Lorient vs Stade Brest Prediction: Lorient are back to default

Lorient were in wonderland last week, ending a 5 match winless run with a 3-1 win against league leaders Paris Saint Germain. They had the game handed to them and they took the opportunity perfectly. In this match they welcome Stade Brest to the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir. Stade Brest are a much better team than Lorient according to statistics. They come here with a 6 match unbeaten record and they have a higher chance of making it to 7. 

Lorient had been a disaster prior to their game with Paris Saint Germain last weekend. They had no wins in 6 games and were lucky to beat PSG last weekend by 3-1. In their last 5 matches, they had 3 defeats, 1 draw and 1 win. Lorient are currently 10th on the league table, with 48 points and a goal ratio of 46:45. They have 13 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats in 33 matches played so far.

Lorient did all things right in the game against PSG, but no one expected them to run off with such a scoreline. Enzo Le Fee opened the scoring in the 15th minute to give Lorient the lead and then in the 20th minute Achraf Hakimi was sent off and PSG were left to play the game with 10 men. Kylian Mbappe rescued PSG with a goal in the 29th minute but that didn’t last as Darline Yongwa restored Lorient’s lead 10 minutes later. PSG failed to get back in the game and Lorient scored the third in the 88th minute through Ahmadou Bamba Dieng to seal the memorable victory.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Stade Brest are coming into this game with a much better record than the opposition. They are unbeaten in the last 6 matches. Their last 5 matches ended in 3 wins and 2 draws. Stade Brest are 14th in the league, with 35 points and a goal ratio of 37:48. They won 8, drew 11 and lost 14 in 33 games played. Stade Brest continued their very good form in their last game against Nantes and they won 2-0. Both games were scored in the first half through Jeremy Le Douaron in the 18th minute and Mathias Pereira Lage in the 35th minute. Stade Brest held onto the 2 goal lead throughout the game and picked up all 3 points at the end. According to statistics, Stade Brest had 53% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (6), no goals conceded (3), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/8), less than 10.5 corners (5/5).

Lorient and Stade Brest have faced each other 19 times in total. Lorient have 9 wins, while Stade Brest have 7 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw.

There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 meetings between them.

Based on Analysis, Lorient have scored 45 goals and conceded 42 in 32 ligue 1 games. They score an average of 1.4 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 13%. They create an average of 1.8 chances per game and take an average of 11.1 shots per game. They take an average of 4.3 shots on target per game and an average of 3.9 corners per game. They concede an average of 1.34 goals per game and they have 8 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, Stade Brest have scored 37 goals and conceded 48 in 33 ligue 1 games. They score an average of 1.1 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 10%. They create an average of 1.6 chances per game and take an average of 10.8 shots per game. They take an average of 3.5 shots on target per game and an average of 4.6 corners per game. They concede an average of 1.5 goals per game and they have 8 clean sheets.

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
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