Laura Rozo
Lyon vs Lorient will be a duel of direct rivals on matchday 26 of Ligue 1. The teams are in similar situations and are hoping to get the three points in the French competition. With only one point difference, the home team will try to overtake Lorient, which arrives to this match a little hurt after its last game, in terms of points and position.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we present our analysis, predictions and other information of the clash between these two French teams, Lyon vs Lorient, a match full of passion and emotions for all French soccer fans.
We encourage you to check out our reviews of BetMGM and Unibet, the odds providers for this match.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Lyon vs Lorient Ligue 1 Matchday 26 Game on March 5, 2023
- Where: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France
- When: Sunday, March 05, 2023, 11:05 AM E.T.
- BetMGM Moneyline:Lyon (-190) / Tie (+340) / Lorient (+500)
- Unibet Asian Handicap:Lyon (AH -1.25, +102) / Lorient (AH +1.25, -127)
- BetMGM Over/Under (2.5): Over (-145) / Under (+105)
- BetMGM Both Teams Score: Yes (-120) / No (-115)
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Betting on Olympique de Lyon
Lyon has been one of the clubs that has struggled the most this season in Ligue 1, but it is still far from its objectives. It is currently in ninth place in the tournament standings with 38 points that were attained in 11 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. With this position, the Lions are in the middle of the standings, and they would not achieve anything at the end of the season.
The squad led by Laurent Blanc has struggled to improve its performances in the current season, but it has not been easy. Its most recent league match was against Angers, which the team won by a 3-1 score, while in the Coupe de France, it also came out on top against Grenoble.
This Lyon vs Lorient match is an opportunity for Lyon to gain strength at home, where it has not been effective enough this year. Moreover, and as well the home team, the Gones are expected to put pressure on their opponents’ goal from the first few minutes of the match to manage to go on top.
Possible lineup (4-3-3): Anthony Lopes; Sinaly Diomandé, Nicolas Tagliafico, Castello Lukeba, Dejan Lovren; Maxence Caqueret, Thiago Mendes, Johann Lepenant; Moussa Dembélé, Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola.
Betting on FC Lorient
The team led by Regis Le Bris has also been unstable in Ligue 1. With the last match’s result against Auxerre, where the team lost 1-0, the Merluzes showed once again that their main difficulty is to be effective, because they had a total of 18 shots and none of them ended in a goal.
So far, Lorient has 11 wins and 6 draws to accumulate 39 points, and the team occupies the eighth place in the league standings. In the last 5 matchdays, the team has won just once and will be hoping to change its luck by managing to pull off the upset in this Lyon vs Lorient clash.
Possible lineup (4-5-1): Vito Mannone; Igor Silva, Abdoul Meité, Montassar Talbi, Vincent Le Goff; Laurent Abergel, Jean-Victor Makengo, Romain Faivre, Enzo Le Fée, Bamba Dieng; Ibrahima Koné.
JefeBet Prediction
For this big clash between Lyon vs Lorient, we believe that the teams will share the points. Both have a very similar record in terms of defeats and have not shown much evolution, although Lyon is coming from two good recent results.
As there is still time to enter the influential positions of the championship, the match will surely be one of intense in attack and widely disputed.
Prediction: 1-1 draw
