Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Lorient who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Lorient come to Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy for the Ligue 1 match this coming Sunday, Lille will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 5 in the Ligue 1 standings, Lille, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Lorient collected 33 points. This puts them up as number 10 after 24 rounds.
Team form: Lille vs Lorient
Lille Form
In their last three outings, Lille won 0-1 against Angers, beat FK Crvena Zvezda by 0-1 and hammered Nantes 1-0. Lille won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded nine goals.
Lorient Form
In their previous three matches, Lorient drew 3-3 with Nice, 2-2 with Auxerre and 0-0 with Nice. Lorient won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats for Lille and Lorient
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lille and Lorient played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lorient have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Lorient away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lorient matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lorient matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lorient matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Lille vs Lorient
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Olivier Giroud will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lorient hope Bamba Dieng can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Popular markets: Lille vs Lorient
Full-time result
Lille claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Lorient won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Lille have beaten Lorient in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Lorient scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Lille scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Lille have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Lorient.
Total goals
Lille saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lorient, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.
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