Ligue 1 Gameweek 21 Sat, Feb 20 · 16:00 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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Away travel254 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Lens—%
Draw—%
Estac Troyes—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Lens)

Forecast from 5 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Lens and Estac Troyes. 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

LensEstac Troyes
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
63 AttackIn forecast 12
53 DefenceIn forecast 19
51 Form indexContext 7
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

Lens

Attack—
Defense risk—

Estac Troyes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LensEstac Troyes
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.71
1.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.29
2.57 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext -0.32
86% Scored inContext 43%
0% Clean sheetsContext 14%
14.71 ShotsContext 14.29
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
41% On target shareContext 21%
10.57 Shots in the boxContext 10.43
74% Box shareContext 73%
14% ConversionContext 5%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.29 Shots allowedContext 12.43
4.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.71
2.67 BlocksContext 3.00
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
71% Save rateContext 55%
51% PossessionIn forecast 39%
487 PassesContext 359
418 Accurate passesContext 287
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.52
11.57 FoulsContext 12.29
13.14 Fouls sufferedContext 12.71
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.57
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
2.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.23
80% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
16.40 ShotsContext 12.10
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
37% On target shareContext 25%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.67
70% Box shareContext 64%
13% ConversionContext 7%
1.56 OffsidesContext 2.56
12.30 Shots allowedContext 13.90
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.44 BlocksContext 3.10
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
71% Save rateContext 63%
52% PossessionIn forecast 39%
474 PassesContext 351
405 Accurate passesContext 279
85% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.61
10.80 FoulsContext 11.10
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 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

Lens
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,084 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 51 · 7 pts vs 6.9 for an average club · -1.3 vs expected
  • W17 OctA · Estac Troyes3–12.2 xPts
  • L13 OctH · Sporting CP0–21.3 xPts
  • W9 OctH · Lyon2–11.6 xPts
  • L18 SepA · Monaco1–21.3 xPts
  • D13 SepA · Le Mans2–22.0 xPts
Estac Troyes
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel254 km284 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

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
Lens Estac Troyes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 13 Feb7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 13 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km254 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,084 km284 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.27

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

Lens Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Estac Troyes (A) 3–1, 17 Oct
40R. Risser(G)
20J. Todibo 25P. Ganiou 32Kyllian Antonio
22M. Skóraś 5A. Bulatović 8Y. Titraoui 2R. Aguilar
7F. Sotoca 10F. Thauvin
11O. Édouard
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

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
Lens Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Estac Troyes Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Lens · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.33
Conceded
1.33
Estac Troyes · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.67

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 last 5 of 5 meetings

4 Lens wins1 draws0 Estac Troyes wins
Goals per game2.40 – 0.60 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 0%
  • 17 Oct 2026Estac Troyes1–3Lens
  • 28 Jan 2023Estac Troyes1–1Lens
  • 9 Sep 2022Lens1–0Estac Troyes
  • 14 May 2022Estac Troyes1–3Lens
  • 5 Nov 2021Lens4–0Estac Troyes

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

Lens7 games · scored 14 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
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
Lens10 games · scored 21 · conceded 15
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 4 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

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.