In the 20th round match in the French championship, Troyes will play Lens on home soil. Lens have been one of the discoveries of the season. They are chasing PSG and sit second, three points behind Paris. But Marseille are tightly chasing from behind, trailing Lance by a couple of points. Lens have had an impressive unbeaten streak since the start of October. After the pause for the World Cup, this team have not lost their rhythm. There was a 0-0 draw with Nice, but then Lens beat PSG (3-1), shared the points with Strasbourg (2-2) and overcame Auxerre (1-0). Lancelot also progressed well in the French Cup, beating Brest (3-1) in the last round. In Ligue 1 in particular, Lans are unbeaten in nine rounds, only two of which have been drawn. Lens are unbeaten in four league outings in a row. In terms of performance, the team is not very stable and can alternate between goal-rich matches and rather closed ones, adapting to their opponents. On the other hand, Troyes, dwelling only in 14th place, shows quite open football, although it has been getting in the way lately. Troyes have lost three games in a row. First, it crashed out of the French Cup, losing to Lille (0-2), then lost to Marseille (0-2) in Ligue 1, and then was crushed there by Lille (1-5). It can be said that Troyes were unlucky with the calendar. Before that, they beat Strasbourg 3-2 and generally score a lot for a team in that position - the most in the bottom half of the standings. But he is also conceding at the level of the league's main underdogs, averaging more than two goals per game.