Lorient vs Angers Prediction: Lorient will win

Lorient and Angers can look forward to this fixture with hope for a positive result, after enduring defeats in the last round. Lorient lost 4-2 to Stade de Reims and Angers lost 2-1 to AC Ajaccio and now face each other in the 22nd round of the French Ligue 1. Angers are currently the poorest side and Lorient find themselves somewhere around mid-table and only 5 points shy of UEFA Europa Conference League qualification.

Lorient might be in a good position at the table, but their form recently says different. They have suffered inconsistency for some time and if that continues, they risk falling down the table. On the other hand, they are 5 points from Conference League position. It will be a difficult task to get there, but these are the kind of games they want to win if they must qualify.

Lorient lost 4-2 against Stade de Reims, and in their last 5 matches, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Lorient are without a clean sheet in 5 matches and they have seen more than 2.5 goals in 6/7 matches. Lorient has also seen both teams score in 5/5 matches and they have been first to score in 5/6 matches. In 7/7 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 5/7 matches, more than 10.5 corners have been played.

Lorient are currently 7th on the log, with 35 points in 21 matches. Lorient have 10 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats, with a goal aggregate of 35:34. On home soil, Lorient have earned 17 points in 10 matches, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats, with a goal aggregate of 16:14.

Angers are the very rock bottom of the standing and they look relegation bound even at this time in the season. Angers have lost two matches in a row and have not won any of their last 13 Ligue 1 matches. Their record is simply horrible and every team will be excited to play against them. Angers lost their last match 1-2 against AC Ajaccio despite taking the lead into the break.

Stats shows Angers have seen less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches and they have seen less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

On the table, Angers are 20th, with just 8 points from 21 matches. Angers have 2 wins, 2 draws and 17 defeats, with a goal ratio of 18:47. Away from home, they have been horrible as well, with 4 points taken from 10 away matches. They have 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, with a goal ratio of 6:23.

In the head to head, these two teams have played 16 times against each other in their whole history and Lorient have 6 wins while Angers have 3 wins and 7 matches ended in a draw. In 6/7 matches between them, less than 2.5 goals have been scored and in 8/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown.

No much analysis is needed here. Angers are there for the taking and Lorient should not really be dropping points against such a poor side. So, I will back Lorient to get all 3 points in this match or atleast pulling a draw, which would be very poor considering the standards of Angers team. Lorient can use this match as a wakeup call for their pursuit of 5th place.  

• Bet on Lorient win or Draw and Under 4.5 goals at 1.69 Odds
• Bet on Lorient to Score Goal 1 at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score No at 1.90 Odds