An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Nantes and Lorient experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 18th and the visitors in 17th place.
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nantes's stadium, Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, has a grass surface. Lorient have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Lorient when playing on grass; 14 wins, 10 draws and 18 losses from 42 matches. They have scored 50 goals in these games and conceded 55.
Nantes form and stats
With {2 Ligue 1 wins}, 7 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Nantes are certainly not brimming with confidence. Nantes are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts. The last victory here came in the Brest match.
A good away victory last time out for Nantes, who won 2-1 against Paris Saint Germain (placed 2nd). Sensational by Nantes last match, beating Paris Saint Germain away as big underdogs. Before that game, the home loss against Reims with the scoreline 1-2.
Nantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 14 games. Nantes have conceded 22 from these games.
Lorient form and stats
There's been little loot from Lorient's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Ligue 1. Lorient, who have the fewest points (8) away in Ligue 1, only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Lorient have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Reims game.
Lorient delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Nice (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Ligue 1 game. Prior to that match, the Lorient manager C. Pélissier faced defeat when travelling to Le Puy F.43 Auvergne and losing 0-1.
The draw against Nice came from a losing position. The Lorient manager C. Pélissier brought on Yoane Wissa as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Lorient struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Lorient - Nantes 0-2 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nantes won eight, Lorient won zero and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 8 goals |   L. Blas 7 goals |  Y. Wissa 7 goals |
Nantes missing players
Lorient missing players
| Nantes | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 30 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 45 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 53 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 83% |
| 48% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 55% |
| 21% | 21% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 43% | 41% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 21% |
| 69% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 59% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 28% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 43% | 34% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11 | 10.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 35% |
- Lorient have the fewest points (8) away in Ligue 1
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Lille | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 63 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 44 | 60 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | Monaco | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Lens | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Metz | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Rennes | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 39 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Nice | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Reims | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 14 | Brest | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Nantes | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Nimes | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -27 | 26 |
| 20 | Dijon | 29 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -30 | 15 |