Lorient manager C. Pélissier looking for three points in Angers SCO showdown

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18110 seats)

Lorient hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 35 points and a 17th position in the Ligue 1 table. Visiting Angers SCO holds 12th place with 41 pts.

Insights:
  • Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Ligue 1
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Relegation threatens Lorient who should definitely be looking for some points here. Angers SCO are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Lorient form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lorient at their home stadium (Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir) is 8 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir.

Lorient's last game was hosting Bordeaux (placed 16th) and winning 4-1. Heartbreak before that as Lorient lost 2-3 at Olympique Marseille's place.

Paul Nardi loved the game against Bordeaux. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 4-1 victory. Terem Moffi was absolutely essential when Lorient beat Bordeaux 4-1, scoring three goals.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lorient handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, zero draws and five defeats.

A decent goal production from Lorient in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Angers SCO form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Angers SCO playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. It's a growing despair in Angers SCO as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Angers have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 288 minutes ago. S. Bahoken was the goal scorer.

Angers's previous game was their home loss versus Monaco (0-1). Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Paris Saint Germain's place.

Angers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.

The visiting Angers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Angers have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Angers SCO - Lorient 2-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Lorient, three draws and two wins for Angers SCO. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

LorientT. Moffi
T. Moffi
14 goals
LorientY. Wissa
Y. Wissa
8 goals
Angers SCOS. Bahoken
S. Bahoken
6 goals

Lorient missing players

Angers SCO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lorient Angers SCO
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
9 8 2 Won W 2 6 11
8 2 1 Drew D 3 5 8
17 7 2 Lost L 1 6 15
44 27 3 Scored S 8 18 34
62 28 5 Conceded C 4 26 51
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 76% 88%
82% 76% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 68%
56% 59% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 59% 50%
44% 41% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 24% 24%
26% 35% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 12%
62% 59% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 44%
12% 18% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 35% 24%
29% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 41% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.2 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.5 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.3 10.8 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 10.1 10.6
3.8 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.6 3.5
34% 40% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 30% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Ligue 1
  • Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 34 23 3 8 77 26 17 11 1 5 38 13 17 12 2 3 39 13 51 72
2 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
3 Lille 33 20 10 3 54 20 17 9 6 2 26 11 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 70
4 Olympique Lyonnais 33 19 10 4 65 32 16 10 3 3 34 16 17 9 7 1 31 16 33 67
5 Lens 34 15 11 8 54 46 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 8 5 4 26 23 8 56
6 Olympique Marseille 34 15 10 9 49 42 17 9 4 4 28 20 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 55
7 Rennes 34 15 9 10 48 36 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 7 6 4 25 16 12 54
8 Montpellier 34 12 11 11 54 57 17 7 3 7 33 33 17 5 8 4 21 24 -3 47
9 Nice 34 13 7 14 44 45 17 6 3 8 22 26 17 7 4 6 22 19 -1 46
10 Metz 34 11 10 13 37 41 17 5 4 8 18 22 17 6 6 5 19 19 -4 43
11 Reims 34 9 14 11 39 41 17 4 8 5 15 18 17 5 6 6 24 23 -2 41
12 Angers SCO 34 11 8 15 34 51 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 5 6 18 26 -17 41
13 Brest 34 11 7 16 47 57 17 8 4 5 31 27 17 3 3 11 16 30 -10 40
14 Saint-Étienne 34 10 9 15 39 52 17 4 6 7 19 28 17 6 3 8 20 24 -13 39
15 Strasbourg 34 10 7 17 43 53 17 4 4 9 18 25 17 6 3 8 25 28 -10 37
16 Bordeaux 34 10 6 18 36 52 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -16 36
17 Lorient 34 9 8 17 44 62 17 8 2 7 27 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -18 35
18 Nantes 34 6 13 15 35 52 17 2 8 7 17 27 17 4 5 8 18 25 -17 31
19 Nîmes 34 8 7 19 33 62 17 3 4 10 18 32 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 31
20 Dijon 34 3 9 22 23 61 17 1 6 10 7 22 17 2 3 12 16 39 -38 18

Angers SCO:
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 Paris Saint Germain 34 23 3 8 77 26 17 11 1 5 38 13 17 12 2 3 39 13 51 72
2 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
3 Lille 33 20 10 3 54 20 17 9 6 2 26 11 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 70
4 Olympique Lyonnais 33 19 10 4 65 32 16 10 3 3 34 16 17 9 7 1 31 16 33 67
5 Lens 34 15 11 8 54 46 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 8 5 4 26 23 8 56
6 Olympique Marseille 34 15 10 9 49 42 17 9 4 4 28 20 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 55
7 Rennes 34 15 9 10 48 36 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 7 6 4 25 16 12 54
8 Montpellier 34 12 11 11 54 57 17 7 3 7 33 33 17 5 8 4 21 24 -3 47
9 Nice 34 13 7 14 44 45 17 6 3 8 22 26 17 7 4 6 22 19 -1 46
10 Metz 34 11 10 13 37 41 17 5 4 8 18 22 17 6 6 5 19 19 -4 43
11 Reims 34 9 14 11 39 41 17 4 8 5 15 18 17 5 6 6 24 23 -2 41
12 Angers SCO 34 11 8 15 34 51 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 5 6 18 26 -17 41
13 Brest 34 11 7 16 47 57 17 8 4 5 31 27 17 3 3 11 16 30 -10 40
14 Saint-Étienne 34 10 9 15 39 52 17 4 6 7 19 28 17 6 3 8 20 24 -13 39
15 Strasbourg 34 10 7 17 43 53 17 4 4 9 18 25 17 6 3 8 25 28 -10 37
16 Bordeaux 34 10 6 18 36 52 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -16 36
17 Lorient 34 9 8 17 44 62 17 8 2 7 27 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -18 35
18 Nantes 34 6 13 15 35 52 17 2 8 7 17 27 17 4 5 8 18 25 -17 31
19 Nîmes 34 8 7 19 33 62 17 3 4 10 18 32 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 31
20 Dijon 34 3 9 22 23 61 17 1 6 10 7 22 17 2 3 12 16 39 -38 18

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