Troyes and Lyon are set to lock horns this weekend at Stade de l’Aube (Troyes) in the French top flight Campaign (Ligue 1). Match day schedules for 16th January 2022 at 19:05 EAT.
Troyes is in the 16th position on the league table with 17 points from 19 matches. In the last couple of matches Troyes has been struggling, they are on a no-win situation for the last three games and a win in the match against Lorient is the only one in their last six encounters.
Troyes will be looking for better results in this game coming off 1-1 Ligue 1 tie against Brest in their last match. In that match, Troyes had 66% possession, 15 shots with four of them on target and an equalizer goal scored by Adil Rami (80′). Brest got eight shots with two of them on target and a goal by Franck Honorat (5′).
On the other hand, Lyon is in the 11th spot on the league table with 25 points from 19 matches. Lyon had a good start to the season with unbeatable streaks in their hand but now in a winless run of five matches recording one loss and five draws in that period.
Lyon put up an amazing 1-1 draw versus Paris Saint-Germain in their previous fixture. In that match, Lyon had 32% possession, 11 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Lucas Paquetá (7′). Paris Saint-Germain got 15 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Thilo Kehrer (76′).
Troyes vs Lyon head to head
Lyon has an excellent head to had record against Troyes in the 20 meetings since 1999 with 15 triumphs while Troyes have seen victory only thrice and two matches played out draws.
- Lyon 3-1 Troyes 22/09/21
- Lyon 3-0 Troyes 06/05/18
- Troyes 0-5 Lyon 22/10/17
- Lyon 4-1 Troyes 09/01/16
- Troyes 0-1 Lyon 31/10/15
Home
- Troyes 1-1 Stade Brest 29
- Troyes 2-4 Nancy-Lorraine
- Troyes 1-2 Bordeaux
- Lille 2-1 Troyes
- Troyes 2-0 Lorient
Away
- Lyon 1-1 PSG
- Lyon 1-1 Metz
- Lille 0-0 Lyon
- Lyon 1-1 Rangers
- Bordeaux 2-2 Lyon
Troyes team news
Coach Bruno Irles will have to do without the duo of Mama Balde and Yoann Touzghar who are unavailable for selection due to duty calls in the AFCON while Romingue Kouame is still recovering from injury.
Lyon team news
Les Gones will be without the trio of Islam Slimani, Karl Toko Ekambi and Tino Kadewere who are on international duty in AFCON.
Prediction and odds
After six consecutive draws before this match, we expect Lyon to bag the first victory in nearly two months facing a struggling opponent.
- Lyon Win
- Both teams to score
- Correct score 1-2
