Clermont have journeyed here for an action-packed game versus the hosting Lorient. Get ready for the game with this in-depth Ligue 1 preview!
This looks to be an engrossing game with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Lorient form and stats
Lorient shared the glory with Toulouse in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Lorient's goalie Mvogo played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Toulouse with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Lauriente was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.95 (out of ten) in that game. Lauriente scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
Before that match, a win away at Rennes.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lorient have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The manager Bris will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lens in only three days.
Clermont form and stats
Only one away game in the Ligue 1 so far for Clermont and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 11 losses from 19 travels.
Khaoui scored in Clermont's previous match, the home game against Nice that ended 1-0. Goalkeeper Diaw got the top player rating of the team with 8.15/10. Diaw topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that result Clermont won their away game at Reims. The scoreline was 4-2.Clermont are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
Clermont have another match away in just three days, a Ligue 1 game vs Olympique Marseille. A grim itinerary for the visitors!
It's early days yet, but Clermont has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: five wins for Lorient, three draws and two wins for Clermont. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Andrić 2 goals |   A. Lauriente 1 goals |
Lorient missing players
Clermont missing players
| Lorient | Clermont | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 8.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Lorient | Last season | Clermont | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Lost | L | 11 | 20 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 63 | 22 | Conceded | C | 36 | 69 | ||
| 87% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 68% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 76% | ||
| 42% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 34% | ||
| 18% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 13% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 32% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 21% | ||
| 34% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12.5 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | Lens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Clermont | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Brest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lorient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Monaco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Lille | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Nantes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Nice | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Angers SCO | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Reims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Troyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 54 | 86 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 71 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 69 |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 82 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 42 | 66 |
| 5 | Nice | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 66 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 63 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 62 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 61 |
| 9 | Nantes | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 55 |
| 10 | Lille | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Brest | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -8 | 48 |
| 12 | Reims | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 43 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 41 |
| 15 | Troyes | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 38 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | -28 | 36 |
| 17 | Clermont | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 36 | -31 | 36 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -35 | 32 |
| 19 | Metz | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | -34 | 31 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 91 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 58 | -39 | 31 |
