Angers SCO and Lorient have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. The teams both reside in mid-table positions in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient is in the worst form (0-3-3)
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Lorient play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game occurs on grass. Relevant results for Lorient when playing on grass are 9 wins, 13 draws and 17 defeats from 39 matches. They have managed to score 46 goals and conceded 62 times in these games.
Angers SCO form and stats
Angers SCO have played 6 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Angers drew their last game, 1-1 away at Lille (placed 12th). Midfielder Azzeddine Ounahi was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Ounahi scored one goal and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Nice with the scoreline 1-2.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Angers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
The Angers SCO fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Angers SCO's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lorient form and stats
There's been little loot from Lorient's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. Lorient only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws. Lorient seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus Brest with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Enzo Le Fée was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Fée hit three key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
A 0-4 defeat away at Strasbourg before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Lorient playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The attacking power of Lorient when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. For Lorient, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Previous nine meetings between these participants: Angers won two, Lorient triumphed in four and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lauriente 4 goals |   I. Traoré 3 goals |  T. Mangani 3 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Lorient missing players
| Angers SCO | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 46% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 46% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 31% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 15% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 11.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 31% |
| 10.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 17.9 | 15.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6 | 4.8 |
- Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lorient have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have yet to win a game away.
- Lorient is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Lens | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Nice | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Rennes | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Nantes | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Monaco | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Lille | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Lorient | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Troyes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Clermont | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Reims | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Brest | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Bordeaux | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Metz | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 8 |