Lorient vs PSG Prediction: Business as usual for PSG

Lorient welcomes the league leaders to their home stadium, the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir for the 29th game of the Ligue 1 season. The fixture was originally scheduled for April 14th but was postponed. Lorient are coming into a tough game at a time when they are most desperate for a win. They are currently on a 5-match winless streak and their chances of escaping the relegation are getting slimmer. And for PSG, it's the usual. They remain comfortable at the top of the log and a win here could further stretch their lead from 11 to 14 points. 

Lorient

There's really nothing that can be expected of Lorient when they meet face to face with Paris Saint Germain. Lorient are in dire need of a win to leapfrog Le Havre into 16th place, but it's almost impossible considering the opposition that they face in this game. 

Lorient had been in very poor form in the last 5 games and in those games they recorded 1 draw and 4 defeats. Last weekend, they played against OGC Nice away from home. The game was pretty much one-sided as one would expect and Nice were ahead inside the first 20 minutes and in the 53rd minute they went further ahead through Souleymane Isaak Touré’s own goal before grabbing the third in the 89th minute. Lorient's stats in the game were: 49% possession, 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also failed to create a single big chance throughout the game.

Paris Saint Germain

For Paris Saint Germain, this game should be a walkover for them. They are looking comfortable in the league and also their Champions League dreams are still alive. 

PSG were in high spirits when they met Olympique Lyonnais last weekend as they ran out 4-1 winners in the end. Nemanja Matic scored an own goal in the 3rd minute to give PSG the lead and that was followed by the second goal by Lucas Beraldo, 3 minutes later. And then Goncalo Ramos grabbed a double in the 32nd and 42nd minutes. In the second half, neither side scored and the game ended that way. According to reports PSG had 63% possession, 6 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created 6 big chances, missed 3 and hit the woodwork once.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, in the last 20 games between both clubs, PSG won 15 games while Lorient won 2 games and 3 games ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

It's a straightforward match and PSG should be walking away with a very good win. Although many might be concerned about their commitment to the Ligue 1 especially at this point when they are certainly going to lift the trophy. But Lorient are just not the kind of team to put up a great resistance against PSG. 

According to the h2h, 5 of the last 6 meetings ended with both teams scoring and 8 of the last 10 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards. Also 8 of the last 10 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners.

• PSG to Score Over 2 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Lorient (+3.5) Corners Handicap at 1.61 Odds
• PSG to Win 3-1 at 11.00 Odds