Lens vs Troyes 2022-23 Ligue 1
Eye-pleasing Lens beat Troyes 1-0 to top Ligue 1
RC Lens moved into provisional first place in Ligue 1 after a first-half Kevin Danso goal earned a 1-0 home win against Troyes on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Jonathan Gradit because of an injury.
- 39': Goal! Lens 1, Troyes 0. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Lukasz Poreba (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Troyes. Wilson Odobert replaces Iké Ugbo.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Seko Fofana replaces Lukasz Poreba.
- 66': Substitution, Troyes. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Erik Palmer-Brown.
- 66': Substitution, Troyes. Abdu Conté replaces Rony Lopes.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David da Costa.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Loïs Openda.
- 77': Florian Tardieu (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Jimmy Cabot (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Troyes. Renaud Ripart replaces Thierno Baldé.
- 82': Substitution, Troyes. Lucien Agoumé replaces Florian Tardieu.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,344
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 TRY |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.7 | Possession | 63.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 610 |
| 394 | Passes | 663 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 25 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 29 | Clearances | 12 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 13 | Lukasz Poreba  |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 19 | Jimmy Cabot |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Troyes (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Gauthier Gallon (GK) |
| 23 | Adil Rami |
| 4 | Erik Palmer-Brown |
| 2 | Jackson Porozo |
| 39 | Yasser Larouci |
| 3 | Thierno Balde |
| 10 | Florien Tardieu |
| 6 | Rominigue Kouamé |
| 9 | Ike Ugbo |
| 11 | Rony Lopes |
| 25 | Mama Baldé |
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