An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Lorient and Nantes experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 17th place.
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!
Lorient form and stats
Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Lorient are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Lorient's attacking players as they have now played 190 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Moffi was their last goal scorer.
Lorient drew their last game, 0-0 away at Dijon (placed 20th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Olympique Marseille (0-1).
Yoane Wissa felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Dijon as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 57th minute.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lorient have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost two.
The Lorient fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Nantes form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on C. Gourcuff, the Nantes manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Nantes might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Paris Saint Germain proved too strong as Nantes slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Brest.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Nantes in our archives, and the results are: one win for Nantes, four draws and eleven defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nantes's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nantes have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Lorient wins - draws - Nantes wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Wissa 4 goals | P. Hamel 3 goals |  A. Grbic 2 goals |
Lorient missing players
Nantes missing players
| Lorient | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 79 | 31 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 35 | 72 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 41% |
- Lorient has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lorient have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nantes have scored away.
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nantes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Nantes have yet to win a game 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Lille | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Rennes | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Nice | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Metz | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Saint-Etienne | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Brest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Reims | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Lorient | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Nantes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Dijon | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 3 |