Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
24 February 2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Nantes
Stade du Moustoir will host Saturday’s relegation six-pointer between Lorient and Nantes, the two teams who are level on points in the Ligue 1 standings. Les Merlus have been in a fine form of late, with the team extending their winning run to three games at Strasbourg and they are surely capable of beating Nantes on home soil. Montassar Talbi suffered an injury in the last league match, with Julien Laporte likely to replace him in the starting XI. Keep in mind that all Imran Louza, Panos Katseris, Bonke Innocent, Igor Silva, Benjamin Mendy, and Quentin Boisgard are sidelined with injuries.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, are eager to escape the relegation zone. Nantes have already suffered six defeats on the road this term and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Lorient’s party at Stade du Moustoir. The likes of Alban Lafont, Kelvin Amian, and Bastien Meupiyou are injured for the visiting side.
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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