Lorient and Béziers meet at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir, in a match for the 31st round of the Liga 2. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 03-11-2018, Lorient won by ( 0-1). The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 4 th and 19 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 5th ranked in home games and the 13 th as a visitor.
Lorient:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 50 points won, after 14 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Brest, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Metz, by (2-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 20 goals and suffered 13 at home, against 18 scored and 16 suffered as a visitor. In the last 10 home league matches Lorient has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times, but got the comeback in 4.
The balance at the top of the table is very large and the Lorient is in that group. By wanting the promotion it is evident that he will not want to lose points in his domains. In this way, you must show good football, with attitude and determination, as well the likelihood of getting something favorable increases a lot. During the ninety minutes you will need to show what you have better, knowing how to defend yourself, work the ball and have efficiency in your strikers, so victory can happen. On this occasion Jonathan Martins Pereira will be absent, for being in the medical department.
Béziers:
The away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Auxerre, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Gazélec Ajaccio by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points away and 11 at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 19 conceded in away matches, against 7 goals scored and 15 conceded at home. In their last match for the away team this match drew by (0-0) against Niort. In the last 10 away league matches Béziers has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 15 games. Their attack needs improving, seeing as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 17 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 away matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
The fact that he is fighting against the relegation is of great concern to Béziers, so he knows that he will need to get good results to leave the last places as quickly as possible, because he does not want to fall into division. At this moment he knows that it is essential to achieve a good result, despite playing away from home, so in this round he will be behind a victory and will work hard enough to make it happen. On the other hand, will face a team that is better in the championship and that requires that you have a high quality performance to avoid suffering a setback. In this game Yan Marillat will be absent, for being in the medical department.
