Lyon vs Lorient Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th March 2023

Lyon appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Lorient in round 26 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Groupama Stadium on Sunday.

Placed nine in the table Lyon have amassed 38 points after 25 matches. On 39 points, Lorient rank eight with 25 matches played this season.

Lyon could finish the round ahead of their visitors in the table, and they are highly favoured by the bookmakers to do just that on Sunday against Lorient.

Lyon scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing ten goals against. This is an average of one goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Lorient hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 1.5 goals per match for a total of 15 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

Lorient won 3-1 the last time, they faced Lyon, who won the match before that, when Lyon claimed a 4-1 win.

Lyon vs Lorient Prediction

Lyon Form

In the previous three matches, Lyon lost 2-1 against Auxerre, beat Angers by 1-3 and won 2-1 against Grenoble. Lyon managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded five goals.

Lorient Form

It is all or nothing with Lorient following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with Nantes to which, they replied by beating AC Ajaccio3-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Auxerre. Lorient only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Lyon seem on fire right now, which is close to the opposite of Lorient, and a home win should be on the cards at Groupama Stadium.

Lyon have taken eight points from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to 14. Lorient won four of their last 11 matches against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table, scoring 17 and conceding 21 goals. They collected 14 points from these. Lyon are looking at a record of 11 wins, five draws and nine defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lorient enjoy a record of 11 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lyon vs Lorient Squads

Lyon Squad

The 57-year-old Lyon manager, Laurent Blanc, will select the lineup against Lorient from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Anthony Lopes (0/22), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/4), Castello Lukeba (1/22), Dejan Lovren (0/8), Henrique (0/4), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/17), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/23), Sael Kumbedi (0/9), Sinaly Diomande (0/14), Thiago Mendes (1/22), Corentin Tolisso (0/18), Houssem Aouar (1/9), Jefferson (0/1), Johann Lepenant (1/20), Maxence Caqueret (1/23), Alexandre Lacazette (14/23), Amin Sarr (1/5), Bradley Barcola (2/15), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Moussa Dembele (3/18), Rayan Cherki (3/22).

Lorient Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Lorient players that the manager Regis Le Bris will choose from for the upcoming game:

Julian Pollersbeck (0/0), Teddy Bartouche (0/0), Vito Mannone (0/12), Yvon Mvogo (0/14), Darline Yongwa (0/5), Gedeon Kalulu (0/21), Igor Carioca (0/2), Julien Laporte (0/18), Maxime Wackers (0/0), Montassar Talbi (1/25), Vincent Le Goff (0/24), Adil Aouchiche (0/7), Ayman Kari (0/0), Bamo Meite (0/6), Bonke Innocent (0/19), Enzo Le Fee (4/25), Jean-Victor Makengo (0/5), Julien Ponceau (1/22), Laurent Abergel (0/17), Paul Bellon (0/0), Theo Le Bris (2/18), Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (2/15), Ibrahima Kone (3/24), Romain Faivre (1/15), Sirine Doucoure (0/8), Stephane Diarra (1/22), Yoann Cathline (1/12).

Lyon vs Lorient Team News

Lyon might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Lorient.

Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto are missing from the squad, Lyon will field against Lorienton Sunday.

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

Lorient need to do without Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck, who are not fit enough to travel to Groupama Stadium.

Lyon vs Lorient Lineups

Lyon vs Lorient H2H

Lyon took a hit when Lorient handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 4-1 win. Lyon claimed three wins, while Lorient picked up three wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 16/5.

Lyon vs Lorient Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Lyon and Lorient. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Lyon vs Lorient Betting Tips

Alexandre Lacazette is showing good form for Lyon, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Montassar Talbi scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Lyon collected five wins, drew two and lost three in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Groupama Stadium. Lorient won four of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost three times. Lyon might win at Groupama Stadium this coming Sunday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just zero games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Lyon managed an average of 1.6 goals in the past ten encounters against Lorient, who scored 1.4 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored eight times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Lorient, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.