Ligue 1 duel: Close contest expected between Strasbourg and Lorient

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Meinau (29200 seats)

It's been rough for Strasbourg so far, and I guess you could say the same about Lorient. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Ligue 1

Strasbourg and Lorient should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

14 - 10 - 16 with 54-58. 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Relegation threatens Strasbourg who should definitely be looking for some points here. Lorient are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Strasbourg form and stats

Strasbourg's struggle is real here at Stade de la Meinau with only 16 points collected from 18 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-4-10. The home stadium (Stade de la Meinau) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Strasbourg it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

It's back home for Strasbourg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Nice away with the result 2-0. Ludovic Ajorque (2) found the net in that victory. Ludovic Ajorque, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.51 (out of 10). Ajorque scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Montpellier (2-3).

The Strasbourg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Strasbourg defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Lorient form and stats

There's been little loot from Lorient's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 18 away games in the Ligue 1. Lorient only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Lorient had fun at their own home (Stade de la Meinau) last time out, beating Metz 2-1. Yoane Wissa and Jérôme Hergault scored. Attacker Yoane Wissa got a player rating of 7.61 in the game. "Man of the match" Wissa scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Olympique Lyonnais wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Lorient have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 18 goals have been scored. For Lorient, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lorient - Strasbourg 3-1. Last three meetings between the teams: Strasbourg won zero, Lorient won two and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
16 goals
LorientT. Moffi
T. Moffi
14 goals
LorientY. Wissa
Y. Wissa
10 goals

Strasbourg missing players

Lorient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Strasbourg Lorient
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
11 4 2 Won W 0 1 11
8 4 1 Drew D 2 6 8
18 10 2 Lost L 3 11 18
48 20 9 Scored S 4 18 49
57 28 6 Conceded C 7 38 67
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
78% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 89% 84%
51% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 57%
32% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 50% 43%
19% 22% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 22% 27%
49% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 62%
27% 28% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 14%
27% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.5 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.9 12.9 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.5 11.2
3.2 3.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.5 3.7
41% 34% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lorient have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) 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 37 23 11 3 62 22 19 10 7 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 80
2 PSG 37 25 4 8 84 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 56 79
3 Monaco 37 24 5 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 18 12 0 6 33 21 34 77
4 Olympique Lyonnais 37 22 10 5 79 40 18 11 3 4 40 20 19 11 7 1 39 20 39 76
5 Olympique Marseille 37 16 11 10 53 46 19 10 5 4 32 23 18 6 6 6 21 23 7 59
6 Lens 37 15 11 11 55 54 18 7 6 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 56
7 Rennes 37 15 10 12 50 40 18 8 4 6 24 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 10 55
8 Montpellier 37 13 12 12 58 61 19 7 4 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 51
9 Nice 37 14 7 16 47 51 19 7 3 9 25 30 18 7 4 7 22 21 -4 49
10 Metz 37 12 10 15 43 47 18 5 4 9 18 25 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 46
11 Saint-Etienne 37 12 10 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 19 7 4 8 22 25 -11 46
12 Angers SCO 37 12 8 17 39 56 18 6 3 9 19 25 19 6 5 8 20 31 -17 44
13 Reims 37 9 15 13 41 48 18 4 8 6 15 19 19 5 7 7 26 29 -7 42
14 Bordeaux 37 12 6 19 40 55 19 7 4 8 19 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -15 42
15 Strasbourg 37 11 8 18 48 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 41
16 Brest 37 11 8 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 19 3 4 12 18 33 -14 41
17 Lorient 37 11 8 18 49 67 19 10 2 7 31 29 18 1 6 11 18 38 -18 41
18 Nantes 37 9 13 15 46 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 26 26 -7 40
19 Nimes 37 9 8 20 40 69 19 3 5 11 22 39 18 6 3 9 18 30 -29 35
20 Dijon 37 3 9 25 24 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 18 2 3 13 16 42 -49 18

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 Lille 37 23 11 3 62 22 19 10 7 2 28 11 18 13 4 1 34 11 40 80
2 PSG 37 25 4 8 84 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 18 12 3 3 40 14 56 79
3 Monaco 37 24 5 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 18 12 0 6 33 21 34 77
4 Olympique Lyonnais 37 22 10 5 79 40 18 11 3 4 40 20 19 11 7 1 39 20 39 76
5 Olympique Marseille 37 16 11 10 53 46 19 10 5 4 32 23 18 6 6 6 21 23 7 59
6 Lens 37 15 11 11 55 54 18 7 6 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 56
7 Rennes 37 15 10 12 50 40 18 8 4 6 24 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 10 55
8 Montpellier 37 13 12 12 58 61 19 7 4 8 34 35 18 6 8 4 24 26 -3 51
9 Nice 37 14 7 16 47 51 19 7 3 9 25 30 18 7 4 7 22 21 -4 49
10 Metz 37 12 10 15 43 47 18 5 4 9 18 25 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 46
11 Saint-Etienne 37 12 10 15 42 53 18 5 6 7 20 28 19 7 4 8 22 25 -11 46
12 Angers SCO 37 12 8 17 39 56 18 6 3 9 19 25 19 6 5 8 20 31 -17 44
13 Reims 37 9 15 13 41 48 18 4 8 6 15 19 19 5 7 7 26 29 -7 42
14 Bordeaux 37 12 6 19 40 55 19 7 4 8 19 21 18 5 2 11 21 34 -15 42
15 Strasbourg 37 11 8 18 48 57 18 4 4 10 20 28 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 41
16 Brest 37 11 8 18 50 64 18 8 4 6 32 31 19 3 4 12 18 33 -14 41
17 Lorient 37 11 8 18 49 67 19 10 2 7 31 29 18 1 6 11 18 38 -18 41
18 Nantes 37 9 13 15 46 53 18 3 8 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 26 26 -7 40
19 Nimes 37 9 8 20 40 69 19 3 5 11 22 39 18 6 3 9 18 30 -29 35
20 Dijon 37 3 9 25 24 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 18 2 3 13 16 42 -49 18

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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.