Monaco vs Lorient Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2023

Lorient could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Monaco on Sunday. Their current position in the Ligue 1 standings naturally favours Monaco, but Lorient won't be short on motivation.

Monaco approach the next Ligue 1 round as number four in the table, having claimed 58 points this season so far. With 30 games behind them, Lorient amassed 45 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Entering the match as a favourite, Monaco will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this Ligue 1 campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

Monaco scored an average of two goals in ten matches or a total of 20 while allowing 15 goals against. This is an average of 1.5 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Lorient are currently not the most scoring team in the Ligue 1, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded ten times, an average of one per game. They managed five clean sheets in of these.

It finished all square on when Monaco last faced Lorient. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1.

Monaco vs Lorient Prediction

Monaco Form

In their last three matches, Monaco won 0-2 and 4-3 against first AC Ajaccio then Strasbourg, before drawing 2-2 against Nantes. Monaco managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 17 goals and conceded 11 times.

Lorient Form

Lorient have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Nice, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Lille, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Marseille. Lorient didn't manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Monaco waste away a win against Lorient, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Lorient won four of their last 15 matches against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table, scoring 19 and conceding 25 goals. They collected 17 points from these. Monaco are looking at a record of 17 wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lorient put 12 wins, nine draws and nine defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Monaco vs Lorient Stats

Monaco vs Lorient Squads

Monaco Squad

Clement will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Lorient from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/30), Thomas Didillon (0/0), Yann Lienard (0/0), Axel Disasi (3/30), Caio Henrique (1/27), Chrislain Matsima (0/10), Guillermo Maripan (3/21), Malang Sarr (0/13), Ruben Aguilar (0/17), Vanderson (1/24), Yllan Okou (0/0), Aleksandr Golovin (6/28), Corentin Tirard (0/0), Edan Diop (1/3), Eliesse Ben Seghir (4/12), Eliot Matazo (1/16), Ismail Jakobs (0/25), Jean Lucas (0/6), Maghnes Akliouche (0/7), Mohamed Camara (0/22), Soungoutou Magassa (0/2), Youssouf Fofana (2/28), Breel Embolo (12/28), Gelson Martins (0/11), Kevin Volland (2/11), Krepin Diatta (3/25), Myron Boadu (2/8), Takumi Minamino (1/14), Wissam Ben Yedder (17/26).

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 (0/17), Yvon Mvogo (0/14), Darline Yongwa (0/7), Gedeon Kalulu (0/22), Igor Carioca (0/5), Julien Laporte (0/18), Maxime Wackers (0/0), Montassar Talbi (1/30), Vincent Le Goff (0/29), Adil Aouchiche (0/10), Ayman Kari (0/0), Bamo Meite (1/11), Bonke Innocent (0/19), Enzo Le Fee (4/28), Jean-Victor Makengo (0/10), Julien Ponceau (1/27), Laurent Abergel (0/21), Paul Bellon (0/0), Theo Le Bris (2/22), Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (3/20), Elie Kroupi (0/0), Ibrahima Kone (4/29), Romain Faivre (1/19), Sirine Doucoure (0/8), Stephane Diarra (2/27), Yoann Cathline (1/17).

Monaco vs Lorient Team News

Monaco are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Lorient.

Sidelined with an injury, Monaco can't field Kevin Volland this coming Sunday against Lorient.

Lorient are juggling with four absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Monaco.

Names like Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Monaco.

Monaco vs Lorient Lineups

Monaco vs Lorient H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Sunday. Monaco usually enjoy playing Lorient, claiming five wins in the last ten encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/5.

Monaco vs Lorient Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last ten matches between Monaco and Lorient.

Monaco vs Lorient Betting Tips

Wissam Ben Yedder has been great for Monaco lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Lorient are optimistic that Stephane Diarra doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Monaco racked up five wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost five and now face Lorient who won three of their previous 10 away matches. They drew three and lost four. Monaco managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Lorient have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Monaco managed an average of 2.1 goals, with Lorient averaging one goal. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Monaco saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 2.3 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Lorient, who managed to score one time in those matches.