Lorient vs Reims Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 09/02/2024, 09:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 11/02/2024 at 01:00 in Ligue 1 Prediction

Lorient scored a crucial win in their last game, and will be eyeing the same when they host Reims on Sunday. Going into this game. Lorient are second from bottom, facing the seventh placed side. Four points collected from their last two league matches point to an improving Lorient. They are coming from a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers, Metz, a result that also signals an upturn in their attacking fortunes. Goals from Muhammad Bamba and Panos Katseris did the job for Lorient. They have now scored five times in the last two matches, but the worry remains a lack of clean sheets. In just the last five matches, Lorient have conceded 13 goals. In the league they have the worst defensive record, conceding 42 times in 20 matches. With their new-found form, Lorient will hope to drop the poor defence tag here. It hasn't worked well in Ligue 1 in recent matches, where they conceded three or more in three of the last five. It is a similar story at home in the league, Lorient conceding two or more in each of the last four. They however rarely fail to score, even as they concede heavily.

Stade Reims will be looking to defend their undefeated run against Lorient when they face off here. in the last five meetings with Lorient, Stade Reims are unbeaten, with three wins and two draws. The last time they met, Reims won 1-0 at home, keeping a third clean sheet in five meetings. Coming into this game, their run against Lorient gives them the confidence they can stop a three-game winless run. They lost 3-2 at home to Toulouse in the last game, after a poor first half that had them trail 3-0 going to the break. A charged second half just fell short despite Teddy Teuma scoring early and Sergio Akieme in stoppage time. That was the second time in three games that they conceded more than a goal. They’ve however scored two or more in four of their last five matches. Reims still need to work on their away from in the league. They have three losses in four away matches coming here and in their last four away matches, they have no clean sheet.