Struggling Lorient will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lille in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lille has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League.
Lorient form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Lorient have to build on here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in the Ligue 1. Lorient are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Lorient drew their last game, 2-2 away at Monaco (placed 4th). Ahead of that match, Lorient won a home game hosting Paris (2-1).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lorient as they are travelling to their away game against Nimes in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
The Lorient fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Lorient have conceded 21 from these games.
Lille form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (27) away in Ligue 1, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligue 1. Lille are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Lille have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mike Maignan. It's been 504 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 1.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa League home defeat versus Ajax with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A draw for Lille before that, at their own venue hosting Brest (0-0).
The schedule is very tough for Lille now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Europa League game at Ajax is waiting in only four days.
Lille are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 12 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lille - Lorient 4-0. Lorient-Lille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lorient three wins, Lille seven wins, zero draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 9 goals |   T. Moffi 8 goals |  Y. Yazıcı 7 goals |
Lorient missing players
Lille missing players
| Lorient | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | 42 |
| 45 | 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 83% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 75% | 72% |
| 58% | 58% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 33% | 40% |
| 46% | 42% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 21% | 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 44% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 58% | 56% |
| 38% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 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 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 42% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 39% |
- Lille has the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Ligue 1
- Lille has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Lille has the most points (27) away in Ligue 1
- Lille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lille have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | Lille | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | PSG | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 4 | Monaco | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 49 |
| 5 | Rennes | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Lens | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Metz | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 35 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 34 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Brest | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Reims | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Nice | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Lorient | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Nantes | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Nimes | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -29 | 18 |
| 20 | Dijon | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 15 |