Estac Troyes vs Le Mans Prediction

Recent league form

Le Mans go into this stretch unbeaten in their last three Ligue 1 outings, drawing with Nice and Lens before beating Lorient most recently.

Estac Troyes: 20 completed matches; Le Mans: 20 completed matches.

Estac Troyes

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

26

Difference

+10

Le Mans

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

27

Difference

-1

Troyes have gone the other way, losing their last three on the bounce, including a heavy 6-2 defeat to Strasbourg at home. Before that run they'd managed a draw and a win, so the slump is fairly recent.

Le Mans carry the better momentum into this one, at least based on how the last month has gone.

Comparative Team Statistics: Estac Troyes vs Le Mans

Head-to-head

The last two meetings both came in Ligue 2 last season. Le Mans won 2-0 away in January and the two sides drew 2-2 when Troyes visited the October before that.

Beyond those, the history between them stretches back over a decade and was played in a different competition entirely, so it doesn't tell us much about this one.

Where they stand

Five Ligue 1 games into the season, Troyes are down in 16th with just four points on the board. Le Mans sit in 9th with six points from the same number of matches.

It's a small sample and plenty can change over the coming weeks, but right now there's a clear gap between the two in the table.

Players to watch

Le Mans' goals have mostly come from Bourabaa and Mafouta, who've each scored three times in their last five appearances, with Bourabaa also chipping in two assists. Lauray has picked up three yellow cards in that span too, which points to him being a regular fixture.

Estac Troyes:

Penalty cards:

M. Diaz x 2

Le Mans:

Best scorers:

A. Bourabaa - 3

L. Mafouta - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Bourabaa - 2

L. Mafouta - 1

Penalty cards:

D. Sidibé x 1 x 1

A. Lauray x 3

N. Boissé x 2

For Troyes, the only name that stands out in the data is Diaz, with two yellow cards in five matches. There's no standout scorer showing up for them, which fits with how few goals they've managed in the league so far.

Troyes' limited attacking data lines up with their low goal return this season.

How this one could shape up

Put the table position and the recent form together and Le Mans look the side with more going for them at the moment. Troyes need to find some goals fairly soon, given how little they've scored and how often they've been conceding too.

None of that guarantees anything a month out, but it's the clearest picture the data gives us right now.