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

Sun 7th Dec, 19:45 BST, Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

Lorient and their manager Olivier Pantaloni will be looking to get one over on Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and his Lyon side on Sunday evening, as the pair go head to head at the Stade du Moustoir in the Ligue 1. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Ligue 1 matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing all relevant stats, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we have come to the conclusion that this fixture will deliver both joy and misery to both home and away fans. We expect both Lorient and Lyon to find the back of the net during the 90 minutes, but the ultimate winner of the fixture seems less clear. Bookmaker's odds also point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's what we'd recommend going with.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lorient
37%
21/1021/10
Draw
23%
12/523/10
Lyon
39%
5/45/4
Draw 1-1
10%
11/25/1
Lyon 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Lorient 2-1
8%
10/19/1
Draw 2-2
7%
12/110/1
Lyon 1-0
7%
8/17/1
Lorient 1-0
6%
10/18/1
Lyon 2-0
5%
11/19/1
Lorient 2-0
5%
16/112/1
Lyon 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Lorient 3-1
4%
22/118/1
Draw 0-0
4%
10/18/1
Lyon 3-2
4%
25/118/1
Lorient 3-2
4%
28/120/1
Lyon 3-0
3%
20/116/1
Lorient 3-0
3%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/55/6
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
1/110/11
Home 1st Goal
48%
11/106/5
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/55/6
No 1st Goal
2%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
64%
4/64/6
BTTS - No
36%
11/1011/10
BTTS - Home Win
22%
9/217/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
23%
10/33/1
Home/draw
61%
8/138/13
Away/draw
63%
4/117/20
Home/away
77%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/42/7
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
3/15/2
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/52/1
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/117/20
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
9/29/2
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/71/8
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
10/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
10/18/1
Home DNB
54%
6/56/5
Away DNB
56%
8/133/5
Lorient win to nil
16%
5/1-
Lyon win to nil
17%
3/1-
Lorient / Lorient
16%
4/119/5
Lorient / Lyon
4%
22/118/1
Lorient / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Lorient
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Lyon
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/5
Lyon / Lorient
3%
28/122/1
Lyon / Lyon
22%
13/55/2
Lyon / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lorient have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Lorient have conceded 26 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Lorient have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Lyon lay in 6th place on 21 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lyon have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Lyon have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lorient
Lyon
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG139311630 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
l
 
2-3A
Apr 19
2
Marseille139132128 
Apr 19
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
3
Lens139131128 
Mar 15
l
 
3-0A
May 16
w
 
0-1F
4
Lille137241023 
l
 
1-7A
Mar 8
Feb 1
w
 
0-1F
5
Strasbourg13715722 
Apr 26
Dec 14
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
6
Lyon13634321 
Dec 7
Apr 12
-
-
7
Rennes13562521 
w
 
4-0F
Jan 24
May 3
l
 
3-1F
8
Monaco13625020 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 16
Mar 22
Jan 3
9
Nice13526-517 
Nov 30
Feb 22
Feb 15
l
 
3-2A
10
Toulouse13445116 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
l
 
1-2F
May 9
11
Angers13445-416 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
12
Paris FC13427-514 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
Mar 8
d
 
3-3F
13
Le Havre13355-714 
May 16
d
 
1-1F
Dec 14
Mar 15
14
Brest13346-613 
d
 
3-3F
Feb 8
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
15
Metz13328-1611 
Jan 4
May 9
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
16
Nantes13256-711 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
Nov 30
Feb 8
17
Lorient13256-1211 
-
-
Apr 12
Dec 7
18
Auxerre13229-128 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
Lorient 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
55
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Lorient3 - 1Guingamp
Lorient4 - 2Dunkerque
Lorient4 - 2Annecy
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ALorient1 - 2Ajaccio
HLorient4 - 0Caen
ALorient0 - 0Annecy
ALorient2 - 1Guingamp
HLorient5 - 0Pau
ALorient2 - 1Grenoble
Lyon 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Auxerre0 - 0Lyon
Brest0 - 0Lyon
Paris FC3 - 3Lyon
Nice3 - 2Lyon
Lille0 - 1Lyon
Rennes3 - 1Lyon
Lens0 - 1Lyon
Monaco2 - 0Lyon
St Etienne2 - 1Lyon
Auxerre1 - 3Lyon
Strasbourg4 - 2Lyon
Nice0 - 2Lyon
Montpellier1 - 4Lyon
Marseille3 - 2Lyon
Nantes1 - 1Lyon
Brest2 - 1Lyon
PSG3 - 1Lyon
Angers0 - 3Lyon
Reims1 - 1Lyon
Lille1 - 1Lyon
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALyon0 - 0Auxerre
HLyon2 - 3PSG
ALyon0 - 0Brest
ALyon3 - 3Paris FC
HLyon2 - 1Strasbourg
ALyon2 - 3Nice
HLyon1 - 2Toulouse
ALyon1 - 0Lille
HLyon1 - 0Angers
ALyon1 - 3Rennes
HLyon1 - 0Marseille
HLyon3 - 0Metz
ALyon1 - 0Lens
HLyon2 - 0Angers
ALyon0 - 2Monaco
HLyon1 - 2Lens
HLyon4 - 1Rennes
ALyon1 - 2St Etienne
ALyon3 - 1Auxerre
HLyon2 - 1Lille
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lorient since 2013
Lorient
Lyon
Goals: Scored
10
14
Games: Scored
7 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
1 / 8
LOR
2
D
3
LYN
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lorient
0 - 2Lyon
Lorient3 - 1
1 - 4Lyon
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lorient1 - 0
1 - 3Lyon
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Lyon since 2014
Lyon
Lorient
Goals: Scored
13
10
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
LOR
2
D
4
LYN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lyon4 - 1
1 - 4Lorient
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lyon4 - 0
0 - 1Lorient
Goal Statistics

Lyon's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday evening, not least because Lorient have conceded in each of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches. A PG of 1.7 for P. Rodrigues Fonseca's side suggests that run should continue.

Lorient 17th Lyon 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Lorient will score 1 or more goals
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+51
Lorient have scored 51% more goals at home than predicted
-3
Lyon’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.8
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Lorient
PG (predicted goals)
Lyon
1.6
1.6
Attack rating
LOR
LYN
31%
better
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Games scored7
11
Failed to score5
1
Scored first5
8
Goals scored14
18
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
19
Avg. XG for1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
LOR
LYN
43%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
6
Clean sheets1
6
Conceded first7
3
Goals conceded26
15
Avg. goals conceded2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
6
Conversion rate against28%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+43%

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Lorient Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13435
M TalbiP PagisK. KouassiA. Faye
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K. Kouassi DEF1313
2
-
M Talbi DEF13
1
-
A Avon MID131
3
-
A Tosin  FWD133
1
-
S Soumano FWD1322
1
-
Mohamed Bamba FWD1311
2
-
T Bris MID1221
-
L Abergel MID12
4
-
D Yongwa DEF11
1
1
K Dermane MID111
3
-
Y Mvogo  GLK10
-
J Makengo MID101
-
J Mvuka FWD10
-
P Pagis FWD104
1
-
N Cadiou MID8
-
B Meïté DEF7
2
-
A. Faye DEF7
5
-
I Silva DEF71
1
-
B Kamara GLK3
-
P Katseris MID3
1
-
B Dieng FWD21
1
-
N Adjei DEF1
-
Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13423
C MataP SulcM NiakhatéC Mata
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Niakhaté DEF132
2
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF1312
1
-
C Mata DEF13
3
-
C Tolisso MID133
3
-
T Tessmann MID131
-
A Karabec MID121
2
-
P Sulc MID1241
2
-
T Morton MID1111
1
1
A Moreira FWD1122
2
-
N Tagliafico DEF101
2
1
D Greif GLK91
-
M Fofana FWD921
1
-
K. Merah MID8
2
-
Abner DEF7
2
1
M Satriano FWD71
1
-
M. de Carvalho MID6
1
-
R Ghezzal  FWD6
-
R Kluivert DEF51
-
R Descamps GLK4
-
H Hateboer DEF2
1
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-