LOSC Lille 2-0 Troyes: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 4 · Sunday 13 September 2026 · Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq · referee R. Lissorgue · full time
Full time: LOSC Lille 2-0 Troyes
LOSC Lille 2-0 Troyes: LOSC Lille took the points in Ligue 1 Matchday 4 on Sunday 13 September 2026 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The goals: Tiago Santos 18', Ethan Mbappé 90+3'.
How LOSC Lille won it
LOSC Lille struck first through Tiago Santos in the 18th minute, set up by Dilane Bakwa. Ethan Mbappé made it 2-0 to LOSC Lille in the 90th minute (+3), set up by Maurits Kjærgaard.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, R. Lissorgue, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to LOSC Lille and 0 to Troyes.
LOSC Lille: Davide Ancelotti, 4-2-3-1 · Troyes: S. Dumont, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.47 for LOSC Lille and 1.43 for Troyes.
LOSC Lille scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Troyes left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Troyes created the better chances, 1.43 xG to 0.47, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
LOSC Lille had 6 shots on target, Troyes 1.
LOSC Lille had 63% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
LOSC Lille came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.26 expected goals for and 1.69 against, and had won 60% of their matches.
Troyes came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.43 expected goals for and 1.76 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
LOSC Lille vs Troyes: the match in numbers
| LOSC Lille | Match statistics | Troyes |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 0.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.43 |
| 13 | Total shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Big chances | 1 |
| 627 | Total passes | 340 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 27 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nabil Bentaleb (LOSC Lille), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
LOSC Lille
- Nabil Bentaleb 7.7
- Tiago Santos 7.5 1 goal
- Ethan Mbappé 7.4 1 goal
- Nathan Ngoy 7.2
- Romain Perraud 7.1
Troyes
- Adrien Monfray 7.0
- Hugo Picard 7.0
- Mouhamed Diop 7.0
- Jérémy Le Douaron 6.9
- Patrick Beach 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Başar Önal at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- LOSC Lille: LOSC Lille vs Le Havre Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1
- Troyes: Troyes vs Olympique Marseille Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about LOSC Lille vs Troyes
What was the score in LOSC Lille vs Troyes?
LOSC Lille 2-0 Troyes (half-time 1-0), Ligue 1, Sunday 13 September 2026.
Who scored in LOSC Lille vs Troyes?
Tiago Santos 18', Ethan Mbappé 90+3'.
Did Moneyball predict LOSC Lille vs Troyes correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in LOSC Lille vs Troyes?
Nabil Bentaleb, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed LOSC Lille vs Troyes?
R. Lissorgue.
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