The first-placed Troyes is looking to extend its eleven-game unbeaten streak. Troyes is yet to be defeated on its home ground since the league campaign began. The guests are confident about performing in this game, after taking a point from the second-placed Grenoble at home, in a goalless draw. Niort is just one point behind fifth-place that would put them into the promotion battle.

Young defender Stone Mambo will not join his squad for the Friday night game, due to an injury. Almost every defence in the league suffers against Troyes' attacking, counter-pressing playstyle. Laurent Batlles seems like a nice addition to the club and his tactics are well appreciated. However, two seasons ago, the hosts missed promotion to the top-tier by just three points and last season it was only by two. The last time Troyes hosted Niort ended in a 2-0 victory for the home side. The last duel between the two was in 2019, with Troyes winning 0-2 on Niort's field.

Niort is in a terrible shape, something which cannot be seen after looking at the results. They were helpless in their last game, a 0-0 draw. Their last victory is a 2-0 one against the disappointing Ajaccio, winning from a penalty and the opposition's own-goal. The club almost relegated to the third-tier last season, being saved only by the goal difference. Sebastien Desabre's men struggled on their visitings, with their last one being an alarming 6-0 loss against Auxerre. Only one-third of Niort's total points came from someone else's field. It is also worth mentioning that the club has never won against Troyes as the visitors in their history.

It is a question whether the visitors can defend against Troyes' phenomenal attack which makes them huge underdogs in this clash. Everything points towards Troyes' dominant performance and I expect them to deliver. Good luck!

排名第一的特鲁瓦正努力扩大他们的十一场不败战绩。自联赛开始以来，特鲁瓦尚未在自己的主场被击败。客队对本场比赛充满信心，此前他们在主场虫排名第二的格勒诺布尔取得一分。尼奥尔（Niort）落后第五名仅一分，这使他们也加入了争夺升级名额之战。

年轻的后卫斯通·曼波（Stone Mambo）由于受伤而无法参加周五晚上的比赛。联赛中几乎所有的球队防守都遭受特鲁瓦的进攻，压迫反击打法。洛朗·巴特莱斯（Laurent Batlles）似乎是俱乐部的一个不错的补充，他的战术也受到赞赏。然而，在两个赛季之前，特鲁瓦距离升级只差三分，上个赛季只差两分，都没有升级。特鲁瓦上次主场迎战尼奥尔的比赛以2-0的胜利结束。两者之间的最近一场对决是在2019年，特鲁瓦在尼奥尔的主场上以2-0获胜。

尼奥尔的状态很糟糕，在查看结果后看不到任何积极的因素。他们在上一场比赛中无奈0-0与对手战平。他们的最近一场胜利是对阵状态糟糕的阿雅克肖，2-0取胜，他们获得了点球以及对手的一个乌龙球。上赛季俱乐部险些降级到第三级别联赛，仅因净胜球幸运保级。塞巴斯蒂安·德萨布雷（Sebastien Desabre）的球队在客场的表现不佳，上一个客场是对欧塞尔的0-6惨败。 尼奥尔的积分中只有三分之一来自客场。值得一提的是，俱乐部在历史上从未在客场战胜过特鲁瓦。

客队是否可以抵挡特鲁瓦的进攻，这是一个问题，特鲁瓦的攻击能力使他们成为本场的大热门。一切都指向特鲁瓦的主导表现，我预测他们能够取胜。祝好运！