Troyes 1-3 Lens: two Thauvin assists and an own goal
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 3 shots on target: Lens' fewest in eight matches
- 6 key passes from Thauvin, most in the match
- Lens led for roughly 58 of 90 minutes
An own goal set Lens on their way
Lens won away at Troyes, 3-1, and spent roughly 58 of the 90 minutes in front. An Adrien Monfray own goal gave them an early lead, Timothé Nkada levelled before the half-hour, and Lens regained the advantage deep into first-half stoppage time. Troyes did not score again.
Few shots on target, but enough goals
Lens managed only three shots on target, their fewest in eight matches this season. The own goal helped, and their efforts were of slightly better quality per shot than Troyes's, which appears to have made the difference. Troyes put more on target than their season average, but Robin Risser made four saves.
Thauvin supplied both goals that built the lead
The creative work came from Florian Thauvin, who made six key passes, the most in the match. He set up Odsonne Édouard in the second minute of first-half stoppage time and Ruben Aguilar in the 55th minute, so both goals carried his name. It was a first Ligue 1 goal of the season for each scorer.
Édouard's goal before the break tilted the match
Édouard's goal just before half-time was worth +0.7 FN xPts to Lens, while Troyes's FN xPts were −0.5. No other moment moved the two sides' combined figure more. It restored a lead that Nkada had wiped out, and Aguilar's goal early in the second half gave Lens a two-goal cushion.
FN MOM
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Florian Thauvin 8.5Dominant
Two assists and six key passes in 67 minutes, involved in two of Lens' three goals.
Thauvin's attacking work carried the scoreline. After Nkada levelled, he found the pass for Édouard just before the break, then set up Aguilar in the 55th minute to make it a two-goal lead. He had no shots himself, but he attempted three dribbles and won four of eight duels before being replaced in the 67th minute.
Game state
0-11-11-21-3
Estac Troyes ahead 0 min · level 32 min · Lens ahead 58 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
13'
Adrien Monfray
Own goal · RCL +0.5
−0.4
26'
Timothé Nkada
Goal · RCL −0.6
+0.4
45+2'
Odsonne Édouard
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Florian Thauvin +0.2 · ETR −0.5
+0.7
55'
Ruben Aguilar
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Florian Thauvin +0.1 · ETR −0.2
+0.3
Estac Troyes
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Lens
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −0.1Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Estac TroyesLens
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.55
Compared with usual
Estac Troyes
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.67 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.2 | |
| xG | 0.92 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.55 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 41% | 38.8% | |
| Passes | 370 | 358 | |
| Corners | 6 | 7.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.3 | |
Lens
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.55 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 0.92 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 13 | 17 | |
| On target | 3 | 6.6 | low |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.14 | |
| Possession | 59% | 52.8% | |
| Passes | 539 | 483.4 | |
| Corners | 4 | 7.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.8 | |
Timeline
- 13'
Goal
Adrien Monfray (OG)
- 26'
Goal
Timothé Nkada league goal #1
- 45+2'
Goal
Odsonne Édouard league goal #1 assist Florian Thauvin
- 55'
Goal
Ruben Aguilar league goal #1 assist Florian Thauvin
- 60'
Sub
Timothé Nkada → Kandet Diawara
- 60'
Sub
Jean-Clair Todibo → Samson Baidoo
- 64'
Sub
Paolo Gozzi → Noah Donkor
- 67'
Sub
Florian Thauvin → Mezian Mesloub
- 67'
Sub
Odsonne Édouard → Franjo Ivanović
- 67'
Sub
Yassine Titraoui → Amadou Haidara
- 72'
Sub
Ruben Aguilar → Saud Abdulhamid
- 76'
Yellow
Michel Diaz
- 76'
Yellow
Renaud Ripart
- 77'
Yellow
Samson Baidoo
- 79'
Sub
Mouhamed Diop → Jérémy Le Douaron
- 79'
Sub
Lucas Maronnier → Iron Gomis
- 82'
Yellow
Amadou Haidara
Category leaders
- Key passesFlorian Thauvin6
- Duels wonKarim Dermane8/13
- DribblesKandet Diawara3/3
- Defensive actionsKarim Dermane8
- ShotsTimothé Nkada4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMerwan Ifnaoui3
#Troyes#Lens#Ligue 1#Florian Thauvin#Odsonne Édouard#Ruben Aguilar
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.