ESTAC Troyes vs RC Lens Prediction: RC Lens will have no problems

ESTAC Troyes welcome RC Lens for the round 20 of the French Ligue 1. This will be the second meeting between these two in the current season. RC Lens won the first match 1-0 on their home ground and look set to do the double against ESTAC Troyes.

RC Lens are currently contending for the Ligue 1 title, with just 3 points away from PSG and Troyes are just 3 places above the relegation zone and will be fighting to avoid a drop.

ESTAC Troyes (Form Guide: LLLWD)

Troyes are currently 14th in the Ligue 1, with 18 points after 19 games. They have 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 loses, and a goal ratio of 30:40. On the home record this season, Troyes are 15th with 9 points in 9 home games. They have just 1 win, 6 draws and 2 defeats while playing at home and a goal ratio of 10:13.

ESTAC Troyes have 3 losses, 1 win and 1 draw in their last 5 matches. They lost 5-1 against Lille OSC in their last match. Mama Balde scored the only goal in the 65th minute. Throughout the match, Troyes managed 33% of the possession, with 2 shots on target and 2 corner kicks.

ESTAC Troyes have recorded 3 losses in a row and are without a clean sheet in 4 matches. In 8/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in ⅚ matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played

RC Lens (Form Guide: WWDWW)

RC Lens are currently in hot form at the moment and they don’t look like slowing down. RC Lens are currently 2nd in the Ligue 1 with 44 points in 19 games. They have 13 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat, with a goal ratio of 32:13. Lens are currently the most in form team while playing at home this season. They have won 30 points in their last 10 home games, meaning they have won all 10 games at home. They also have a goal ratio of 22:7 on their home ground.

RC Lens have 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches. Last time out, they beat Stade Brestois 29 by 3-1 score. Facundo Medina, Adrien Thomasson and Wesley Said were all on target in that match, scoring in the 5th, 30th and 37th minute. On the stats, RC Lens had 53% possession and 5 shots on target.

RC Lens are currently on an excellent run of 13 games unbeaten. They have also opened scoring in 5/5 matches.

Head to Head

ESTAC Troyes and RC Lens have played 20 matches against each other. RC Lens are with 11 wins, while ESTAC Troyes have 6 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw.

On the Head to Head, RC Lens have 4 wins in a row against Troyes and Troyes are without a clean sheet in 4 matches against RC Lens. In 5/7 matches between the two, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Expert Betting Tips

First, ESTAC Troyes is coming up against one of the best teams in the league and there is only one way this could end. It is a matter of how badly it will end for Troyes. RC Lens are playing with huge ambitions and it would be unwise to underrate this team. They are 3 points away from the top spot and they don’t need to slow down.

I see RC Lens winning the game outrightly and giving little opportunities to Troyes to score a goal in return. So back the away side to dominate all proceedings and record a resounding win.

RC Lens are averaging 1.7 goals per game and 4.5 shots on target on the average per game. Back RC Lens to score 1-3 goals and shutting the Troyes attack from pulling a goal back.

• Bet On RC Lens Win at 1.715 Odds
• Bet On RC Lens to Score Goal 1 at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 0-2 at 7.5 Odds