- ES Troyes AC are unbeaten in 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws)
- Both sides are yet to win in Ligue 1 2026/2027
- FC Lorient have won the last 3 meetings between the clubs, beating ES Troyes AC 1-0 away in Ligue 2 2024/2025
Two very different teams could be tough to separate
Sixth placed FC Lorient and ninth placed ES Troyes AC are both yet to get off the mark in Ligue 1 2026/2027, but are hardly disappointed with one point from one game. However, a point from their first game is a poor return for Les Merlus, who have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five.
Les Troyens are on a run of five unbeaten, but have drawn their last three in a row, including a 0-0 draw at home to Paris FC in Ligue 1 2026/2027. Troyes are a very different type of side to Lorient, who have been working towards an organised, compact game with speed of transition and measured pressing under Alexandre Dujeux.
By contrast, Stephane Dumont has a team that plays a disciplined 4-4-2 with early pressure and a high tempo, with two strikers ready to pounce on turnovers. That sets up a classic battle between the compact block and transition versus the press-and-go.
Les Merlus may just have the edge at Stade du Moustoir
Lorient are a shade of odds-on for this Ligue 1 2026/2027 fixture at 2.32, with Troyes 3.25 and the draw 3.61.
Les Merlus are the form team with one win in their recent home matches, but Troyes are a solid side that have not lost either of their last 2 away matches, so it is tough to see Les Merlus getting an easy win.
A draw does have some appeal as both teams work out the fixtures, but it might be safer to take under 2.5 goals with both sides showing plenty of control but little sharpness in their games of late.
