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Lorient vs Nice – Prediction, and Match Preview
Lorient vs Nice – Following a 0-0 Ligue 1 tie with Paris Saint-Germain, FC Lorient enters this match. With 22% of the possession in that game, FC Lorient had 4 shots on goal, but none of them were on target.
Four of Paris Saint-Germain’s 19 shots on goal were on target in the opposing end. FC Lorient hasn’t been able to sustain a lead for the entire 90 minutes of a game very often in recent times.
They will be concerned because in five of their previous six games, FC Lorient’s defense was breached, resulting in eight goals being scored. Prior to this encounter, FC Lorient had lost all three of their league games against Nice.
Nice and Lille tied 1-1 in their last Ligue 1 meeting. Nice played 40% and had 8 shots, 3 of which were goals. Gaëtan Laborde led Nice in scoring (18′). Lille, their opponents, had 12 shots, 5 on target. Lille’s Bafodé Diakité scored at 94′.
The numbers don’t lie: in five of their last six games, Nice has allowed goals, allowing the opposition to score seven goals in total. Nice has not been playing very well defensively. However, that pattern won’t necessarily hold true in this instance.
Lorient vs Nice – Betting Analysis
Looking back at their most recent head-to-head match, which took place on December 23, 2020, we can see that FC Lorient has won one and Nice has won two, with three games ending in draws.
Over the course of five games, the two clubs shared a total of 15 goals, with Les Merlus scoring 7 and Les Aiglons scoring 8. That translates to 2.5 goals per game on average.
Last season, Nice defeated FC Lorient 1-1 on Match Day 28 of Ligue 1 on March 19, 2023. Nice had 54% possession, 16 shots on goal, and 1 on target. At the 78th minute, only Gaëtan Laborde scored for them.
Conversely, FC Lorient made nine shots on goal, three of which were on target. Meïté Bamo (30′) scored. FC Lorient will need certain things to go their way to beat Nice, who will likely score a goal in a convincing display.
What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, backing FC Lorient is best priced at 3.3, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and betting on the win for Nice is 2.25. Those are the best of the returns offered at present.
Lorient vs Nice – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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