Troyes are back in Ligue 1 and the Aube gets a point, a clean sheet and no goals at all

Troyes' first Ligue 1 match in three years was not a spectacle, and the Stade de l'Aube will not mind. A point, a clean sheet, and a reminder that survival seasons are built out of exactly this.

Paris FC had the ball — 59% of it, and 612 accurate passes at 90% — and put one shot on target with all of it.

The xG says one thing, the goalkeepers say another

The visitors finished on 1.76 expected goals to Troyes' 0.41, so the chances were there. Three saves between the two goalkeepers were all the work either of them had to do.

Troyes won six corners to two and conceded eight fouls to fourteen — a disciplined, low-event home performance from a promoted side that clearly knows what it is doing.

Match facts

• No goals — the second goalless draw of matchday 1, alongside Nice v Lorient
• Troyes' first Ligue 1 fixture since 2023
• Paris FC: 612 accurate passes at 90%, one shot on target

What's next

One point each and a first goal still to come for both. For Troyes that is a perfectly respectable way to rejoin the division; for Paris FC it is a wasted evening dressed up as a draw.