all three points (W3, D3). It remains to be seen if they can maintain the same level of intensity given that they’re now playing for pride alone, but the hosts should not be underestimated as they boast a 70% unbeaten rate as home league betting outsiders (W3, D4, L3).
The onus is most certainly on Lens to win here, as anything short of victory could scupper their tenuous hopes of breaking into the European places. The dream was kept alive by a stoppage-time winner at Reims last time out, in what was the fifth occasion this season that Lens avoided defeat after trailing at half-time (W2, D3, L4), a joint second league-high!
Continuing their upward trajectory, Lens have followed up a run of five defeats from six away league games with a run of just two from the following eight (W4, D2). Combine that improvement with what is at stake and it is easy to see why Lens enter this clash as warm betting favourites, but that’s a tag they have justified with victory in just 40% of their applicable league away trips (W4, D2, L4).
Players to watch: Four of Troyes’ last five goals came from the penalty spot, three of which were dispatched by Florian Tardieu. Meanwhile, Seko Fofana’s 91st-minute winner last time out means that three of his last four goals were result altering second-half stoppage time strikes!
Hot stat: Troyes are the only Ligue 1 side yet to score a home league goal between 61'-75'.