After they tasted defeat last time out, PSG will be looking to make amends this Sunday when they play host to Lorient at the Parc des Princes in the 30th round of the French Ligue 1. Showdown schedules for 21:45 EAT.
Paris Saint Germain is at the top of the table with 65 points in the league table with just nine fixtures remaining. The International break appeared to come at the right time for PSG who looked as though they were still suffering the agony of once again being dumped out of the Champions League. The hosts also have a 100% unbeaten record at this stadium since last May, and barring two draws against Nice; it’s a perfect winning record.
PSG will be aiming for better results coming off 3-0 Ligue 1 loss to Monaco in their most recent fixture. In that game, Paris Saint-Germain managed 61% possession and 13 shots with six of them on target. Monaco FC got 13 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Wissam Ben Yedder (25′, 84′) and Kevin Volland (68′).
Meanwhile, Lorient is one of the weakest teams in the Ligue 1, currently placed 16th with just 28 points in the standings and as expected, they are struggling to deal with the relegation threat. Keeping five clean sheets from seven Ligue 1 matches since the beginning of February has seen Lorient slowly clamber away from the dreaded dotted line. Les Merlus enters game week 30 five points clear of the automatic relegation place.
In their previous game FC Lorient held each other to a goalless draw with Strasbourg in their last Ligue 1 action. In that game, FC Lorient had 50% possession and nine shots with two of them on target. On the other end, Strasbourg got 13 shots with four of them on target.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Lorient head to head
Since 1998 these two sides have met 33 times with PSG taking the lead in 19 meetings while Lorient has won eight times and six matches played out draws.
- 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
- Lorient 1-2 PSG 12/03/17
Home
- Monaco 3-0 PSG
- PSG 3-0 Bordeaux
- Real Madrid 3-1 PSG
- Nice 1-0 PSG
- PSG 3-1 Saint-Etienne
Away
- Lorient 0-0 Strasbourg Alsace
- Clermont Foot 0-2 Lorient
- Lorient 1-4 Lyon
- Brest 0-1 Lorient
- Lorient 0-1 Montpellier
Paris Saint-Germain team news
Angel Di Maria and Sergio Ramos are the only injury concerns for the Parisians.
Lorient team news
Christophe Pélissier’s side will miss out the services of Stephane Diarra and Samuel Loric through injuries and Bonke Innocent through suspension.
Prediction and odds
Despite PSG enduring their worst spell of the season we do not expect a team winless in 20 of their past 23 overall fixtures plus an eight-fixture losing streak to bridge their defense at home.
- PSG Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
