This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, ups and downs leading to mid-table positions so far. Gear up for Nantes - Lorient!
- Nantes have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have scored in all their away matches so far.
8 - 14 - 18 with 49-76. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lorient when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lorient play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nantes and Lorient.
Nantes form and stats
The Ligue 1 statistics at home this season for Nantes are 3-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Nantes manager Kombouare and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Angers SCO in the Coupe de France.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Ajaccio.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
It should be considered that a peek at the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Nantes are traveling soon after this match as the Europa League match at Juventus awaits in four days.
The Nantes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nantes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lorient form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Lorient have produced an overall stat of 5-3-3 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Lorient have lost on their last two travels.
Lorient delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lens in their previous game; a Coupe de France fixture.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Angers SCO.Lorient are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Take note that 13 of this club's 17 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Lorient are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lorient have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other before this match year: Lorient - Nantes 3-2. Data for the previous ten meetings between these two participants are: six wins for Nantes, one draw and three wins for Lorient. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Simon 5 goals |  M. Abdallah 5 goals |  L. Blas 4 goals |
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| Nantes | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 34 |
| 77% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 68% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 41% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 23% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 55% | 41% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 36% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 41% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 27% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 41% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 13.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 17.5 | 16.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
- Lorient have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nantes have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 1
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Lens | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Monaco | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Lille | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Lorient | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Nice | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 10 | Reims | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Clermont | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Nantes | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Troyes | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 18 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 9 |
