Lorient take on the visitors Saint-Etienne in the round 31 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, April 8th at Stade du Moustoir (Lorient).
The club can be considered a lift between top and second divisions of the country. In 2020, the they once again returned to Ligue 1 and the team is constantly fighting for survival. In the last season they were quite successful and managed to finish in 16th place. It is not yet clear where Christophe Pelissier's men will finish this season. So far, Lorient is in the same position, 16th. So far, there is a clearly defined pair of lagging behind all the others - "Metz" and "Bordeaux", which have 23 points each. The 18th position is occupied by "Saint-Etienne", who are behind by 1 point. In the last 8 rounds, 11 points were taken. But now, at home with a rival, the goal will definitely be to take points, all three ideally.
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Saint-Etienne are suffering a setback this season. Of course, the "greens", despite all their legendary history (still hold the record for the number of championship titles - 10), still were considered the maximum as a middleweight in Ligue 1. But now there is no such thing - Pascal Dupr's wards have fallen to the struggle for survival. Since the end of January, they managed to gain 15 points in 8 matches. But April began with a defeat at home to "Marseille", which ranks 2nd in the table. This left the ambitious team in 18th place. To "Lorient" and "Clermont Foot" the distance is minimal, only 1 point. Another question is that now you need to play on the field of one of them.
Last season, the parties exchanged home victories. But in August last year there was a draw, and "Lorient" opened the scoresheet, and only with a penalty Hazri managed to equalize. Lorient was left without Loric and Diarra. Saint-Etienne has lost up to half a dozen players, including leaders Amum and Hazri. Bookmakers believe that Lorient can use the factor of its field to beat the pursuer but we expect a match with small number of chances.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored.
