Angers vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-10-25 16:15.
[p]Two of the favourites to be relegated from Ligue 1 this season will meet with Lorient surprisingly in a better position than their more experienced hosts Angers. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]In spite of a poor start to the Ligue 1 season (W1, D3, L4), one which leaves them in the bottom two after two rounds, Angers are still firmly in touch with the sides above them at such an early stage of the season. Things looked even bleaker last season when they had two points fewer at this stage, and Angers still went on to secure survival, so they certainly won’t be hitting the panic button just yet. They may be tempted to do so soon if they can’t snap their seven-match winless league run (D3, L4), but having collected five of their six seasonal points on home turf, a return to Stade Raymond Kopa should serve them well.[/p]
[p]Life was never likely to be easy for newly-promoted Lorient, but they’ve adapted well to life back in the top flight and come into this round sat 13th in the table. With just two points keeping them outside the drop zone, they’ll be acutely aware that the picture could change quickly, which makes an away game inopportunely timed given that Lorient are now six away league games without a victory (D2, L4). Being held scoreless in six of their last eight top-flight road trips hardly inspires much hope of bringing that winless away run to an end here, even if this fixture does seem favourable on paper. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Angers’ most recent match at home to Lorient (March 2023, L 2-1) was the only home league H2H they’ve ever lost (W9, D4).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]A league-high seven of Angers’ first eight Ligue 1 games produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Angers conceded the opening goal of each of their last seven Ligue 1 matches.[/p]
[p]The team that scored first won six of Lorient’s eight Ligue 1 games this season (D2).[/p]
[p]Eight of Lorient’s last ten Ligue 1 losses came by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Sidiki Cherif became Angers’ second 18-year-old player of the season to score when he opened his account off the bench in the last round. Sambou Soumano netted his second goal of the Ligue 1 season last weekend – 14 of his 16 strikes for Lorient arrived after half-time.[/p]
[p]Angers’ Himad Abdelli trained separately on Tuesday, whilst Emmanuel Biumla was absent because of his thigh injury. Lorient don’t appear to have any fresh injury concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]A dearth of goals from both sides suggests under 2.5 goals could be a good bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]