• With only one victory on the clock since October, Troyes, 14th, must raise the bar.

  • After the defeat of Rennes in Lorient, Lens, euphoric, has a good shot to play to move away from the pursuers, Saturday evening against a badly classified.

  • The match will be played at the Aube stadium, which can accommodate 20,400 spectators.

After a break from the Coupe de France, Ligue 1 resumes its rights with a duel between a team from Troyes who are trying to get their heads out of the water and Lens, who complete the Ligue 1 podium behind Paris Saint-Germain and ahead of the 'Olympic Marseille.

Impressive collectively, the visitors arrive in Champagne with logical ambitions of victory.

What time and on which channel to see Troyes - Lens counting for the 20th day of Ligue 1?

The meeting of the French championship between Estac and the Sang et Or will be broadcast on Le Pass Ligue 1 on Amazon Prime Video for subscribers, this Saturday January 28 at 5 p.m.

You can also follow the Troyes - Lens match live on 20 Minutes via our live commentary.

Troyes has no more time

The Champenois, who remain on three consecutive defeats, in all competitions, must pull themselves together.

Under penalty of seeing the red zone getting dangerously close.

Eliminated from the Coupe de France by Lille in early January, the Trojans fell heavily against the same team on the last day of the championship (5-1).

Now 3 units from the red zone, Troyes no longer has a choice.

Either way, you have to score points.

Estac will have to correct its defensive shortcomings for this, it which has the 3rd worst defense in Ligue 1 with 40 goals conceded in 19 days.

Jackson Porozo, one of the fastest defenders in the championship (35.28 km / h), will be present in the central hinge, to thwart the Lensois plans.

While their last victory at home dates back to August 28, it is difficult to see the Trojans win against Lensois in the rush.

But, after all, the Champenois have shown that they can beat big guys this season (Monaco still remembers it).

Author of 8 goals this season, the top scorer of Estac, Mama Baldé, alone in the forefront, will carry the offensive hopes of his team.

Lens, on a cloud

As for the Artésiens, the start of the season is very promising.

Behind PSG, the northern club is in second place in the standings for a record of 44 points acquired thanks to 13 wins and 5 draws.

Since the start of the season, RC Lens have lost only once, during the derby against Lille.

Undefeated since October 9, Lens is certainly going through one of the best seasons in its history.

As proof, the victory against Paris Saint-Germain (3-1), on January 1, which allowed the Sang et Or to launch 2023 on the rails of success.

Three points behind the Parisians and two points ahead of OM, the Lensois can have ambitions at mid-season.

Especially if they continue to play without complex and with the same desire.

After 19 days, they also have the best defense in the championship with only 13 goals conceded.

A victory for the Lensois at Troyes and a misstep by the Marseillais against Monaco would allow the former to take a 3, or even 5, point lead in the league...

To do this, they can count on their top scorer, the Belgian Loïs Openda, author of 9 achievements after 19 days (0.47 average per match) and Florian Sotaca, 4th best passer in Ligue 1.

Wesley Saïd, who has just scored on a backheel in Brest (3-1 victory), is also in full possession of his means currently.

With his now famous 3-4-2-1, Franck Haise can count on a dedicated workforce, which puts intensity on each ball, to tickle, why not, PSG in the standings and repeat the coup of Montpellier in 2012 .

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