Troyes AC vs RC Lens Prediction: Les Sang et Or to avoid upset in Troyes

Ligue 2 leaders Troyes will be looking to cause an upset when they face Ligue 1 title challengers Lens in the Coupe de France round of 16 on Wednesday (20:00GMT), but they face an uphill battle against one of the best defensive setups in France.

Read on for my Troyes vs Lens predictions with the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Troyes left-back Lucas Maronnier suffered an injury against Le Mans at the weekend and will not feature here, but winger Kandet Diawara could make his debut against former club Lens after signing for Troyes on Monday.

Football Odds

Regis Gurtner and Samson Baidoo are both sidelined with hamstring injuries for Lens, while centre back Jonathan Gradit is also a doubt, alongside Jhoanner Chavez.

Troyes vs Lens Odds

Top-flight visitors Lens head to Stade de l’Aube as 1/ 2 favourites against promotion-hopefuls Troyes, who are 9/2 underdogs, while a draw is priced at 3/1.

Goals are expected in Troyes, with over 2.5 goals priced at odds-on at 4/6 and the unders at 11/10, while 8/11 on both teams to score suggests that Troyes could strike against the favourites.

Lens to win @ 4/6

Troyes remain top of the Ligue 2 standings, but their promotion hopes have taken a hit in recent weeks, with a 2-0 loss to fellow top-flight hopefuls Le Mans leaving them looking back on successive defeats for the first time in almost a year.

Today's Football Fixtures

Lens could be the side to inflict a third successive loss on their hosts on Wednesday, with the shock Ligue 1 title challengers heading to Stade de l’Aube in fantastic form.

Les Sang et Or have won 11 of their last 12 fixtures and harbour the joint-best defensive record in the top flight. They have won to nil in four of their last five assignments and could clinch another clean sheet against a Troyes side without a goal in their last two fixtures.

Lens to keep a clean sheet & Wesley Said to score @ 5/1

Lens have the joint-best defensive record in Ligue 1 and have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five games. Troyes have lost their last two games without scoring and could struggle to make an impact against their in-form hosts on Wednesday.

One man who has not had any issues making an impact this season is Wesley Said, who has eight goals and two assists in all competitions for Lens.

The 30-year-old has scored six of these goals in his last 11 appearances and scored against Troyes back in the 2021/22 Ligue 1 season.