Lille - Lorient predictions

Best bookmaker online do not see past Lille in this game and we wholeheartedly agree. The betting odds work largely in their favour and there is a good reason for it. Lorient will have extremely difficult time running away with anything from this match.

From the present standpoint, the situation is obvious. Given the strength of Lille and the 9.00 odds given to Lorient to win, it is clear that anything but a home win would be an unexpected upset.

Lille are coming on the back of an unsatisfying away defeat in the previous round. Top online sportsbooks priced their victory as the most likely outcome, but they never quite managed to pull ahead in the first half. After falling behind in the latter half of the game, they had to settle for a narrow 2:1 loss.

In the previous round, Lorient played a completely one-sided matchup against Brest, who also had the advantage of playing at home. With all that in mind, the HT/FT home win with a 4:0 goal difference is not all that strange.

With 10 goals in their own net over the last 3 matches, Lorient’s defence leaves a lot to be desired.

Lorient have only one goal right now – to get out of the relegation zone, and quickly. Doing so is easier said than done, however, with a very difficult matchup at Lille in their way. There’s close to half the season ahead of them, but this time can go by quickly if they’re not careful.

This is the second time these two teams will clash as part of the current Ligue 1 season. Lorient won the first time around, though it was a rather close victory and most bookies are expecting this match to end differently.

The visitors have to contend with several injuries. Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa, Quentin Boisgard, Ayman Kari, Tiemoué Bakayoko are the players that will be missing, which makes the Lorient lineup somewhat weaker than usual. This is made far worse because they were considered undergods going in either way.

If you’re feeling confident, a Draw/Home wager in the Half Time/Full Time market is the way to go. It’s a fairly risky move, but likely the best way to get some value out of the match this Sunday.