Troyes stuck on four points after fourth straight defeat
Troyes sit 17th in Ligue 1 on 4 points, with 4 scored and 13 conceded for a goal difference of -9.
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Troyes lost again on Sunday 11 October, beaten 0-2 at home by Marseille on matchday 6. It was the fourth consecutive defeat for the club, a run that has left it 17th in Ligue 1 with 4 points from 6 matches.
The numbers behind that position are ugly. Troyes have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 13, the worst defensive record in the division's bottom half and a goal difference of -9.
At home it is worse still. 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats. The one victory of the campaign came away from home, where the record reads 1-0-2. A team that cannot win in its own stadium is a team living on borrowed time.
The form line says the same thing in five letters: WLLLL. Since that opening win, nothing.
Next comes a chance to stop the slide. Troyes host RC Lens on Saturday 17 October on matchday 7, and the fixture list has handed them a home game against a side they will expect to compete with. Whether they can take anything from it depends on a defence that has shipped 13 in 6 games.
For context at the other end of the table, Monaco lead on 14 points with a goal difference of +5, ahead of Lille and Stade Rennais on 13 and 13 respectively. Olympique Lyon, Paris FC and PSG all sit on 11 points. The gap between the top and Troyes is already 14 points minus 4.
Elsewhere, the scoring charts are led by Amine Gouiri of Marseille, Louis Mafouta of Le Mans, Kamory Doumbia of Brest, Esteban Lepaul of Stade Rennais and Ferrán Torres of PSG, each on 4 goals. No Troyes player appears among them.
Four points from six games. The next fixture will not fix that on its own.