Ligue 1 Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 31 · 19:45 Stade de l’Aube, Troyes
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Our take

It looks too close to call.

Le Mans are the stronger side on L90 Strength (26 vs 12). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Estac Troyes. Estac Troyes have 7.2 days of rest, Le Mans 6.1 and have to travel 290 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel290 kmRest days7.2 · 6.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Estac Troyes34%
Draw26%
Le Mans39%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.49
Estac Troyes30%
Draw27%
Le Mans43%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.48
Estac Troyes34%
Draw26%
Le Mans39%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.49
Estac Troyes28%
Draw25%
Le Mans47%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.67
Estac Troyes35%
Draw25%
Le Mans40%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.56
Over 2.5 55% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 7 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Troyes)
11°CDrizzle
  • Precipitation 23%
  • Wind 10 km/h
  • Humidity 85%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Estac Troyes and Le Mans. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Estac TroyesLe Mans
12 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
12 AttackIn forecast 27
19 DefenceIn forecast 21
7 Form indexContext 31
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Estac Troyes

Attack+22%
Defense risk−16%

Le Mans

Attack+27%
Defense risk−36%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

Estac TroyesLe Mans
0.71 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
2.29 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.14
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.89
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
43% Scored inContext 86%
14% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.29 ShotsContext 10.14
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.86
21% On target shareContext 38%
10.43 Shots in the boxContext 6.29
73% Box shareContext 60%
5% ConversionContext 14%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.40
12.43 Shots allowedContext 16.57
4.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.43
3.00 BlocksContext 3.43
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
55% Save rateContext 58%
39% PossessionIn forecast 45%
359 PassesContext 406
287 Accurate passesContext 325
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.52 Team ratingContext 6.60
12.29 FoulsContext 14.86
12.71 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.57 Yellow cardsContext 2.43
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.14
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.89
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
60% Scored inContext 86%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.10 ShotsContext 10.14
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.86
25% On target shareContext 38%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.29
64% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 14%
2.56 OffsidesContext 2.40
13.90 Shots allowedContext 16.57
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.43
3.10 BlocksContext 3.43
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
63% Save rateContext 58%
39% PossessionIn forecast 45%
351 PassesContext 406
279 Accurate passesContext 325
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.61 Team ratingContext 6.60
11.10 FoulsContext 14.86
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.43
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.14
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 7 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Estac Troyes
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,121 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 7 · 0 pts vs 7.5 for an average club · -4.0 vs expected
  • L17 OctH · Lens1–30.6 xPts
  • L11 OctH · Marseille0–20.9 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Angers0–20.9 xPts
  • L13 SepA · Lille0–20.4 xPts
  • L6 SepH · Strasbourg2–61.1 xPts
Le Mans
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel290 km504 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 31 · 5 pts vs 7.2 for an average club · -0.2 vs expected
  • L16 OctH · Toulouse0–31.4 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Paris Saint Germain1–30.3 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Lorient2–11.5 xPts
  • D13 SepH · Lens2–20.9 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Nice1–11.2 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Estac Troyes Le Mans
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Ligue 1 2026-2027, 24 Oct6.1Ligue 1 2026-2027, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km290 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,121 km504 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Estac Troyes Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Lens (H) 1–3, 17 Oct
33P. Beach(G)
5P. Gozzi 4M. Diaz 6A. Monfray 2L. Maronnier
29D. Karim 8M. Diop
23T. Nkada 17A. Mille 10M. Ifnaoui
20R. Ripart
Le Mans Last XI · not confirmed
3-1-4-2 · vs Toulouse (H) 0–3, 16 Oct
98N. Kocik(G)
5H. Voyer 17S. Yohou 19D. Sidibé
29Lucas Bretelle
76Y. Larouci 10J. Vercruysse 23D. Traoré 18L. Buadés
14L. Mafouta 25D. Guèye

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Estac Troyes No reported absences
Le Mans No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Estac Troyes+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Le Mans+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Estac Troyes · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
0.75
Conceded
2.75
Le Mans · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goal timing

Estac Troyes7 games · scored 5 · conceded 16
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 4 31-45
5 46-60
61-75
1 5 76-90
Le Mans7 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
2 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
3 61-75
3 76-90
Estac Troyes10 games · scored 8 · conceded 20
2 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
6 46-60
2 61-75
1 6 76-90
Le Mans7 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
2 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
3 61-75
3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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