Lorient vs Auxerre Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th February 2023

Lorient welcome Auxerre for a clash in the Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir this coming Sunday.

Lorient rank seven with 39 points to their name from 24 matches, while visitors Auxerre rank 18 in the table on 18 points.

Lorient took down Auxerre in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Sunday.

Lorient go into their next Ligue 1 match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Auxerre travel to their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 22 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Lorient played against Auxerre. It finished 1-3 in a great match between the pair.

Lorient vs Auxerre Prediction

Lorient Form

Lorient delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Lens brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nantes. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat AC Ajaccio by 3-0. Lorient claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Auxerre Form

In their past three matches, Auxerre lost 2-3 against Rodez, drew 1-1 with Angers and won 2-1 against Lyon. Auxerre are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring four themselves.

Going forward, Lorient and Auxerre are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Sunday.

Lorient took 25 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 14. Auxerre claimed one win and five points from their last 13 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1, while scoring 11 goals to 32 against. Lorient enjoy a record of 11 wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Auxerre put four wins, six draws and 14 defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Lorient vs Auxerre Team News

At the time of writing, Lorient have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Auxerre this coming Sunday.

Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck are missing from the squad, Lorient will field against Auxerreon Sunday.

Auxerre have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Lorient on Sunday.

Kays Ruiz-Atil, Ionut Andrei Radu and Theo Pellenard all face a spell on the sidelines for Auxerre due to various injuries.

Lorient vs Auxerre H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday. Lorient picked up three wins in their previous ten matches against Auxerre, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Lorient vs Auxerre Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between Lorient and Auxerre. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 7/10 with the bookies.

Lorient vs Auxerre Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Montassar Talbi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Auxerre hope Matthis Abline can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Stade du Moustoir witnessed Lorient winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing five as well. Auxerre claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Lorient managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Stade du Moustoir, Auxerre kept their hosts from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

In the past ten encounters between Lorient and Auxerre over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Lorient scoring an average of one goal per game. Auxerre averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Lorient’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Auxerre, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.