Ligue 2 match preview: Lorient versus Troyes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18970 seats)

A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 5th position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

The hosts Lorient saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligue 2.

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Lorient form and stats

The story so far for Lorient at their home stadium (Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Lorient manager M. Landreau and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Paris in the Ligue 2. Ahead of that match, Lorient won a home game hosting Beziers (3-1).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lorient as they are travelling to their away game against Lens in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.

The Lorient fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. Lorient are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches.

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Troyes form and stats

As the visiting team Troyes have produced an overall stat of 6-7-3 so far. Troyes are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Troyes won their last game, 1-0 versus Gazelec Ajaccio played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Valenciennes.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Red Star in just four days.

Troyes find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 16 away fixtures. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Troyes - Lorient 2-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Lorient won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Troyes has 2 wins.

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Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
43 23 Scored 18 39
32 14 Conceded 11 25
84% 81% Over 0.5 88% 94%
62% 62% Over 1.5 75% 62%
50% 50% Over 2.5 19% 28%
28% 31% Over 3.5 0% 6%
9% 6% Over 4.5 0% 6%
53% 62% Both teams to score 38% 38%
34% 31% Clean Sheet 50% 44%
28% 25% Failed To Score 25% 25%
 
4.3 5 Corners For (avg) 4.2 3.7
4.2 3.9 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.4
2.3 2.1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.8
3 2 Red Cards (total) 3 3

  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 32 20 8 4 51 20 16 11 2 3 29 10 16 9 6 1 22 10 31 68
2 Brest 32 17 11 4 54 32 16 10 4 2 30 15 16 7 7 2 24 17 22 62
3 Troyes 32 16 7 9 39 25 16 10 0 6 21 14 16 6 7 3 18 11 14 55
4 Paris 32 14 12 6 31 19 16 8 7 1 20 6 16 6 5 5 11 13 12 54
5 Lorient 32 15 9 8 43 32 16 8 6 2 23 14 16 7 3 6 20 18 11 54
6 Lens 32 14 9 9 39 23 16 9 5 2 24 6 16 5 4 7 15 17 16 51
7 Orléans 32 15 6 11 48 42 17 7 4 6 21 20 15 8 2 5 27 22 6 51
8 Le Havre 32 11 14 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 26 20 16 4 7 5 12 12 6 47
9 Grenoble Foot 38 32 12 9 11 37 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 -1 45
10 Clermont 32 11 11 10 38 28 16 5 7 4 19 14 16 6 4 6 19 14 10 44
11 Niort 32 9 12 11 27 32 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 4 5 7 12 18 -5 39
12 Valenciennes 32 10 8 14 44 49 16 6 4 6 24 24 16 4 4 8 20 25 -5 38
13 Gazélec Ajaccio 32 9 10 13 26 44 16 5 4 7 12 20 16 4 6 6 14 24 -18 37
14 Auxerre 32 9 8 15 29 30 15 5 5 5 14 11 17 4 3 10 15 19 -1 35
15 Ajaccio 32 8 11 13 28 40 16 5 7 4 17 15 16 3 4 9 11 25 -12 35
16 Châteauroux 32 7 13 12 28 37 16 3 7 6 15 19 16 4 6 6 13 18 -9 34
17 Sochaux 32 9 6 17 21 39 16 6 2 8 12 20 16 3 4 9 9 19 -18 33
18 Nancy 32 9 5 18 31 44 16 4 2 10 13 22 16 5 3 8 18 22 -13 32
19 Béziers 32 6 9 17 20 40 16 1 8 7 8 18 16 5 1 10 12 22 -20 27
20 Red Star 32 6 8 18 24 50 16 5 1 10 13 29 16 1 7 8 11 21 -26 26

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