Lorient vs Monaco – After defeating Châtaigneraie 0-6 in the Coupe de France, FC Lorient will be aiming for a repeat of their previous performance.
Ibrahima Koné (43′), Yoann Cathline (45′, 61′), Adil Aouchiche (51′), Stéphane Diarra (54′), and Adrian Grbi (78′) scored the goals for FC Lorient.
FC Lorient hasn’t been able to hold out for an entire 90 minutes in recent memory all that often. They will be troubled by the fact that FC Lorient has conceded eight goals while being scored against in five of their previous six games.
Monaco and Rodez tied 2-2 in their previous meeting in the Coupe de France. In that game, Monaco enjoyed 63% of the possession and 10 of its 18 shots on goal were successful. Maghnes Akliouche (23′) and Wissam Ben Yedder (37′) scored goals for Monaco.
On the other hand, Rodez had 10 shots at goal, 4 of which were successful. For Rodez, goals were scored by Joseph Mendes (42′) and Aymen Abdennour (80′). In a thrilling penalty shootout, Rodez prevailed 4-5 to win the game.
Monaco has scored a total of 14 goals throughout the course of their last six games. Monaco has also scored in each of those contests.
Eight goals have been scored in their defense’s favor over that time. Putting that aside, it will be interesting to see if the pattern continues in this game. Monaco is unbeaten in their last two league away games going into this matchup.
Lorient vs Monaco – Betting Analysis
FC Lorient has not won at home in their last four league games against Monaco, who FC Lorient has not defeated in the previous three league meetings. It makes sense that their fans are dissatisfied.
A comparison of their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to November 18, 2016, reveals that FC Lorient has won one, Monaco has won three, and there have been two draws.
Over the course of those games, 19 goals were scored between them, with Les Merlus scoring 5 and Les Rouge et Blanc producing 14. That equals 3.17 goals per game on average.
The two most recent league encounters took place on Ligue 1 Match Day 24 on February 13, 2022, with Monaco defeating FC Lorient 0-0. Monaco had 65% of the ball that day and made 15 attempts at goal, 4 of which were successful.
FC Lorient, their adversaries, had 5 shots at goal with 1 of them being successful. In our opinion, FC Lorient may struggle to score against Monaco, who should manage to score and take the lead.
What are the top odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match on the win-draw-win market, a win for FC Lorient is best priced at 3.98, betting on the draw is 3.8 & putting your money on a victory for Monaco will get you 1.88. They are the best of the returns offered at the current time.
Lorient vs Monaco – Head-to-Head
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