Olympique Lyonnais vs Lorient Prediction: Bet on Goals

Olympique Lyon are back on Ligue duties after their 2-1 triumph against Grenoble Foot 38. It's Olympique Lyon versus Lorient in the Groupama Stadium for fixture 26 of the French Ligue 1. Lorient lost their last match against Auxerre and they are desperate to get back to winning ways here, however Lyon are not in the mood for any handouts here.

Lyon are on a very good run at the moment. They advanced in the Coup de France after beating Grenoble Foot 63 by 2-1 scoreline. Bradley Barcola and Jeffinho both scored in the first half before Mohammed Amine Sani drew one back in the 74th minute.

Lyon had 4 wins and 1 loss in their last 5 matches in all competitions. Lyon are also without a clean sheet in their last 6 matches and have seen more than 2.5 goals scored in those matches. Both teams have also scored in 6/6 matches and Lyon has been first to score in those matches. Lyon have won the first half in 5/6 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches. In 4/5 matches, Lyon has seen less than 10.5 corners played. Lyon are currently in 9th spot with 38 points from 25 matches. They had 11 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses.

Lorient come into this game on the back of a 1-0 defeat against Auxerre in their last match. Rayan Raveloson’s 58th minute goal was the only goal of the match and Lorient were condemned to a defeat. In their last 5 matches, Lorient had 3 loses, 1 win and 1 draw. Lorient have played less than 2.5 goals in 4/5 matches and in 8/10 matches, Lorient have seen less than 4.5 cards shown. In 4/5 matches, they have seen less than 10.5 corners played.

Lorient are one place above the opposition in 8th, with 39 points from 25 matches. They had 11 wins, 6 draws and 8 loses.

Lorient and Olympique Lyon have met 20 times prior to this match. Lyon have 8 wins, while Lorient have 5 wins and 7 matches ended in a draw.

Olympique Lyon are without a clean sheet in 8 matches and Lorient are without a clean sheet in 6. Both teams have scored in their last 6 meetings and less than 10.5 cards have been shown in 10/10 matches.

Each team wants to do better to improve their current position. Lyon are considered favorites for obvious reasons such as form and home advantage, but I expect Lorient to fight back. The head-to-head record shows a perfect goal scoring probability between these two, so I think we will see a similar result here.

• Bet on Over 2 Goals at 1.76 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 2.00 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-1 at 8.3 Odds