Lorient vs Reims Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2022

The spotlight is on both Lorient and Reims, as the Ligue 1 rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Saturday in the at Stade du Moustoir. The last time these two teams squared up, Reims ran out 1-2 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade du Moustoir.

Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is 17 points and 13 places.

Lorient have been in a good run since the start to their Ligue 1 campaign and the momentum is on their side before taking on Reims.

Lorient scored 21 goals, conceded 14, and pulled off two clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Reims managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

Lorient vs Reims Prediction

Lorient form

In their last three outings, Lorient won 1-3 against Auxerre, beat Lille by 2-1 and hammered Brest 1-2. Lorient won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded nine and scored 11 goals.

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

Reims Form

Reims came through the last three games without a win, but still booked two points to their account. They lost 0-3 against Monaco, followed by a 2-2 draw with Troyes. They also shared the points in a 0-0 draw with PSG. Reims claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Hoping for a campaign without too much hazzle, recent performances suggests Reims could be dragged into a relegation-battle.

Reims and Lorient seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Lorient took 13 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 11 times and conceding six. Reims fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in eight goals.

Lorient vs Reims Team News

Lorient seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.

Gedeon Kalulu and Adil Aouchiche are all absent from the Lorient squad that faces Reims at Stade du Moustoir.

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

Names like Jens-Lys Cajuste, Maxime Busi and Rafik Guitane most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Lorient.

Lorient vs Reims H2H

Reims ended up winning 1-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Stade du Moustoir. Lorient go into their upcoming match against Reims with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lorient vs Reims Results

Both teams scored five times in the previous ten matches between home side Lorient and Reims. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.70.

Lorient vs Reims Betting Tips

Terem Moffi look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Folarin Balogun adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come on Saturday.

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

In the last ten encounters between Lorient and Reims over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Lorient averaged 1.2 goals a game. Reims scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Lorient’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.1 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Reims played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.