Lorient vs Toulouse Prediction: A desperate team is a dangerous team

Lorient host Toulouse in the 31st game of the Ligue 1 and the game will be played at the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir, home stadium to Lorient. Lorient are stuck in the relegation zone and they are only 3 points away from redemption but their latest form suggests they might not be able to climb out in time. However, Lorient continue to chase a win and they hope to do that here against Toulouse. 

For Toulouse, their desire will be to end higher than their current position which is 11th. There's still a chance for them to achieve that, but they need to continue picking up points. 

Lorient's results are what you'd expect from a relegation-bound club. They have failed to win in their last 6 matches in a row and in those games, they had 5 defeats and 1 draw. On the league table, Lorient are 17th with 26 points and their overall records are 6 wins, 8 draws and 16 points. For Lorient, there's still a chance of getting off the relegation zone but they will need to turn their results around to achieve that. 

Lorient were hammered 4-1 at home by PSG in their last game. The game had few surprises as PSG were 3-0 up by the 60th minute and in the 73rd minute, Mohammed Bamba scored Lorient's only goal. Finally PSG scored the 4th and final goal in the 90th minute to end the game 4-1. According to stats, Lorient had 41% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corners. They also created 4 big chances but missed all 4 of them.

Toulouse are aiming for a top-half finish and they have not been to get the right results in recent games as they would have hoped. In their last 4 games, they won 2 and drew 2. Overall, Toulouse have a record of 9 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses. That leaves them in 11th place on the table with 37 points. 

Toulouse had played a fantastic game against Olympique Marseille last weekend and the game ended as a 2-2 draw. After Marseille’s opener in the 38th minute, Rasmus Nicolaisen scored just before the end of the first half to bring the game level. In the 82nd minute Yann Gboho fired Toulouse into the lead but they conceded in the 96th minute to end the game as a draw. According to stats, Toulouse had 45% possession, 3 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance during the game.

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between Lorient and Toulouse, both clubs won 6 games while the remaining 8 games ended in a draw.

Toulouse ought to be winning this one comfortably if all parameters are constant. But there's just a worry of what Lorient has hidden up their sleeves. Lorient obviously need a win to save their head and they will be searching for ways to get the win. 

Toulouse are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings while Lorient are without a clean sheet in the last 3. There were less than 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 5 meetings and both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 meetings. Toulouse scored first in 7 of the last 9 meetings. 

• 3 Way Total Under 3 Goals at 1.882 Odds
• 1-2 Multi Goals at 2.08 Odds
• Under 10 Corners at 1.83 Odds