Lorient take on the visitors Nantes in the round 23 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Thursday, February 24th at Stade du Moustoir (Lorient).
Not long ago, Lorient was losing match after match and was below Nantes in the table. But at the moment, the Melrose have gained momentum, climbed out of the relegation zone, and haven't lost to anyone for four consecutive rounds of Ligue 1. It started with a thrilling encounter with Le Havre, ending in a hockey-like score of 3-3, with three goals in the last 10 minutes of the match, including stoppage time. After missing out on a victory against the heavens, Lorient secured three consecutive victories: against Metz (2-1), Reims (2-0), and Strasbourg (3-1). In the upcoming round, Regis Le Bris's team is clearly eager to extend their successful streak and try to distance themselves from the danger zone as much as possible.
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Nantes have the same number of points as Lorient but lags behind their opponent in additional indicators and therefore finds themselves in the relegation zone. The winter period turned out much worse for the canaries than for their opponents. In the last eight matches, Nantes suffered six defeats and earned only one point. Moreover, in general, they have two more defeats in the current season than Lorient. Nantes also looks weak away from home in the championship - in ten away matches, the team suffered six losses, with three defeats in their last five. I believe another defeat for Nantes won't surprise anyone, as recently, the team coached by Jocelyn Gourvennec has almost stopped scoring and rarely earns points.
In this match, two teams from the bottom of the table, two candidates for relegation, will meet on the field. Such meetings are called six-pointers. And in this battle, I give a slight preference to Lorient. Not only because of the home-field factor, although it often plays a crucial role in matches between roughly equal opponents, but also because the hosts have looked blatantly better in their recent games than the visitors in theirs. Moreover, in the head-to-head meetings between Nantes and Lorient, there has been a tradition for several years now - the team playing at home wins. My prediction is a handicap (0) on Melrose. I believe slightly more in their victory than in the success of the canaries.
Prediction for the match: Lorient to win with 0.0 handicap.
