Compositions, issues, history confrontations, discover the essential information to know a few hours before the Amiens SC – Troyes match for the 17th day of Ligue 2.
Restart the machine
With only one victory (2 draws, 3 defeats) in the last six Ligue 2 matches, Amiens SC clearly missed the mark before the winter break. If this did not have any significant consequences in the standings, with Omar Daf's men still in eighth place, a rebound is highly hoped for the final match of the first leg, this Friday against Troyes. An opponent who has been in trouble since the end of October with only one defeat (4 wins, 2 draws) in seven matches, with no less than six clean sheets to boot. Amiens will therefore have to regain defensive solidity and a little more offensive efficiency to hope to emerge victorious from this match and thus maintain its place in the first half of the table.
Leautey in support of Mafouta
After missing three games with a torn adductor, Sébastien Corchia comes out of a full week of training and is fit again. It remains to be seen whether Omar Daf will choose to make him permanent to the detriment of a Amine Chabane who was not unworthy in his absence. For the rest, the Amiens SC coach should not offer any real surprises. In defense, the only uncertainty concerns the central defense, with an Urhoghide-Jaouab tandem which starts with a head start. Offensively, Antoine Leautey could again be aligned in the axis, in support of Louis Mafouta.
Omar Daf believes in his chances against Troyes
“Troyes is a quality team. When you look at the squad, it was an anomaly to see them where they were at the start of the season. He's a good opponent, it's up to us to concentrate on our project and erase some individual errors which are costing us a lot of points at the moment. We respect them, but we also have the weapons to beat this team. If they have been behind us since the start of the season, there are reasons. This is no coincidence. It’s up to us to continue working. »
History: Troyes advantage
In 38 confrontations since 1947, Troyes largely dominates the confrontations against Amiens SC with a history of 14 victories for 15 draws and 9 defeats. Amiens have only beaten Troyes once in their last 12 league meetings (4 draws, 7 defeats in Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and National), it was during ESTAC's penultimate reception at the Unicorn: 3-1 success on March 20, 2021. That day, the ASC offered itself the leader and future champion thanks to goals from Alexis Blin, Iron Gomis and Emmanuel Lomotey.
Last season left more bad memories with a defeat in Aube against an opponent who was in great difficulty (2-0). On the return, the two teams were unable to decide between themselves after a match of a fairly dramatic technical level.
The last five confrontations:
L2 – 04/27/24: Amiens – Troyes: 0-0
L2 – 05/12/23: Troyes – Amiens : 2-0
L2 – 03/20/21: Amiens – Troyes: 3-1 (Gomis, Lomotey, Blin)
L2 – 11/28/20: Troyes – Amiens: 2-1 (Mendoza)
L1: 03/17/18: Troyes – Amiens: 1-1 (Konaté)
AMIENS SC – TROYES
17th day of Ligue 2
Friday January 3, 8 p.m.
Unicorn Stadium, Amiens
Photo credits: Anthony Dibon/Icon Sport
