Lorient vs Angers Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - February 3, 2023

Lorient vs Angers
French Ligue 1
Date: 5 February 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir (Lorient).

Angers are one foot in Ligue 2 after a run of three consecutive defeats against direct rivals for avoiding relegation in the previous three rounds.

Abdelaziz Bouhazama took over Gerald Baticle on the bench at the start of the year but he has done nothing to shift the team’s fortunes around since.

Angers suffered a demolishing 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brest last weekend and they backed it up with a 1-2 home loss to AC Ajaccio on Wednesday evening.

It was a match in which Bouhazama’s men had an early lead but failed to hold on to it, conceding a stoppage-time goal to eventually lose 1-2 in front of the home fans.

Angers barely did anything to threaten the likes of AC Ajaccio who are certainly among the weakest teams in the league at both ends of the pitch.

The team led by Bouhazama will travel to Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir to tackle European hopefuls Lorient on Sunday afternoon.

Lorient did suffer a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the in-form Reims side on Wednesday but there is just nothing to suggest any other scenario but their comfortable victory in this matchup against the rock-bottomed Angers.

Lorient hold the seventh place in the league standings and are only five points below fifth-placed Rennes, meaning we could easily see them in European competitions next season.

Also, it is worth adding that Lorient dispatched Rennes 2-1 in the previous league outing on the home patch.

Lorient vs Angers Head-to-head

• On top of form, Lorient have tradition to back them up in this matchup. The hosts won seven, drew four, and lost one of the previous twelve head to head clashes against Angers at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir.
• Lorient also celebrated a 1-2 victory over Angers in the return fixture between these two teams back on the first day of the year.
• Only one of the last seven head to head meetings between these two teams provided three or more goals.

Lorient vs Angers Prediction

The home win just has to be the way to go at the 1.83 odds. Since Lorient have been quite efficient in front of the home fans this season, we would not be surprised to see a goal fest here as well.

The pick we are particularly interested in is Lorient to win both halves at the attractive 5.50 odds. You can also try with the 3-0 correct score pick at the 15.00 odds.

Lorient vs Angers Betting Tips

• Lorient to win both halves @ 5.50 (9/2)

• Correct Score: Lorient 3-0 @ 15.00 (14/1) odd.

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