Lorient vs Lyon prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-12-06 19:45.
[p]Lorient’s matchday 15 clash with Lyon is headlined by the pitchside return of the visiting manager Paulo Fonseca, who has now served his nine month touchline ban.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]The Stade du Moustoir faithful will be in a much more cheerful mood when Lorient return for a second home game in succession, having witnessed their side finally break what was a seven-game winless streak (D4, L3) with a 3-1 win over Nice last weekend. That result sees the Merlucciidaes start this round just outside the bottom-three in 15th place, and their best chance of creating more daylight is likely another home game since they’ve recorded 12 of their 14 points this season on home soil (W3, D3, L1) and scored in ten successive Ligue 1 outings there.[/p]
[p]Equally pleased with their result last weekend will be Lyon, who busted their own four-game winless run in the league (D3, L1) with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nantes. That was their eighth clean sheet this top-flight campaign, the most of any side pre-round, two of which have come in their last two away matches, which both ended in 0-0 draws to stretch their winless run on the road in Ligue 1 to four matches (D3, L1). They look well placed to at least bounce back on the scoring front here, as Lyon have scored in 31 of their last 32 Ligue 1 games against promoted teams, netting 62 goals in total.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lorient have won just one of the last eight H2Hs (D4, L3), but their record across the last nine Ligue 1 meetings they hosted makes for slightly better reading (W2, D4, L3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lorient have kept a league-low one clean clean sheet this season [/p]
[p]Eight of Lorient’s last ten home Ligue 1 games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Lyon have led a pre-round joint-league high four Ligue 1 away games at half-time this season (HT: D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Lyon have conceded five of their nine away league goals this term after the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Sambou Soumano proved to be the hero against Nice, with his brace in that game contributing to 14 of his last 15 goals for Lorient coming on home soil. Lyon defender Nicolás Tagliafico has seen five of his last seven goals serve as the match opener, a streak started with a goal against Lorient the last time these teams met. [/p]
[p]Lorient will be monitoring Bamo Meïté who left the pitch injured against Nice, while Lyon are in the same boat with Tanner Tessmann after their match against Nantes.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Both sides will want to capitalise on their wins last time out, meaning goals could be on the cards and making both teams to score and over 2.5 goals an appealing choice.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]