Lorient vs Lyon Match Analysis and Prediction

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Lorient play host to Lyon in Ligue 1 on Wednesday, with this fixture havig been rearranged from its original schedule date of August 14, after Lorient’s pitch was deemed unsafe to play on by Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) prior to the game.

Despite having issues with their pitch, Lorient have made a fine start to the season, collecting 10 points from their opening five matches to sit sixth in the table.

Lorient can move level on points with their forthcoming opponents with a victory on Wednesday, which seems unthinkable for a club which has finished 16th in Ligue 1 in each of the last two seasons.

Les Merlus’ 1-0 win away to newly-promoted AC Ajaccio suggests they should have enoung about them to avoid any serious relegation danger this season, though there remains a long way to go and they will undoubtedly have far tougher times of adversity to overcome.

Despite finishing eighth in Ligue 1 last season, Lyon have kept faith with Peter Bozz as their head coach, with the Dutchman rewarding their loyalty so far in the form of four wins and one draw from their opening five matches.

Should the defeat Lorient on Wednesday, Lyon would move into second place in the table, in between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille.

Without any European football as an obstruction, Bosz will be confident of a strong showing this time around, having added Nicolas Tagliafico, Corentin Tolisso and Alexandre Lacazette to their squad during the summer transfer window.

However, the transfer deadline day sale of Lucas Paqueta to West Ham United has left a bad feeling amongst the fanbase.

However, any frustrations were channelled in a positive manner in the form of the weekend’s 5-0 victory over Angers, which should stand them a good stead ahead of their trip to Lorient on Wednesday.

Lorient vs Lyon head to head

The two teams have previously met on 32 occasions across all competitions, where Lyon have claimed 17 victories while Lorient have won six, and they have drawn in nine. Lorient have scored 30 goals and conceded 56. In their last five meetings, Lorient have won one, Lyon two with two draws.

Lyon 1-4 Lorient 08/04/17

Lorient 1-1 Lyon 27/09/20

Lyon 4-1 Lorient 08/05/21

Lyon 1-1 Lorient 25/09/21

Lorient 1-4 Lyon 04/03/22

Lorient latest home form

Lorient have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Clermont Foot 63 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Lorient 1-1 Troyes 21/05/22

Lorient 1-0 Concarneau 09/07/22

Lorient 2-1 Chateauroux 27/07/22

Lorient 1-1 Ajaccio 30/07/22

Lorient 2-1 Clermont 28/08/22

Lorient latest away form

Lorient have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ajaccio 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Nantes 2-0 Lorient 23/07/22

Rennes 0-1 Lorient 07/08/22

Toulouse 2-2 Lorient 21/08/22

Lens 5-2 Lorient 31/08/22

Ajaccio 0-1 Lorient 04/09/22

Lyon latest home form

Lyon have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Angers 5-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded just three.

Lyon 3-0 Dinamo Kiev 12/07/22

Lyon 2-1 Ajaccio 05/08/22

Lyon 4-1 Troyes 19/08/22

Lyon 2-1 Auxerre 31/08/22

Lyon 5-0 Angers 03/09/22

Lyon latest away form

Lyon have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, as they have been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Reims in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 11.

Anderlecht 3-0 Lyon 16/07/22

Willem II 5-0 Lyon 23/07/22

Feyenoord 0-2 Lyon 24/07/22

Inter Milan 2-2 Lyon 30/07/22

Reims 1-1 Lyon 28/08/22

Lorient news

Lorient will be missing Quentin Boisgard and Adil Aouchiche for at least a few more weeks through muscle and knee injuries respectively, while Igor Silva is a doubt due to a thigh strain.

The hosts may bring Bonke Innocent into the midfield to provide more defensive stability, at the expense of Theo Le Bris.

Lyon news

Lyon will have to make do without the services of Sinaly Diomande, Jerome Boateng and Houssem Aouar due to injury.

Ahead of a tricky trip to Monaco on Sunday, Bosz could provide Alexandre Lacazette with a rest, allowing Moussa Dembele a start in attack in the former Arsenal man’s place.