Lille vs Lorient Match Analysis and Prediction

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Lorient will travel to face Lille at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday with the two teams on different directions. The visitors are winlsess in 12 straight matches while the hosts look to extend their seven-match Ligue 1 unbeaten run.

Lille are currently sitiing 8th after collecting 28 points, three points behind fifth-placed Montpellier who hold a spot in the Cnference League Qualifiers.

They won their last Ligue 1 match 3-2 at Stade Matmut-Atlantique against Bordeaux, extending their unbeaten run to seven.

On the home turf this season, Lille have recorded four wins, four draws and one loss in nine Ligue 1 matches. They have an eight-match home unbeaten run dating to August 2021 against Montpellier. In their last six league matches, they have won three and drawn three.

Striker Jonathan David is the leading goalscorer for Lille with 12 goals, with no other player managing more in the league this season, six of which have been the crucial first of the match.

In their last Ligue 1 match, Lorient drew 1-1 against Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir to extend their winless run to 12, which has left them sitting 19th in the Ligue 1 standings with 16 points, a point adrift of safety with 19 matches left.

Lorient’s main attacking threats have been Lauriente David and Thomas Monconduit, scoring four and three times respectively.

They will be looking for their first victory this season in away league matches, as they have six losses and four draws on the road. They are aiming to reverse a 25-match away winless run, the last time to get a victory away being in October 2020 against Reims.

Lorient won 2-1 in their last Ligue 1 encounter with Lille. Armand Lauriente and Terem Moffi both scored for Lorient while Burak Yilmaz scored the only goal for Lille.

Lille vs Lorient head to head

The two teams have met on 33 occasions in all competitions previously, where Lille have taken 17 victories while Lorient have won 9, and they have drawn in 7. Lille have scored 50 goals and conceded 28. In their last five meetings, Lille have won two and Lorient three.

Lorient 1-0 Lille 17/09/16

Lille 0-1 Lorient 04/02/17

Lille 4-0 Lorient 22/11/20

Lorient 1-4 Lille 21/02/21

Lorient 2-1 Lille 10/09/21

Lille latest home form

Lille have been on a good run of form at home, as they have not lost in more than ten matches across all competitions. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two, including a 1-0 win over Salzburg in the Champions League competition on November 23.

Lille 1-0 Salzburg 23/11/21

Lille 1-1 Nantes 27/11/21

Lille 2-1 Troyes 04/12/21

Lille 0-0 Lyon 12/12/21

Lille 3-1 Auxierre 18/12/21

Lille latest away form

Lille lost their last away game to Lens through penalty shootouts after a 2-2 draw in the Coupe de France competition on January 4. However, they have been on a good run of form on the road. They recently defeated Wolfsburg 3-1 in the Champions League competition on December 8.

Monaco 2-2 Lille 19/11/21

Rennes 1-2 Lille 01/12/21

Wolfsburg 1-3 Lille 08/12/21

Bordeaux 2-3 Lille 22/12/21

Lens (P)2-2 Lille 04/01/22

Lorient latest home form

Lorient have recently been on a poor run of form, as they have not won in any of their last six matches at home. Their last home win came on September 22 when they defeated Nice 1-0. They have managed just two of their last five matches, losing in three.

Lorient 1-1 Bordeaux 24/10/21

Lorient 1-2 Brest 07/11/21

Lorient 0-2 Rennes 28/11/21

Lorient 0-1 Nantes 05/12/21

Lorient 1-1 PSG 22/12/21

Lorient latest away form

Lorient have been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have lost in all their last six away matches. In their last away match, they lost 1-0 to Rennes in the Coupe de France competition on December 18. They lost their last league match 4-1 to Metz.

Strasbourg 4-0 Lorient 31/10/21

Angers 1-0 Lorient 21/11/21

Troyes 2-0 Lorient 01/12/21

Metz 4-1 Lorient 12/12/21

Rennes 1-0 Lorient 18/12/21

Lille news

Lille will be without goalkeeper Leo Jardim who is currently suffering from his neck injury, while Timothy Weah will also miss out with a muscle injury.

Benjamin Andre, Xeka, Jonathan David and Domagoj Bradaric tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self isolating for a few weeks before making a return.

Lorient news

Midfielder Samuel Loric is currently recovering from his thigh injury and is expected to return around early January, while Stephane Diarra will return in mid January also with a thigh injury.

Jerome Morel has a muscle injury while Fabien Lemoine has a calf injury but will return early in January.

Prediction and Odds

Lorient are heading into the contest with a poor run of form, and playing away from home would proof hard for them to win the match.

Despite losing their last match to Lens, we expect Lille to have the confidence and quality to defeat their opponents on Thursday and pick three points.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.21 2 2.35