Lille vs FC Lorient Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Lille have lost their last two games against Lorient in Ligue 1, after winning seven of their previous nine (L2), but they have lost three matches in a row against this opponent only once before (3 between May 2009 and May 2010).
Lille have lost only two of their last 12 home games against Lorient in Ligue 1 (W7 D3), including the most recent one in February 2017 (0-1). They have kept a clean sheet in half of those games.
Lille have lost only one game in Ligue 1 this season, only doing better after their first ten games in a top-flight campaign once before (0 in 2001/02, finishing 5th). Beaten by Brest in their most recent match (2-3), LOSC could lose consecutive games in Ligue 1 for the first time since December 2019-January 2020.
Lorient have picked up eight points in Ligue 1 2020/21, registering a worse record at this stage of the season only twice before: in 2013/14 (7, 8th at the end of the season) and in 2016/17 (6, 18th and ultimately relegated). They have failed to score in their last three games in the top-flight, but they’ve not remained goalless in more consecutive games since September 2014 (4).
Lille are unbeaten in their last seven home games in Ligue 1 (W5 D2), keeping five clean sheets in that run.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last two away games in Ligue 1 (W1 D1), after losing each of their previous six. They have not enjoyed a longer run on the road since October-December 2015 (4).
Lille have scored in each of their first ten games in a Ligue 1 campaign for the first time since 1983/84. They have a goal difference of +10 in 2020/21, their second-best record at this stage of the season behind 2018/19 (+11).
Lorient have averaged 1.5 passes before a shot in Ligue 1 2020/21, a league-low average. They are yet to score after more than two passes in the top-flight this season.
Jonathan Bamba has made the most carries (189) and registered the highest carry distance (2115 meters) in Ligue 1 2020/21. Lille’s winger has been involved in eight goals in the top-flight this season (4 goals and as many assists), with only Kylian Mbappé (11) managing more.
Two of the four players who have won the most duels in Ligue 1 2020/21 are from Lorient: Yoane Wissa (76) and Laurent Abergel (74). Only Fabien Centonze (79) and Benjamin André (77) have won more duels this season.
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