Troyes vs RC Lens — Stats & Match Analysis

Ligue 1 · 2026Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

Troyes

DWLLL

vsPre-match analysis

RC Lens

WLLDL

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored: 0.81.8
Expected goals: 1.242.14
Shots: 14.815
Possession: 39%51.4%

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. The next-strongest reading is weaker: RC Lens have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.6 corners/match ●CornersTroyes · RC Lens7 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Troyes	RC Lens	Baseline
Corners	7.6 corners/match	7 corners/match	5 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

RC Lens have recorded the higher season possession share.

39%PossessionTroyes · RC Lens● 51.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.4 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Troyes	RC Lens	Baseline
Possession	39%	51.4%	49.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Troyes favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · RC Lens in 9 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Troyes5 matchesRC Lens5 matches

0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 1.8 goals/match

2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 1.8 goals/match

1.24 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 2.14 xG/match

14.8 shots/matchShots5/515 shots/match

2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲ 6.4 shots/match

39%Possession5/5● 51.4%

7.6 corners/match ●Corners5/57 corners/match

12 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Troyes

1Draws

4RC Lens

4 Feb 2026Troyes — RC Lens · Coupe de France2–4

28 Jan 2023Troyes — RC Lens · Ligue 11–1

9 Sept 2022RC Lens — Troyes · Ligue 11–0

14 May 2022Troyes — RC Lens · Ligue 11–3

5 Nov 2021RC Lens — Troyes · Ligue 14–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness29 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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