FC Lorient will be looking to return to the winning ways this weekend when they host Paris Saint-Germain Stade Yves Allainmat in the 14th round of the Ligue 1. Match day schedules for November 6 at 15:00 EAT.
The host’s put together a remarkable six-game winning streak earlier in the autumn, however they have now gone three games without victory in the French top flight, but it would have been a monumental shock to see Le Bris’s men sustain their charge for a Champions League place for much longer. Coming into this game, Lorient won are winless in three of their last six matches (WWWDDL).
FC Lorient prepares for this fixture off the back of 1-2 Ligue losing efforts to Nice in their most recent game. In that match, FC Lorient managed 44% possession, 14 shots with eight of them on target and a goal scored by Dango Faissal Ouattara (18′). Nice got 16 shots with five of them on target and goals by Youcef Atal (61′) and Gaëtan Laborde (69′).
Beating Juventus was not enough for Paris Saint-Germain to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League as group winners, as they were pushed all the way by Benfica and eventually piped by the Portuguese powerhouses on the final match day. However the victory marked a fifth win on the bounce in all competitions for the capital club, who are aiming to stretch their lengthy unbeaten run in all competitions to 30 games this weekend.
PSG heads into this game followong 1-2 Champions League victory over Juventus in their most recent game. In that match, Paris Saint-Germain had 53% possession, seven shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Kylian Mbappé (13′) and Nuno Mendes (69′)., Juventus got 15 shots with two of them on target and a goal by Leonardo Bonucci (39′).
Lorient vs. Paris Saint-Germain head to head
Paris Saint-Germain has an excellent record in the head to head history of this match having won 20 times from the 34 encounters since 1998; Lorient won eight times while six matches ended in draws.
- PSG 5-1 Lorient 03/04/22
- Lorient 1-1 PSG 22/12/21
- Lorient 3-2 PSG 31/01/21
- PSG 2-0 Lorient 16/12/20
- Lorient 0-1 PSG 19/01/20
Home
- Lorient 1-2 Nice
- Troyes 2-2 Lorient
- Lorient 0-0 Reims
- Brest 1-2 Lorient
- Lorient 2-1 Lille
Away
- Juventus 1-2 PSG
- PSG 4-3 Troyes
- PSG 7-2 Maccabi Haifa
- AC Ajaccio 0-3 PSG
- PSG 1-0 Marseille
Lorient team news
Boss Régis Le Bris has a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Paris Saint-Germain team news
Presnel Kimpembe and Keylor Navas will miss out Christophe Galtier’s selection for this game through injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Paris Saint-Germain Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
