Football insights: Lorient vs Strasbourg - predictions and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18110 seats)

The season has been gruelling for Lorient so far, while Strasbourg have played well. Will the travellers claim three points at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir?

Insights:
  • Lorient have the fewest scored goals (24) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have scored more than double the goals of Lorient.

0-0-1 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Strasbourg when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those one match are 1-3 (scored/conceded).

It's quite the trip for Strasbourg when visiting Lorient as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

This has all the signs of an absorbing game with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last played a game. Game on!

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Lorient form and stats

Lorient have collected 16 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 4-4-5. When Lorient hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Nice, Olympique Marseille, PSG, Lille and Rennes), they have won 2 of 4 matches! We have seen two home losses in a row now for Lorient, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Lorient are returning here after visiting Clermont and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Kone and Petrot scored the goal(s). Petrot, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Petrot scored one goal and won 4 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Olympique Lyonnais that was lost 1-4.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lorient here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). Lorient's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Strasbourg form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Strasbourg playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Strasbourg, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Djiku scored in Strasbourg's previous match, the home game against Monaco that ended 1-0. Defender Djiku was the best team player with a rating of 8.14. Djiku scored one goal and won 12 of 16 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Reims.

Strasbourg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 14 games. Strasbourg have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Lorient and Strasbourg have duelled before this season: Strasbourg - Lorient 4-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Lorient victories, two draws and one Strasbourg win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
10 goals
StrasbourgH. Diallo
H. Diallo
9 goals
StrasbourgK. Gameiro
K. Gameiro
9 goals

Lorient missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lorient Strasbourg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 14 28
6 4 2 Won W 3 5 13
9 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
13 5 1 Lost L 1 4 7
24 11 4 Scored S 10 22 50
43 14 4 Conceded C 6 19 32
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
68% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 79%
36% 23% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 46%
29% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 36%
14% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 14%
50% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 57% 54%
29% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 36% 36%
32% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 14%
 
4.3 4.9 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4 4.9
5.2 4.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.1 5
1.9 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.8
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.2 11.8 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.4 11.8 13.1
3.7 3.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.1 4.5
23% 26% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 40%
 
12.4 10.8 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 11.6 10.7
4.1 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lorient have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Ligue 1
  • Lorient have the fewest scored goals (24) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have scored more than double the goals of Lorient.
  • Strasbourg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Strasbourg haven’t played a single 0-0 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 PSG 28 20 5 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 35 65
2 Olympique Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 9 3 2 21 10 17 50
3 Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 8 3 3 20 7 17 50
4 Rennes 28 15 4 9 57 27 14 10 1 3 33 9 14 5 3 6 24 18 30 49
5 Strasbourg 28 13 8 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 18 47
6 Lille 28 11 10 7 37 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 43
7 Nantes 28 12 6 10 36 30 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 3 4 7 12 17 6 42
8 Monaco 28 11 8 9 40 30 14 7 4 3 26 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 10 41
9 Lens 28 11 8 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 14 5 3 6 19 23 4 41
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 9 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 5 12 41 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 38
12 Reims 28 8 11 9 32 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 35
13 Brest 28 9 8 11 36 42 14 5 3 6 21 22 14 4 5 5 15 20 -6 35
14 Angers SCO 28 7 8 13 31 41 14 5 1 8 15 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -10 29
15 Troyes 28 7 7 14 26 41 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -15 28
16 Clermont 28 7 7 14 27 48 14 3 5 6 14 19 14 4 2 8 13 29 -21 28
17 Lorient 28 6 9 13 24 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 27
18 Saint-Etienne 28 6 8 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 26
19 Metz 28 4 11 13 25 46 14 1 6 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 23
20 Bordeaux 28 4 10 14 38 68 14 2 5 7 20 27 14 2 5 7 18 41 -30 22

Strasbourg:
Table
  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 28 20 5 3 59 24 14 13 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 35 65
2 Olympique Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 9 3 2 21 10 17 50
3 Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 14 8 3 3 20 7 17 50
4 Rennes 28 15 4 9 57 27 14 10 1 3 33 9 14 5 3 6 24 18 30 49
5 Strasbourg 28 13 8 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 18 47
6 Lille 28 11 10 7 37 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 43
7 Nantes 28 12 6 10 36 30 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 3 4 7 12 17 6 42
8 Monaco 28 11 8 9 40 30 14 7 4 3 26 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 10 41
9 Lens 28 11 8 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 14 5 3 6 19 23 4 41
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 9 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 5 12 41 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 38
12 Reims 28 8 11 9 32 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 35
13 Brest 28 9 8 11 36 42 14 5 3 6 21 22 14 4 5 5 15 20 -6 35
14 Angers SCO 28 7 8 13 31 41 14 5 1 8 15 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -10 29
15 Troyes 28 7 7 14 26 41 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -15 28
16 Clermont 28 7 7 14 27 48 14 3 5 6 14 19 14 4 2 8 13 29 -21 28
17 Lorient 28 6 9 13 24 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 27
18 Saint-Etienne 28 6 8 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 26
19 Metz 28 4 11 13 25 46 14 1 6 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 23
20 Bordeaux 28 4 10 14 38 68 14 2 5 7 20 27 14 2 5 7 18 41 -30 22

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.