Monaco vs Lorient previews for sports fans

7-12-23 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Lorient when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 42 matches are 45-75 (scored/conceded).

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Monaco form and stats

Monaco have performed here at Stade Louis II. this season with 7 wins from 12 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. Monaco has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Louis II.. We remember; it was Strasbourg.

Midfield player Tchouaméni got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Tchouaméni scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 63 successful passes (of 72 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Olympique Lyonnais.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Monaco home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

Monaco can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 25 times. From these home matches, Monaco have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

Lorient form and stats

There's been little loot from Lorient's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 1. Lorient only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Lorient have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Saint-Etienne game.

Lorient had fun at their own home (Stade Louis II.) last time out, beating Lens 2-0. Soumano and Kone scored. Midfield player Lauriente was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Lauriente served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Nantes wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Lorient played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected two times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lorient as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Lorient have conceded 29 goals in these games. Lorient has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Lorient - Monaco 1-0. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: six wins for Monaco, one draw and three wins for Lorient. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

W. Ben Yedder 14 goals

S. Diop 6 goals

K. Volland 5 goals

Monaco missing players

Lorient missing players