Troyes – Lens

Lens hope to qualify for the Eurocups. How will they play against Troyes away?

On Matchday 37 of the French championship, Troyes will take on Lens. The hosts are 15th in the table and six points clear of the relegation zone, so they have achieved their goal for the season as a whole. And Troyes' form in recent times can be described as good. This team defeated Lille 3-0, albeit with a touch of scandal due to three penalties against the Dane and two penalties. Then Troyes drew 2-2 away with PSG. And it was a 0-2 defeat in the course of the match. So, even in a relatively safe tournament position, Troyes retain their motivation and play quite relaxed at the end of the season, which allows them to reveal their attacking options. At home, Troyes have won five matches, drawn seven times and lost six. Lens have seven wins, seven defeats and four draws away. The team is also on the move at the moment and has climbed to seventh place in Ligue 1, so still has every chance of qualifying for next season's Eurocups. Lens is four points away from fifth-placed Rennes and five points away from fourth-placed Nice. Lens now has a good series of six matches without defeat. In four of them, the blood-and-gold have won. Last time round, they beat Reims away (2-1), before that there were draws with Nantes (2-2) and PSG (1-1), victories over Montpellier (2-0), Lille (2-1) and Nice (3-0). In other words, Lens have looked very good against fairly strong opponents. Lens also played well against Troyes in the first leg and secured a 4-0 win. One of the goals was scored by Calimuendo-Mouinga, who is now Len's top scorer with 11 goals. At Troyes, the most prolific player is Chavaleren with just five goals. In terms of losses, the hosts have health problems with Azamum, Koné, Motiba and Souk, while Lens are all physically fit but goalkeeper Leca is suspended. That could play a role in the upcoming match.