Lorient vs Auxerre: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Mon 29.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18970 seats)

4th position in the Ligue 2 table for Lorient so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 13th-placed Auxerre visits Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Auxerre's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Auxerre have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats with the goal stats 3-1 (scored/conceded).

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Lorient form and stats

8-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Lorient so far this season.

Happy days for Lorient in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Lens that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Troyes with the scoreline 0-3.

Lorient are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 23 goals in 17 matches. Lorient's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Auxerre form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Auxerre so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-10 (win-draw-lose).

The manager C. Daury was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. Auxerre suffered a 0-1 loss to Le Havre. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sochaux.

A quick return to home after this game, as Auxerre are hosting Châteauroux in the Ligue 2 only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Auxerre as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games. 19 goals have been conceded by Auxerre in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Auxerre - Lorient 0-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lorient won 0 games, 6 matches ended with a draw and Auxerre has 4 wins.

Top Goalscorers

P. Hamel
16 goals / 2 assists
A. Claude Maurice
13 goals / 2 assists
R. Philippoteaux
4 goals / 4 assists

Lorient missing players

Auxerre missing players

Lorient Auxerre
Total Home Statistic Away Total
34 17 Played 17 34
44 23 Scored 15 30
35 17 Conceded 19 31
85% 82% Over 0.5 88% 79%
62% 65% Over 1.5 53% 50%
50% 53% Over 2.5 35% 29%
26% 29% Over 3.5 18% 15%
9% 6% Over 4.5 6% 6%
50% 59% Both teams to score 24% 18%
35% 29% Clean Sheet 29% 47%
29% 29% Failed To Score 59% 56%
 
4.2 4.9 Corners For (avg) 6.4 5.7
4.3 4 Corners Against (avg) 2.8 3.6
2.4 2.1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.2 1.6
3 2 Red Cards (total) 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Auxerre is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Lorient is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Metz 34 21 9 4 54 21 17 11 3 3 30 11 17 10 6 1 24 10 33 72
2 Brest 34 19 11 4 59 33 17 11 4 2 33 16 17 8 7 2 26 17 26 68
3 Troyes 34 18 7 9 44 25 17 11 0 6 23 14 17 7 7 3 21 11 19 61
4 Lorient 34 16 9 9 44 35 17 8 6 3 23 17 17 8 3 6 21 18 9 57
5 Paris 34 14 13 7 32 21 17 8 8 1 20 6 17 6 5 6 12 15 11 55
6 Lens 34 15 9 10 41 24 17 9 5 3 24 7 17 6 4 7 17 17 17 54
7 Le Havre 34 13 14 7 41 33 17 8 7 2 28 21 17 5 7 5 13 12 8 53
8 Orléans 34 15 6 13 49 46 17 7 4 6 21 20 17 8 2 7 28 26 3 51
9 Clermont 34 11 13 10 39 29 17 5 8 4 19 14 17 6 5 6 20 15 10 46
10 Grenoble Foot 38 34 12 10 12 38 41 17 7 4 6 15 16 17 5 6 6 23 25 -3 46
11 Niort 34 9 13 12 29 35 17 5 8 4 16 15 17 4 5 8 13 20 -6 40
12 Valenciennes 34 10 9 15 49 55 17 6 4 7 29 30 17 4 5 8 20 25 -6 39
13 Auxerre 34 10 8 16 30 31 17 6 5 6 15 12 17 4 3 10 15 19 -1 38
14 Châteauroux 34 8 14 12 30 38 17 4 7 6 17 20 17 4 7 6 13 18 -8 38
15 Gazélec Ajaccio 34 9 11 14 27 47 17 5 4 8 12 22 17 4 7 6 15 25 -20 38
16 Nancy 34 10 6 18 33 45 17 5 2 10 14 22 17 5 4 8 19 23 -12 36
17 Ajaccio 34 8 12 14 28 42 17 5 7 5 17 17 17 3 5 9 11 25 -14 36
18 Sochaux 34 9 7 18 21 40 17 6 3 8 12 20 17 3 4 10 9 20 -19 34
19 Béziers 34 7 10 17 27 46 17 1 9 7 9 19 17 6 1 10 18 27 -19 31
20 Red Star 34 6 9 19 25 53 17 5 2 10 14 30 17 1 7 9 11 23 -28 27

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