Match Report
Before the match
Troyes: one win and four defeats over five games; four goals scored, 13 conceded, failing to score in three of those games. Latest: a 2-0 defeat at home to Marseille on 11 October.
0-2 was Troyes's result against Marseille on 11 October (Ligue 1), playing at home; Troyes lost, with zero scored to two conceded. The 19 September fixture (Ligue 1) paired Troyes with Angers SCO. Troyes lost 0-2 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding two. Playing away from home against Lille (Ligue 1), Troyes finished 0-2 on 13 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against two from the opposition. 6 September: Troyes lost 2-6 against Strasbourg at home in Ligue 1, scoring two goals and allowing six. Against Lorient in Ligue 1, Troyes scored two and conceded one on 29 August; the away from home result was 2-1.
Before kickoff, Ligue 1's results-based standings placed Troyes 17th after six matches and four points.
RC Lens's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 8 scored and 9 conceded. Sporting CP were their latest opponents, at home on 13 October: a 2-0 defeat.
Playing at home against Sporting CP (Champions League), RC Lens finished 0-2 on 13 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against two from the opposition. 9 October: RC Lens won 2-1 against Olympique Lyon at home in Ligue 1, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against Monaco in Ligue 1, RC Lens scored one and conceded two on 18 September; the away from home result was 1-2. RC Lens's away from home game on 13 September (Ligue 1) ended 2-2 against Le Mans, with two goals for and two against. On 10 September, Slavia Praha faced RC Lens in Champions League: RC Lens won 3-2 away from home, having scored three and conceded two.
seven points in six matches put RC Lens 11th in the pre-match results-based Ligue 1 standings.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 4-2 away win for RC Lens on 4 February and a 1-1 draw at Troyes on 28 January 2023.
After the match
RC Lens beat Troyes 3-1 on 17 October 2026. Adrien Monfray (an own goal) opened the scoring inside the first 13 minutes for RC Lens to make it 1-0. Timothée Nkada levelled it in the 26th minute for Troyes, set up by Mouhamed Diop, to make it 1-1. RC Lens regained the lead through Odsonne Edouard 47 minutes into the game, set up by Florian Thauvin, to make it 2-1. Ruben Aguilar added to the tally 55 minutes into the game for RC Lens, set up by Florian Thauvin, to make it 3-1. Michel Diaz (76'), Renaud Ripart (76'), Samson Baidoo (77') and Amadou Haïdara (82') were booked. Troyes's current recorded form ends with 5 consecutive defeats in the 2025/26 Coupe de France and the 2026/27 Ligue 1. two yellow cards went to Troyes. Troyes: four substitutions. RC Lens: two yellow cards. RC Lens made five changes. Samson Baidoo was booked following entry for RC Lens in the 60th minute. Amadou Haïdara, on in the 67th minute, was booked.