On February 26th, Lorient and Auxerre will face off in a Ligue 1 match at 12:00 (UTC). Lorient is currently in the 7th position in the standings, while Auxerre is 18th. Terem Moffi has been a standout for Lorient this season, having scored 12 goals so far. Auxerre’s Gaëtan Perrin has made an impact as well, with his 3 goals this season. It should be a close match between these two teams and it will be interesting to see which one comes out on top.
This season has been an interesting one for Lorient. At home, they have had 6 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses, with their biggest win being 3-0 and their biggest loss being 0-2. Away, they have had a slightly rougher time, with only 1 win, 2 draws, and 9 losses, their biggest win being 1-3 and their biggest loss being 5-2. Although Auxerre has had a worse away record than Lorient, with 1 win, 2 draws, and 9 losses, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out for both teams.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) — 6 assists, Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) — 2 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Yvon Mvogo (Lorient) — 46, Andrei Radu (Auxerre) — 62
- Tackles: Gedeon Kalulu (Lorient) — 26, Birama Touré (Auxerre) — 49.
- Most encounters won: Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) — 172, Nuno Da Costa (Auxerre) — 133.
- Yellow cards: Armand Lauriente (Lorient) — 7, Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) — 5.
- Red cards: Armand Lauriente (Lorient) — 1, MBaye Niang (Auxerre) — 2.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Jonathan David (15, Lille)
- K. Mbappe (15, Paris Saint Germain)
- Folarin Balogun (15, Reims)
- Alexandre Lacazette (14, Lyon)
- Wissam Ben Yedder (14, Monaco)
Team statistics:
This season, Lorient has had a tough time in the league, having gone 5 matches without scoring a goal. On the other hand, Auxerre has been doing well, not conceding in 3 matches of the season. Auxerre has the biggest winning score gap in the home game with a 2-1 score and away with a 1-2 score. The biggest loss for Auxerre at home was 0-5, while the away game resulted in a 5-0 loss. It’s clear that Lorient needs to step up their game if they want to compete with Auxerre.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Lorient — WLDLW
- Auxerre — WDDLL
Lorient and Auxerre have had mixed fortunes over the last five games. Lorient have had three draws and two wins in their last five matches, while Auxerre have had two wins and three losses. Lorient have been more consistent in recent times, but Auxerre have been able to snatch a few wins and will be looking to build on that in their future matches.
According to home statistics this season, Lorient scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 19.44% | 13.51% |
| 16-30 | 13.89% | 13.51% |
| 31-45 | 25.00% | 8.11% |
| 46-60 | 22.22% | 13.51% |
| 61-75 | 5.56% | 29.73% |
| 76-90 | 13.89% | 18.92% |
| 91-105 | 0% | 2.70% |
Auxerre has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 15.00% | 18.37% |
| 16-30 | 15.00% | 12.24% |
| 31-45 | 10.00% | 14.29% |
| 46-60 | 15.00% | 16.33% |
| 61-75 | 20.00% | 16.33% |
| 76-90 | 20.00% | 22.45% |
| 91-105 | 5.00% | 0% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Lorient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Lorient | Auxerre | |
| 64.8% | Winning the game | 35.2% |
| 58% | Attack potential | 42% |
| 54% | Potential in defense | 46% |
| 75% | Strength against each other | 25% |
| 67% | Goal Potential | 33% |
Summary: the probability of Auxerre winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Lorient, most likely, win (win or draw)
Goal Forecast:Lorient, is likely to score 3 goals, Auxerre is likely to score no more than 2.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| 188Bet 2.13 |
SBO 3.6 |
Tipico 3.45 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Lorient and Auxerre will take place on February 26 at 12:00 (UTC) at the stadium Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir.
