Lorient vs Lyon Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Lorient v Lyon
France Ligue 1
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2024
Starts at 16pm UK / 00pm CET
Location: Stade du Moustoir.

On Sunday afternoon, newly promoted Lorient will face one of the favorite teams to face PSG this season for the league title, Lyon.

Lorient is in 16th place after losing the last 3 consecutive games. Their last defeat was against Brest, losing just 3-2 in a very entertaining game. In fact, alongside Brest, Lorient have the worst defense in Ligue 1, as both clubs conceded the most goals, which were 9. Lorient defeated Strasbourg at home, but also lost to Lente.

Lyon was well below the championship last season, so much so that despite having reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, they will not play any European football this season, not even in the Europa League.

This season this should be fixed. But there is a problem because Lyon is in 12th place. It is true that it is still early days, but the club has already shown some of its weaknesses from last season. They are winless for the last 3 games, only winning the first game of the season. They drew the last match at home against Nimes 0-0, which was considered a bad result. Lyon are yet to win away from home.

Lorient vs Lyon: head to head

• The teams haven't played on this ground since 2016, when Lorient stunned Lyon and won 1-0.
• There is a 60% chance for both teams to score.
• Lorient has won the last 2 meetings between the clubs.

Lorient vs Lyon: Prediction

At first glance, this game looks easy to predict, a Lyon win. But Lyon haven't been doing so well with what we've seen so far and Lorient are a brilliant team. Not afraid to step up and that could end up being a tough opponent for Lyon.

Lorient can concede goals but they can also take care of themselves and even if they lose or draw this game we could see them score one or maybe two goals. That's why we're betting on the home team with a handicap. We believe that there are also goals in this match and we will score more than 2,5 goals.

Lorient vs Lyon betting tips:

• Handicap: Lorient beats Lyon with +2 goals from 1.50 (1/2)

• Over 2,5 goals with 1,72 (8/11).

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