Lorient vs Nice Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th October 2022

Lorient welcome Nice for a clash in the Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir this coming Sunday. Lorient claimed a 1-0 win, while Nice answered back with a 2-1 win in their two most recent meetings.

The current difference in the Ligue 1 standings between the two teams clashing at Stade du Moustoir this coming Sunday is 14 points.

Despite being the outsiders of the match, Nice will want to keep their momentum as they have been unbeaten in the Ligue 1 for a while. Although it will be a difficult task for them at Stade du Moustoir, their current form gives them hope to end up with at least a point after the clash with Lorient.

Lorient scored 20 goals, conceded 14, and pulled off two clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Nice average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 1.3 per game, for a total of 13 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Lorient vs Nice Prediction

Lorient form

The Lorient team look in good shape before their match against Nice, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Brest 1-2, then they held Reims to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw Troyes. Lorient managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 11 goals and conceded six times.

Few would have predicted Lorient to perform as well as they done silencing talk of relegation with nice performances.

Nice Form

Nice look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Auxerre. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Nantes in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Partizan Belgrade in a 2-1 win. Nice, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Ligue 1.

An optimal season could perhaps see Nice qualifying for Europe but so far, they look well underway to a nice mid-table finish.

You could argue a case on behalf of both teams, but form quite simply looks better, and the prices with the bookmakers for a home win are decent. Therefore, Lorient get the nod here against Nice.

Lorient scored 11 goals and conceded six in their last six games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 14 points and four victories. Nice won one and claimed three points in their three most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored three conceded six goals.

Lorient vs Nice Team News

Lorient could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Nice.

Terem Moffi, Laurent Abergel, Gedeon Kalulu and Samuel Loric are all absent from the Lorient squad that faces Nice at Stade du Moustoir.

Nice face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Lorient.

Nice need to do without Jordan Lotomba, Andy Delort and Sofiane Diop, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade du Moustoir.

Lorient vs Nice H2H

Nice won 2-1 the last time, they faced Lorient, who won the match before that, when Lorient claimed a 1-0 win. Lorient have a 10% win rate in the against Nice, who won five of these matches. The total record reads 1-4-5, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lorient vs Nice Results

Of the last ten encounters between Lorient Nice over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2.10 with bookies.

Lorient vs Nice Betting Tips

Lorient against Nice is also a battle between Terem Moffi and Andy Delort with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.

Lorient won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Nice won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Goals should be on the menu at Stade du Moustoir, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Lorient. The same outcome paid dividends in five of the last 10 away games for Nice.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Lorient and Nice. There were over two goals five times, as Lorient managed an average of 0.8 goals, while Nice scored 1.3 goals on average. There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Lorient’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of the last ten matches Nice played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.