📏 Form Guide

ESTAC

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ESTAC will be hoping for a better result after a 0-2 Ligue 2 loss in their previous game against Le Mans FC.

Erwan Colas (34') and Harold Voyer (45') scored for Le Mans FC.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that not much more can be done by the ESTAC rearguard. ESTAC have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their past 6 games standing at 4.

RC Lens

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RC Lens come into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Ligue 1 win to beat Havre AC in their previous outing.

In that match, RC Lens managed 54% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for RC Lens was Ruben Aguilar (45'). On the other side, Havre AC got 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

A series of dependable performances from the RC Lens defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 clashes combined. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 12. We will find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 24/08/2019 shows us that ESTAC have won 1 of these and RC Lens 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Troyes and 10 belonging to Les Artésiens. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The previous league fixture between the two was Ligue 1 match day 20 on 28/01/2023 and the score finished ESTAC 1-1 RC Lens.

That time, ESTAC had 27% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 on target. Their only player to score was Yasser Larouci (50').

On the other side, RC Lens had 22 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Adrien Thomasson (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Clément Turpin.

ℹ️ Team News: RC Lens

RC Lens manager Pierre Sage has multiple availability issues to deal with. Régis Gurtner (Hamstring injury), Jonathan Gradit (Lower leg fracture) and Samson Baidoo (Hamstring injury) can’t be considered. Florian Thauvin cannot play in this game through suspension.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that ESTAC would be disappointed if they were not to score a goal against this RC Lens side, but a single goal likely won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

Therefore, we’re predicting a 1-2 win for RC Lens at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.

Victor Martins, 02:00 04/02/2026