Lorient vs Monaco prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-01-10 20:00.
Lorient couldn’t have started 2023 much better, beating Angers 2-1 in Ligue 1 and then hammering La Châtaigneraie 6-0 in the Coupe de France, despite not scoring before the 40th minute in either game. They even trailed against Angers, but the battlers from Brittany showed their mettle again as they’ve won ten points (W3, D1, L3) after conceding first in the league this term.
Two points behind Monaco and comfortably inside the top half, if they’re to realise European qualification ambitions, then a return to form at home is required as they haven’t won a league game here since early October (D1, L3). Conceding exactly twice in each of those defeats is a worry, especially as other clubs are trying hard to prise their strikers away from them!
Monaco were dumped out of the cup on penalties by Rodez on Saturday so their confidence will have taken a hit, but as they’ve won both their league games since the resumption and scored in ten consecutive competitive games, they should fancy their chances here. However, they’ll be wary as they haven’t won any of the last three H2Hs (D2, L1) and recently sold key defender Benoît Badiashile to Chelsea.
Excellent travellers, the Monegasques have lost just one of their last 13 league away fixtures (W10, D2), a run that includes draws at this season’s pacesetters PSG and Lens. That should give their fans hope that they can bounce back from one of the shocks of the season against Rodez as manager Philippe Clement seeks a reaction to what he called an “unacceptable” result.
Players to watch: Wanted by Southampton, Terem Moffi has scored ten league goals for Lorient this term, but none of them after the 55th minute. More likely to be dangerous as the match progresses is Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin, as all four of his Ligue 1 strikes this term arrived after half-time.
Hot stat: Monaco are the only Ligue 1 team yet to trail at half-time away from home this term (HT: W3, D5).