Lorient vs PSG prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-23 17:00.
[p]While the gulf in the league table would suggest Lorient’s 3-0 defeat to Nice should have come as no great surprise, manager Régis Le Bris slammed his players for showing a “lack of maturity” in that loss. He cited how goal difference could well play a part in their battle to beat the drop, and with the Merlucciidaes sitting three points from safety with only five games remaining, his foresight could yet prove correct given how tight the table currently is.[/p]
[p]The biggest issue facing Le Bris now is that his side have lost form at precisely the wrong time, with four defeats from their last five matches (D1) leaving them playing catch-up. Even more concerningly, Lorient have failed to score in each of those defeats, and unless they can improve their output in the final third, they look destined for a return to the second tier after four years in Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]As if things couldn’t get any worse, Paris Saint-Germain arrive at Stade du Moustoir with the division’s best away record, conceding just nine goals in 14 undefeated matches (W10, D4) – placing them amongst a select few sides in the traditional top-five European leagues to remain unbeaten on their league travels this season. The visitors also have a staggeringly good record in recent meetings between these two teams, winning 14 of the last 18 H2Hs (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Luis Enrique’s side, still buoyed by their stunning victory over Barcelona to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, will therefore be confident of clinching a third successive Ligue 1 title. The Parisians hammered Lyon 4-1 on Sunday evening to stretch their unbeaten league run to 24 games (W17, D7) and move 11 points clear in top spot, meaning a victory here would be enough to secure a 12th crown, should Monaco fail to beat Lille in the hours after this game concludes.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Experienced Lorient skipper Laurent Abergel, hoping to be fit again after a bang to the calf, has only lost two of his personal H2Hs in the league (W2, D2), collecting a goal, assist and yellow card in the only home win in that sequence. Looking to put a dent in that record might be PSG’s in-form striker Gonçalo Ramos, who has scored eight times in his last 11 games for club and country, going unbeaten in each match in which he was on target (W4, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Lorient have scored first in a joint-low of only four of their Ligue 1 home games this season, but they are unbeaten across those matches (W3, D1). [/p]