FC Lorient vs Nantes -Following their Ligue 1 victory over Lyon by a score of 3-1, FC Lorient will be looking for a repeat of their previous performance.
FC Lorient had 11 shots on goal with 6 of them being on target during that game, and they had 33% of the possession. Enzo Le Fée (6′), Terem Moffi (33′), and Dango Faissal Ouattara (49′) scored goals for FC Lorient.
Seven of Lyon’s 15 shots on goal were on target. The goal for Lyon came from Alexandre Lacazette (28′). In their last six games, FC Lorient hasn’t been able to stop scoring, finding the back of the net each time they’ve taken the field.
During that time, they have accrued 11 while also giving up a total of 9. FC Lorient had not defeated Nantes in their previous 11 league games coming into this encounter.
Nantes and its travelling supporters will be looking for a better outcome in this one after a losing performance in their most recent Ligue 1 match against Paris Saint-Germain.
In that game, Nantes had 41% of the possession and 1 goal-bound shot out of 10 attempts. Seven of Paris Saint-19 Germain’s shots on goal were on target.
For Paris Saint-Germain, goals were scored by Nuno Mendes (68′), Kylian Mbappé (18′, 54′). The statistics speak for themselves; during the course of their last six games, Nantes have allowed 8 goals to be scored against them.
In defence, Nantes have been far from ideal. Of course, there is no guarantee that this pattern will continue in the current game.
FC Lorient vs Nantes – Betting Analysis
It doesn’t get much better in terms of player selection, as FC Lorient manager Régis Le Bris only has to worry about one player’s fitness out of a whole roster. Adil Aouchiche, who has knee issues, will be excluded.
There is only one fitness issue for Nantes manager Antoine Kombouaré to worry about because the team is basically at full strength. There will be no playing time for Charles Traoré (Cruciate Ligament Rupture).
Looking back at the results between these two teams on October 15, 2016, we can see that FC Lorient has not had much success in these matches.
They haven’t been able to win any games at all since Nantes has been too strong for them, winning 83% of those games.
Over the course of those games, a total of 15 goals were scored between them, with Les Merlus scoring 4 and Les Canaris scoring 11. 2.5 goals have been scored on average each game.
FC Lorient vs Nantes – Head-to-Head
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