Lorient vs Saint-Etienne Match Analysis and Prediction

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Lorient will be looking to continue their attempt to move further away from the relegation places at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir on Friday, as they face a Saint-Etienne side who currently find themselves in a position for the relegation playoffs.

The hosts are currently sitting in the 16th spot in the Ligue 1 standings, having picked up 28 points from their 30 matches played, just a point above relegation places with eight matches left to play.

In their last match in Ligue 1 action, Lorient suffered a humiliating 5-1 in the hands of Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.

Neymar got the back of the net in the 12th minute to give the hosts the lead before Kylian Mbappe made his effort in the 28th minute to ensure his side were ahead going to the interval.

Despite Terem Moffi trying to get his side back into the game, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar grabbed their second goals each either side of Lionel Messi’s goal in the 73rd minute to seal the victory for the hosts.

Hosts Lorient have secured 17 points from a possible 42 on offer in 14 Ligue 1 contests at home this season, and now have a three-match home winless run dating to February 20 against Montpellier.

Meanwhile, Saint-Etienne enter the contest sitted 18th in the table with 27 points from 30 matches, just a point adrift of the safety of the 17th spot and four points above basement Bordeaux.

Saint-Etienne suffered a 4-2 defeat against Olympique Marseille at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in their last league match, which extended their winless streat to three matches.

In league matches on their travels this season, Saint-Etienne have claimed three wins, three draws and eight losses, and have won one, drawn three and lost two of their last six league matches.

Lorient vs Saint-Etienne head to head

The two have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Lorient have claimed 15 victories while Saint-Etienne have won 14, and they have drawn in eight. Lorient have socred 51 goals and conceded 43. In their last five meetings, both sides have won twice while they have drawn once.

Lorient 2-1 Saint-Etienne 17/12/16

Saint-Etienne 4-0 Lorient 12/02/17

Saint-Etienne 2-0 Lorient 30/08/20

Lorient 2-1 Saint-Etienne 28/02/21

Saint-Etienne 1-1 Lorient 08/0821

Lorient latest home form

Lorient have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, as they have won just one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Lens 2-0 on February 6 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded five.

Lorient 0-0 Angers 16/01/22

Lorient 2-0 Lens 06/02/22

Lorient 0-1 Montpellier 20/02/22

Lorient 1-4 Lyon 04/03/22

Lorient 0-0 Strasbourg 20/03/22

Lorient latest away form

Lorient have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Clermont 2-0 on March 13 in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Nantes 4-2 Lorient 23/01/22

Monaco 0-0 Lorient 13/02/22

Brest 0-1 Lorient 27/02/22

Clermont 0-2 Lorient 13/03/22

PSG 5-1 Lorient 03/04/22

Saint-Etienne latest home form

Saint-Etienne lost their last home game 4-2 to Marseille in the league. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have lost just one of their five most recent matches. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded eight.

Saint-Etienne 3-1 Montpellier 05/02/22

Saint-Etienne 2-2 Strasbourg 20/02/22

Saint-Etienne 1-0 Metz 06/03/22

Saint-Etienne 1-1 Troyes 18/03/22

Saint-Etienne 2-4 Marseille 03/04/22

Saint-Etienne latest away form

Saint-Etienne have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost two of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they picked up a goalless draw against Lille. In their last five away matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Angers 0-1 Saint-Etienne 26/01/22

Bergerac 1-0 Saint-Etienne 30/01/22

Clermont 1-2 Saint-Etienne 13/02/22

PSG 3-1 Saint-Etienne 26/02/22

Lille 0-0 Saint-Etienne 11/03/22

Lorient news

Lorient are set to be without the services of forward Stephane Diarra due to a muscle injury, while Samuel Loric will also be absent with a knee problem.

Ibrahima Kone is expected to lead the line on Friday, supported by Terem Moffi, Thomas Monconduit, Enzo Le Fee and Dango Ouattara.

Saint-Etienne news

Saint-Etienne have a number of absentees, with Falaye Sacko and Yvann Macon missing out due to knee injuries; the former set to stay out for the remainder of the season.

Wahbi Khazri, Yvan Neyou, Romain Hamouma and Saidou Sow are also set to be missing out with their respective injuries.