PSG vs Lorient Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th April 2023

Struggling Lorient are in for a tough assignment, when going up against PSG this coming Sunday at Parc des Princes. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

PSG enjoy the view from the top of the table with 75 points after 32 matches. Lorient find themselves positioned as number 11 in the Ligue 1 with 45 points following 32 rounds.

With three wins on the bounce, PSG are ready to take on anyone, let alone Lorient, who'll be eager not to be the next victim in line.

PSG are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Ligue 1, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

Lorient scored eight goals, conceded ten and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

PSG won the last two meetings against Lorient, as they followed up a 5-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.

PSG vs Lorient Prediction

PSG Form

In their last three outings, PSG won 0-2 against Nice, beat Lens by 3-1 and hammered Angers 1-2. PSG won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 11 goals and conceded ten times.

Lorient Form

In their previous three games, Lorient drew 0-0 with Marseille, then lost 3-1 against Monaco and 0-1 against Toulouse. Lorient came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

PSG took 45 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to 15 wins after scoring 43 times and conceding 13. Lorient claimed three wins and 11 points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored 13 times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. PSG so far pulled off a record of 24 wins, three draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lorient show off 12 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Ligue 1.

PSG vs Lorient Stats

PSG vs Lorient Squads

PSG Squad

The 56-year-old coach of the home team, Christophe Galtier, will select the lineup against Lorient from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:

Alexandre Letellier (0/0), Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/32), Lucas Lavallee (0/0), Sergio Rico (0/0), Achraf Hakimi (4/25), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/10), Juan Bernat (1/23), Marquinhos (2/28), Nordi Mukiele (0/19), Nuno Mendes (1/22), Presnel Kimpembe (0/11), Sergio Ramos (1/27), Timothee Pembele (0/5), Carlos Soler (3/21), Danilo Pereira (2/27), Ismael Gharbi (0/4), Marco Verratti (0/23), Renato Sanches (2/18), Vitinha (1/30), Warren Zaire-Emery (2/20), Hugo Ekitike (3/20), Ilyes Housni (0/1), Kylian Mbappe (22/28), Lionel Messi (15/27), Neymar (13/20).

Lorient Squad

Below is the full team squad of Lorient. The manager Le Bris will pick his starting XI against PSG from these players:

Julian Pollersbeck (0/0), Teddy Bartouche (0/0), Vito Mannone (0/18), Yvon Mvogo (0/15), Aurelien Pelon (0/0), Darline Yongwa (0/9), Gedeon Kalulu (0/23), Igor Carioca (0/7), Julien Laporte (0/18), Maxime Wackers (0/0), Montassar Talbi (1/32), Vincent Le Goff (0/31), Adil Aouchiche (0/11), Ayman Kari (0/0), Bamo Meite (1/13), Bonke Innocent (0/21), Elie Kroupi (0/0), Enzo Le Fee (4/29), Jean-Victor Makengo (0/11), Julien Ponceau (1/29), Laurent Abergel (0/23), Paul Bellon (0/0), Theo Le Bris (2/22), Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (3/22), Ibrahima Kone (5/31), Romain Faivre (1/20), Sirine Doucoure (0/10), Stephane Diarra (2/28), Yoann Cathline (1/19).

PSG vs Lorient Team News

At the time of writing, PSG have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Lorient on Sunday.

Renato Sanches, Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe are missing from the squad, PSG will field against Lorientthis coming Sunday.

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

Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck all face a spell on the sidelines for Lorient due to various injuries.

PSG vs Lorient Lineups

PSG vs Lorient H2H

PSG go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 5-1 and 2-1 the last two times they played Lorient. PSG enjoy a good 8-1-1 advantage against Lorient, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

PSG vs Lorient Results

The past ten matches between PSG and Lorient have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/10 with the bookies.

PSG vs Lorient Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Kylian Mbappe so far as he managed to score impressive 22 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and PSG rely on his abilities against Lorient. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

PSG collected six wins, drew one and lost three in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Parc des Princes. Lorient won two of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost five times. While PSG might manage to fight their way to three points this coming Sunday at Parc des Princes, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just one wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. PSG managed an average of 2.7 goals, with Lorient averaging one goal in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of PSG’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Lorient's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.