Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
04/11/2023
17:00
Prediction: 1-2
Lens
Lorient and Lens square off against each other at Stade du Moustoir in the opening match of Saturday’s program. Les Merlus aim to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Reims and you should bear in mind that they are eyeing their third home win of the season. All Mouyokolo, Sylla, Mendy, Innocent, Dieng, and Boisgard are sidelined with injuries, while Ayman Kari is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
Les Sang et Or, on the other hand, rolled over Nantes 4-0 in their last league match to climb to 10th place in the standings. Lens are eager to represent France in European competitions for yet another term and given Lorient’s ups and downs in October, we predict that the visitors will give fans yet another reason to celebrate this weekend. The opposition back-line should have experienced forward Florian Sotoca at bay as he scored a brace in the triumph over les Canaris. All Said, Sishuba, Costa, Cabot, and Farinez should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Team (Lorient):
Founded back in 1926, Lorient is a French football club that competes in Ligue 1. Les Merlus have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Coupe de France in the 2001/02 season. In the title game, Lorient defeated Bastia thanks to Jean-Claude Darcheville’s goal.
The same season les Merlus made it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, but Bordeaux proved to be a big catch (0-3) for them in the title game. Lorient welcome their rivals at Stade du Moustoir, the stadium which can hold up to 16,392 spectators. The colour of the team’s home shirt is orange with a little black on it, while white is the dominant colour of their away jersey. In the 2002/03 season Lorient represented France in European competitions.
Les Merlus, though, failed to impress on their debut in the UEFA Cup as they were beaten by Denizlispor in the round 1 double-header.
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