Both the home- and away side have had a low return so far, but a win and three points in this important match would certainly provide a boost. Let's hear it for Lorient - Montpellier!
- Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 1
These teams have little in common geographically as Montpellier have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Lorient form and stats
Lorient have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager Bris led his Lorient to a defeat away at Nantes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. A goal frenzy last time out for Lorient, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Nantes. Fun stuff to watch! The attacking player Faivre won the honour of being "man of the match" for Lorient with the rating of 8.2/10. Faivre scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 38 successful passes (of 42 total).
In the match before that, Lorient hosted Monaco and drew the game 2-2.Lorient can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. On the other hand, Lorient have conceded 4 goals.
Montpellier form and stats
Things could have gone better for Montpellier in their Ligue 1 away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Montpellier played 0-0 against Rennes in their previous match. Goalkeeper Lecomte made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Rennes. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Lecomte got the top player rating of the team with 8.35/10. Lecomte topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 2-2 draw at Strasbourg's stadium before that.4 goals have been conceded by Montpellier in these games.
Head 2 Head
Montpellier have avoided defeat in the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) facing Lorient.Top Goalscorers
  R. Faivre 3 goals |   M. Al Tamari 3 goals |  A. Adams 3 goals |
Lorient missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Lorient | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 6.8 | 7.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.3 | 13 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 50% | 64% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| 19.2 | 19.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 6.8 | 7.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
- All of Lorient's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lorient have not yet lost a game at home.
- Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Nice | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Olympique Marseille | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Lille | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Metz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Reims | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Lorient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Lens | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Clermont | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
