Nantes vs Lorient Prediction and Betting Tips

Nantes take on Lorient in a Ligue 1 match at the Stade de la Beaujoire this Sunday.

Both of these sides are currently in the bottom three in the Ligue 1 table, with Nantes in 16th and Lorient in 17th. Both teams are on ten points, though, meaning the winner could climb as high as 13th with a win here.

So which one of these struggling teams will come out with the spoils?

Nantes vs Lorient Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Nantes and Lorient have not faced off in a competitive game for a while, with the most recent match coming in February 2024. Nantes won that one, and have in fact won their last three competitive home matches with Lorient.
• Nantes are coming into this match on a run of three games without a win, most recently drawing with Le Havre after conceding a 94th minute equaliser. Their last win came back on October 24.
• Lorient are on an even longer winless run, having failed to come out on top in any of their last six games. Most recently, they drew with Toulouse, also throwing away a lead, although Toulouse’s equaliser came midway through the second half and not in added time.
• Nantes’ home form is a big concern for them, as they have not won in front of their own fans since beating Auxerre in August. Since then, they’ve lost their last three home games, failing to score in two of them.
• Only fellow promoted side Metz have conceded more goals than Lorient this season, as the away side here have let in 26. They’ve kept just one clean sheet in their opening 12 matches, and that came back in August.

Nantes vs Lorient Prediction

Nantes have really been struggling for form recently, and while Lorient have too, it’s arguable that the home side have had the more alarming slide. They seem toothless in front of goal, and threw what looked like a clear win away in their last game.

Lorient are not exactly a watertight team, and it’s been ages since they kept a clean sheet. However, they are capable of scoring goals, and it’s not like Nantes are in great form at home, losing their last three games there.

Overall, this one could go either way, but the prediction is Lorient to just about edge things.

Prediction: Nantes 1-2 Lorient

Nantes vs Lorient Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result – Lorient to win.

Tip 2: Both teams to score – Yes (Neither side tend to keep clean sheets, with Lorient’s last one coming in August).

Tip 3: Nantes to score first – Yes (Nantes have opened the scoring in three of their last four games).