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Lorient v Nantes : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

The Ligue 1 is the focus for both Lorient and Nantes on Saturday evening, as bosses Olivier Pantaloni and Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro go head to head at the Stade du Moustoir. Stats drive the predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.

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Lorient's next match is v Angers at 16:15 on Sunday 15th February
Nantes's next match is v Monaco at 20:05 on Friday 13th February
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Lorient and Nantes was on Saturday 31st January 2026
French Ligue 1
January 31st 2026
Lorient 2
1 Nantes
 
Bamba Dieng 32'74' M. Abline
K. Kouassi 89'
 
LOR
NAN
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
1
6
Corners
1
4
Possession
57%
43%
Fouls
12
18
Yellow/red cards
4/0
6/0
 
LorientNantes
 
I. Silva de Almeida
M. Talbi
A. Meité (N. Adjei 74')
L. Abergel (Mohamed Bamba 85')
N. Cadiou
T. Le Bris
P. Pagis (K. Dermane 74')
Bamba Diengfootball icon (S. Soumano 66')
J. Makengo (A. Ebong Avon 66')
Y. Mvogo
K. Kouassifootball icon
A. Lopes
A. Youssef
N. Cozza
(F. Coquelin 78') J. Lepenant
football iconM. Abline
(M. Acapandié 78') F. Centonze
R. Cabella
(M. Kaba 60') I. Sissoko
(Y. El-Arabi 77') M. Abdallah
(D. Assoumani 61') L. Leroux
K. Amian Adou

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Lorient and Nantes will score at least 2 between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 79%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.30.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lorient are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lorient
49%
17/20
2%
14/1
Draw
24%
9/41/20
Nantes
27%
7/218/1
Draw 1-1
11%
11/22/9
Lorient 1-0
10%
6/15/6
Lorient 2-1
10%
15/26/1
Lorient 2-0
8%
15/218/5
Nantes 1-0
7%
11/113/2
Nantes 2-1
7%
14/117/2
Draw 0-0
6%
8/1
5%
18/5
Draw 2-2
6%
14/133/1
Lorient 3-1
5%
14/140/1
Lorient 3-0
5%
14/118/1
Nantes 2-0
4%
20/116/1
Lorient 3-2
3%
28/1150/1
Nantes 3-1
3%
40/1
21%
55/1
Lorient 4-1
2%
33/1150/1
Nantes 3-2
2%
40/1150/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1/1
5%
3/1
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
4/5
6%
2/9
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/133/4
Away 1st Goal
45%
8/5
4%
19/10
No 1st Goal
3%
8/1
5%
18/5
BTTS - Yes
56%
10/1111/5
BTTS - No
44%
10/111/3
BTTS - Home Win
24%
10/311/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/21/5
BTTS - Away Win
14%
8/1
6%
8/1
Home/draw
73%
2/111/300
Away/draw
51%
10/11
2%
1/66
Home/away
76%
1/38/1
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/310/11
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
12/55/6
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
5/220/1
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
3/101/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6/18/1
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/101/20
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/160/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/331/200
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/141/6
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/1
5%
19/5
Home DNB
66%
1/3
2%
4/7
Away DNB
43%
9/4
5%
13/10
Lorient win to nil
25%
2/1
8%
-
Nantes win to nil
13%
6/1-
Lorient / Lorient
27%
2/12/7
Lorient / Nantes
3%
33/114/1
Lorient / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
17/4
Draw / Lorient
17%
15/418/1
Draw / Nantes
9%
8/128/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/118/1
Nantes / Lorient
4%
22/1100/1
Nantes / Nantes
12%
6/170/1
Nantes / Draw
6%
14/180/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lorient have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Lorient have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Lorient have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Nantes are in 16th position in the Ligue 1 on 14 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Nantes have conceded 32 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lorient
Nantes
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lens2116142049 
Mar 15
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
May 9
2
PSG2015322748 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
3
Lyon2113351442 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
4
Marseille2012352439 
Apr 19
l
 
4-0A
May 3
w
 
0-2F
5
Lille211038433 
l
 
1-7A
Mar 8
l
 
0-2A
Mar 1
6
Rennes21876-331 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
7
Strasbourg20938830 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
8
Toulouse20866830 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
May 16
d
 
2-2F
9
Lorient21777-628 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
Monaco20839-127 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
3-5A
Feb 13
11
Angers20758-426 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
Mar 8
l
 
4-1A
12
Brest21759-526 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 19
d
 
0-00-0
13
Nice206410-1122 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 22
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
14
Paris FC20569-821 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
15
Le Havre20488-920 
May 16
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
16
Nantes213513-1814 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
-
-
17
Auxerre203413-1513 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
18
Metz213414-2513 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
Win / draw / win form
Lorient 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lorient1 - 1Metz
Lorient1 - 0Lyon
Lorient3 - 1Nice
Lorient1 - 1Toulouse
Lorient1 - 1PSG
Lorient3 - 3Brest
Lorient3 - 1Monaco
Lorient1 - 7Lille
Lorient4 - 0Rennes
Lorient5 - 1Martigues
Lorient4 - 0Caen
Lorient5 - 0Pau
Lorient4 - 0Bastia
Lorient3 - 1Rodez
Lorient0 - 1Lavallois
Lorient3 - 1Amiens
Lorient3 - 2Clermont
Lorient0 - 0Metz
Lorient2 - 0Paris FC
Lorient2 - 0Troyes
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALorient2 - 0Rennes
ALorient3 - 1Monaco
HLorient1 - 1Metz
ALorient0 - 0Strasbourg
HLorient1 - 0Lyon
HLorient3 - 1Nice
ALorient1 - 1Nantes
HLorient1 - 1Toulouse
ALorient0 - 3Lens
HLorient1 - 1PSG
ALorient0 - 2Angers
HLorient3 - 3Brest
ALorient0 - 2Paris FC
HLorient3 - 1Monaco
ALorient1 - 1Le Havre
ALorient0 - 4Marseille
HLorient1 - 7Lille
HLorient4 - 0Rennes
ALorient0 - 1Auxerre
HLorient5 - 1Martigues
Nantes 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Marseille0 - 2Nantes
Angers4 - 1Nantes
Lyon3 - 0Nantes
Le Havre1 - 1Nantes
Paris FC1 - 2Nantes
Brest0 - 0Nantes
Toulouse2 - 2Nantes
Nice1 - 0Nantes
Strasbourg1 - 0Nantes
Auxerre1 - 1Nantes
Rennes2 - 1Nantes
Nice1 - 2Nantes
Le Havre3 - 2Nantes
Marseille2 - 0Nantes
Monaco7 - 1Nantes
Reims1 - 2Nantes
St Etienne1 - 1Nantes
Lille1 - 1Nantes
Brest4 - 1Nantes
PSG1 - 1Nantes
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNantes1 - 4Nice
HNantes1 - 2Paris FC
ANantes2 - 0Marseille
ANantes1 - 4Angers
HNantes1 - 2Lens
ANantes0 - 3Lyon
HNantes1 - 1Lorient
ANantes1 - 1Le Havre
HNantes0 - 2Metz
HNantes3 - 5Monaco
ANantes2 - 1Paris FC
HNantes0 - 2Lille
ANantes0 - 0Brest
ANantes2 - 2Toulouse
HNantes2 - 2Rennes
ANantes0 - 1Nice
HNantes1 - 0Auxerre
ANantes0 - 1Strasbourg
HNantes0 - 1PSG
HNantes3 - 0Montpellier
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lorient since 2013
Lorient
Nantes
Goals: Scored
7
11
Games: Scored
4 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
4 / 8
LOR
2
D
1
NAN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lorient
0 - 1Nantes
Lorient3 - 2
0 - 1Nantes
0 - 2Nantes
1 - 2Nantes
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Nantes
Lorient2 - 1
League games at Nantes since 2014
Nantes
Lorient
Goals: Scored
17
9
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
D
3
NAN
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nantes
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nantes5 - 3
Nantes1 - 0
Nantes4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nantes1 - 0
Nantes2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nantes1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Lorient's defensive record is very strong, O. Pantaloni's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Ligue 1 outings. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Nantes makes sense in this context.

Lorient 12th Nantes 17th
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1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Lorient will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Nantes will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+37
Lorient have scored 37% more goals at home than predicted
-1
Nantes’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Lorient
PG (predicted goals)
Nantes
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
19%
better
LOR
NAN
view stats
Games scored13
12
Failed to score6
7
Scored first9
5
Goals scored25
18
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
9%
better
LOR
NAN
view stats
Games conceded15
16
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first9
13
Goals conceded30
34
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+9%

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Lorient Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20646
M TalbiP PagisK. KouassiL Abergel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Mvogo  GLK18
-
B Meïté DEF152
3
-
M Talbi DEF201
1
-
I Silva DEF111
1
-
T Bris MID2022
-
N Cadiou MID151
-
L Abergel MID201
6
-
K. Kouassi MID2024
3
-
J Makengo FWD1821
-
P Pagis FWD186
1
-
B Dieng FWD931
2
-
Subs
B Kamara GLK3
-
N Adjei DEF7
-
L. Leaudais DEF
-
K Dermane MID1912
3
-
A Avon MID191
3
-
J Mvuka MID15
-
T Sanusi FWD
-
S Soumano FWD2042
2
-
Mohamed Bamba FWD1812
3
-
Nantes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21426
K AmianM AblineM AblineC Awaziem
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Lopes GLK20
3
-
K Amian DEF211
3
-
A Youssef DEF2
1
-
N Cozza DEF17
-
F Centonze MID92
2
-
I Sissoko MID3
1
-
J Lepenant MID151
2
-
L. Leroux MID1411
1
-
M Abline FWD2142
5
-
R Cabella FWD51
1
-
M Mohamed FWD183
1
-
Subs
P Carlgren GLK2
-
M. Acapandié DEF1
-
U Radakovic DEF4
-
C Awaziem DEF1711
6
-
F Coquelin MID8
1
-
D. Assoumani MID17
2
-
M Kaba MID21
-
B. Guirassy FWD1621
1
-
Y Arabi FWD193
-