Only a win will satisfy the Olympique Lyonnais supporters in this Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu clash with Lorient, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 1 table.
- Olympique Lyonnais have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lorient have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has grass, which is not Lorient's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Lorient have performed like this: Played 41 matches resulting in 14 wins, 10 draws and 17 defeats with the goal stats 54-59 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lorient, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Olympique are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Lorient are struggling to avoid relegation.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
10-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Olympique Lyonnais so far this season.
Happy days for Olympique Lyonnais in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Monaco (placed 3rd) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Lille with the scoreline 2-3.
Manager R. Garcia felt very clever after Rayan Cherki scored the winning goal against Monaco, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 88th minute.
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 Olympique Lyonnais home games with this odds we find twelve games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, two draws and two defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
The Olympique manager R. Garcia has got the team scoring with 36 from 17 home games in the league. Olympique's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lorient form and stats
There's been little loot from Lorient's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 17 away games in the Ligue 1. Lorient only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Lorient have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Reims game.
The supporters enjoyed Lorient's previous game versus Angers SCO (placed 13th), a Ligue 1 2-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Bordeaux.
Lorient made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Julien Laporte receiving a red card in the 50th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Lorient won the match 2-0!
You'll want to know how Lorient managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lorient have scored 17 goals in 17 league games away. Lorient have conceded 34 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lorient - Olympique 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Olympique, four draws and three wins for Lorient. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 19 goals |   T. Moffi 14 goals |  K. Toko Ekambi 12 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Lorient missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 70 | 36 | 14 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 46 |
| 37 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | 62 |
| 94% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 80% | 82% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 63% | 76% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 53% | 54% |
| 37% | 35% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 47% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 18% | 26% |
| 66% | 59% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 65% | 60% |
| 31% | 35% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 9% | 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 35% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15.1 | 16.2 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 28% | 34% |
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lorient have scored away.
- Olympique Lyonnais have the most scored goals in the first half (38) 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 | Lille | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 37 | 76 |
| 2 | PSG | 35 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 75 |
| 3 | Monaco | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 71 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 33 | 70 |
| 5 | Lens | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 56 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 56 |
| 7 | Rennes | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 54 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 24 | -4 | 47 |
| 9 | Metz | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | Nice | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | -3 | 46 |
| 11 | Reims | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | -2 | 42 |
| 12 | Saint-Etienne | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 42 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -19 | 41 |
| 14 | Brest | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -13 | 40 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -15 | 39 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -10 | 38 |
| 17 | Lorient | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -16 | 38 |
| 18 | Nantes | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -14 | 34 |
| 19 | Nimes | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 64 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -29 | 32 |
| 20 | Dijon | 35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 66 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -42 | 18 |