Ligue 1: Two contenders who have performed splendidly so far. Prepare for Lorient - Monaco with this broad preview!
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (11) in Ligue 1
- Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
It's quite the trip for Monaco when visiting Lorient as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lorient form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lorient at their home stadium (Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Game days at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Lorient as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Lorient are returning here after guesting La Chataigneraie in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 6-0 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Angers SCO with a 2-1 scoreline.Take note that 10 of the most recent 12 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
There will be little rest for Lorient after this match as they are travelling to Olympique Marseille for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
Lorient have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir with 12 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Lorient have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Monaco form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Ligue 1. Monaco love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Monaco delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Rodez in their previous game; a Coupe de France duel. Attacker Minamino got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Minamino hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 30 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Brest.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ajaccio in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Monaco are regular goalscorers on their travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Lorient victories, two draws and six Monaco wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 10 goals |   W. Ben Yedder 7 goals |  B. Embolo 7 goals |
Lorient missing players
Monaco missing players
| Lorient | Monaco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 12.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 14.4 | 12.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 33% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 33% |
| 15 | 13.9 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.3 |
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (11) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Monaco have scored in all their matches so far.
- Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Monaco | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Lorient | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Lille | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Clermont | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 8 |
