Lorient host Montpellier with expectations of securing all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Montpellier, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Lorient form and stats
Lorient have collected 13 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 4-1-2. Lorient are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, having lost their two previous games here.
The Lorient manager Bris and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Strasbourg (placed 19th). Defender Goff got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.3/10. Goff won 5 of 5 duels.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Strasbourg the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lorient handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 latest league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each side.
There will be little rest for Lorient after this match as they are travelling to Angers SCO for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
The Lorient fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Lorient's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Montpellier form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Montpellier so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
Montpellier delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Reims (placed 11th) in their previous game. The draw against Reims came from a losing position. The Montpellier manager Pitau brought on Delaye as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Estève, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.95. Estève hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Clermont.Montpellier 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 5 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
A new game in only four days for Montpellier, the Ligue 1 home match versus Olympique Marseille. Busy days.
Montpellier has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. For Montpellier, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Montpellier has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Montpellier have put together a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without losing (5-3-0) when facing Lorient.Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 10 goals |  D. Faissal Ouattara 5 goals |
Lorient missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Lorient | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 40% | 29% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 43% | 27% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 67% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 20% |
| 3.9 | 3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11.7 | 12.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 31% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 57% | 41% |
| 15 | 13.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 5 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 41 |
| 2 | Lens | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Rennes | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Lorient | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Monaco | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Lille | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Nice | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Clermont | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Reims | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Troyes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Nantes | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Brest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
