Ligue 1 prediction: Home win expected when Lorient takes on Troyes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18110 seats)

Lorient have enginereed 6 home triumphs this season, Troyes have won 3 away. Which team betters their records after this one?

Insights:
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Troyes is in the worst form (0-1-5)

This should be an engaging fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Lorient form and stats

The complete Ligue 1 results at home this season for Lorient are 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Ponceau was the last player to score a league goal for Lorient and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Lorient haven't scored in 212 minutes.

Lorient drew their last game, 0-0 away at Olympique Lyonnais (placed 10th). Mannone, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.32 out of 10 in that game. Mannone topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Lorient lost 0-1 at home to Auxerre.

Some information for those who like to bet on "both teams to score yes/no: This side have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) club finding the net.

The Lorient fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Troyes form and stats

There's been little loot from Troyes's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Ligue 1. Troyes only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 0 draws. Bitter travels for Troyes as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Strasbourg match.

Troyes's last game was the home draw against Monaco (2-2). The draw against Monaco came from a losing position. The Troyes manager Kisnorbo brought on Ugbo as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Kouamé was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.54. Kouamé scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ajaccio's place.

Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 19 of this club's last 24 league fixtures.

Troyes are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 13 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Troyes concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Troyes have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Lorient.

Troyes - Lorient 2-2 was the end result in these squads' previous head-to-head fixture, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesM. Mesquita Lopes
M. Mesquita Lopes
4 goals

Lorient missing players

Troyes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lorient Troyes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 6 13 26
11 6 2 Won W 1 3 4
7 3 1 Drew D 0 0 8
8 4 1 Lost L 5 10 14
38 19 6 Scored S 9 22 36
36 15 3 Conceded C 19 37 57
88% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
73% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
65% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 92% 69%
35% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 77% 58%
12% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 62% 31%
65% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 83% 85% 77%
23% 23% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 4%
23% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 15% 23%
 
4.3 3.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.2 4
5.3 5.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5.8
1 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.5 11.9 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.3 11.7
4.6 5.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 4.2
32% 28% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 33%
 
15.6 14.1 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 15.4 15.2
5.1 4.7 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.6 5.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Troyes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals (37) away in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Troyes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Troyes is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 26 20 3 3 66 25 13 11 2 0 34 15 13 9 1 3 32 10 41 63
2 Olympique Marseille 26 17 4 5 49 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 55
3 Monaco 26 15 6 5 55 36 13 7 2 4 29 22 13 8 4 1 26 14 19 51
4 Lens 26 14 9 3 40 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 51
5 Rennes 26 14 4 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 12 3 4 5 15 18 16 46
6 Lille 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 25 18 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 45
7 Nice 26 11 9 6 34 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 42
8 Reims 26 9 13 4 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 8 40
9 Lorient 26 11 7 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 2 40
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 11 6 9 39 28 13 6 4 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 39
11 Clermont 26 9 7 10 26 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 13 5 4 4 15 13 -8 34
12 Toulouse 26 9 5 12 41 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 12 3 1 8 16 25 -5 32
13 Montpellier 26 9 3 14 41 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -5 30
14 Nantes 26 6 10 10 27 34 12 4 5 3 13 12 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 28
15 Brest 26 5 8 13 27 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 14 3 3 8 14 22 -15 23
16 Strasbourg 26 4 10 12 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 22 12 2 4 6 14 22 -14 22
17 Auxerre 26 5 7 14 23 49 12 3 4 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 22
18 Ajaccio 26 6 3 17 20 47 12 3 1 8 9 19 14 3 2 9 11 28 -27 21
19 Troyes 26 4 8 14 36 57 13 1 8 4 14 20 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 20
20 Angers SCO 26 2 4 20 21 58 13 1 2 10 14 28 13 1 2 10 7 30 -37 10

Table
  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 26 20 3 3 66 25 13 11 2 0 34 15 13 9 1 3 32 10 41 63
2 Olympique Marseille 26 17 4 5 49 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 55
3 Monaco 26 15 6 5 55 36 13 7 2 4 29 22 13 8 4 1 26 14 19 51
4 Lens 26 14 9 3 40 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 51
5 Rennes 26 14 4 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 12 3 4 5 15 18 16 46
6 Lille 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 25 18 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 45
7 Nice 26 11 9 6 34 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 42
8 Reims 26 9 13 4 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 8 40
9 Lorient 26 11 7 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 2 40
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 11 6 9 39 28 13 6 4 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 39
11 Clermont 26 9 7 10 26 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 13 5 4 4 15 13 -8 34
12 Toulouse 26 9 5 12 41 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 12 3 1 8 16 25 -5 32
13 Montpellier 26 9 3 14 41 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -5 30
14 Nantes 26 6 10 10 27 34 12 4 5 3 13 12 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 28
15 Brest 26 5 8 13 27 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 14 3 3 8 14 22 -15 23
16 Strasbourg 26 4 10 12 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 22 12 2 4 6 14 22 -14 22
17 Auxerre 26 5 7 14 23 49 12 3 4 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 22
18 Ajaccio 26 6 3 17 20 47 12 3 1 8 9 19 14 3 2 9 11 28 -27 21
19 Troyes 26 4 8 14 36 57 13 1 8 4 14 20 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 20
20 Angers SCO 26 2 4 20 21 58 13 1 2 10 14 28 13 1 2 10 7 30 -37 10

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