Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Troyes (10th, 44 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Caen (18th, 22 pts). The last five rounds placed Troyes 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Troyes were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1, Caen 0.91 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Caen had lost seven in a row. From the last five rounds, Troyes held 6 points of 15 and Caen 0.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Troyes 5, draws 1, Caen 3, at 2.78 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. Where history says 2.78 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.8.
The match was played at Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas (capacity 20,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Troyes: Rafiki Saïd (51'), Mouhamed Diop (70'), Youssouf M'Changama (47')
Key stats
Possession: Troyes 39% · Caen 61% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-3