Lille Osc vs Troyes Prediction & Betting Tips - French Cup

Prediction published on 06/01/2023, 09:30  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 06/01/2023 at 10:45 in French Cup Prediction

The Coupe de France is back, and in our featured match, we see LOSC Lille play host to Troyes at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the late kickoff on Sunday night. The home side made it to the Round of 32 in this competition last season and will be hoping to better that record this season. Lille is currently 7th in the league, with 30 points in 17 matches, 12 points above their opponents. They are three points behind the European playoff spots and come into this match undefeated in their last four matches in Ligue 1, which included a 1-1 draw against Reims in their last match and a 2-0 win over Clermont Foot in their first game back after the World Cup break. Their home form this season has been good, with five wins, two draws, and two losses in their nine matches at home, scoring 16 goals along the way. However, they have also averaged more than 1.5 goals conceded in those games. Lille will be confident that they will be able to see off an inconsistent Troyes side that has found it difficult to find results on their travels. 

Troyes league performance to date has left little to be admired. They are currently in 13th place, with 18 points in 17 matches and five points above the relegation contenders. Last season, their Cup campaign ended in the Round of 64, and they will be hoping for much better this time. Their away form has been poor this season, managing just three wins and six defeats in 9 matches on the road, and they now come up against an in-form Lille side that has been good on their home turf. However, one of those away wins for Troyes came in their last match against Strasbourg, which they fought well to eventually finish on the right side of the 3-2 scoreline. Four days earlier, they played out a goalless draw at home to Nantes. Troyes has the advantage in this encounter, winning 3 of the last five meetings against this opposition, with one draw and one loss, and they will be hoping they can make it three games undefeated with a win over Lille in this one.