Lorient vs Angers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th February 2023

Lorient go up against Angers at Stade du Moustoir this coming Sunday in the Ligue 1.

The two teams enter the match at Stade du Moustoir with 27 points separating them in the Ligue 1 standings.

The hosts are currently seventh in the Ligue 1 standings with 35 points after 21 rounds. Angers are trailing behind them on eight points, which makes them 20th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Angers, who next face Lorient in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Lorient.

Lorient scored 14 goals, conceded 20 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Angers travel to their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a lowly 0.5 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of five goals, while also conceding 20 goals. That amounts to an average of two per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

The last time the pair played each other Lorient came away as 1-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday.

Lorient vs Angers Prediction

Lorient Form

In their previous three games, Lorient lost 3-1 against Marseille, beat Rennes 2-1, before losing 4-2 against Reims. Lorient just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade du Moustoir. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Angers Form

Angers were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-2 by Clermont Foot. Next up, Brest won 4-0, before losing 1-2 against AC Ajaccio. Angers are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 13 goals while scoring two themselves.

Lorient and Angers are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atStade du Moustoir

Lorient took 19 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 18 times and conceding 16. Angers scored five goals and conceded 21 in their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1. This lead to one wins and three points. Lorient enjoy a record of ten wins, five draws and six defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Angers show off two wins, two draws and 17 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lorient vs Angers Team News

Lorient might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Angers.

Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck are all absent from the Lorient squad that faces Angers at Stade du Moustoir.

Angers have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Lorient this coming Sunday.

Angers need to do without Ibrahim Amadou, Yahia Fofana, Lois Diony, Ulrick Eneme Ella and Ali Kalla, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade du Moustoir.

Lorient vs Angers H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Lorient ran out 1-2 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade du Moustoir. In finished in a stalemate three times in the last ten encounters between Lorient and Angers. They both claimed five wins, and the bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Lorient vs Angers Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past nine matches between home side Lorient and Angers. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/5.

Lorient vs Angers Betting Tips

Terem Moffi is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Angers look to Abdallah Sima, hoping he can add to his current total of two Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.

Lorient collected four wins, drew two and lost four in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Stade du Moustoir. Angers won three of their previous 10 away, drew zero and lost seven times. Lorient only managed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches at their own ground, while Angers racked up two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last nine encounters between these two teams. Lorient managed an average of 1.21 goals, with Angers averaging 1.44 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lorient, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Angers's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.