Lyon v Troyes Betting Tips [19 August 2022]

Lyon host Troyes for the third round of the French Ligue 1, which effectively will be Lyon’s second, given that their previous game against Lorient was postponed due to the extreme unsuitability of the Lorient pitch. The hosts managed to win their only game of the season, beating Ajaccio 2-1 in the first round. Peter Bosz will surely want to better last year’s ranking and points tally, yet defence has been an issue of his teams ever since he started coaching. Lyon for instance have conceded in eighteen of their last twenty games, as well as ten of their last eleven on home soil. They boast an excellent tradition against Troyes however, having seven consecutive home wins against them.  

Troyes kicked off the Ligue 1 campaign in disappointing style. Two defeats in two and six goals conceded paint a very bad picture for Bruno Irles’ team, who may very well face a relegation fight this season. In fact, Troyes has now gone five competitive league games winless, while they have conceded in nine of their last ten games in the top division. Away from home certainly does not suit them, as indicated by recent results which have seen Troyes win just one of their last ten outings, conceding more than once in five of those. If that wasn’t enough, Troyes do not enjoy playing at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, a venue where they have lost seven games on the spin.