Lorient – Chateauroux SOCCER PICKS
Lorient and Châteauroux meet at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir, in a match for the 20th round of League 2. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 06-08-2018, Lorient won by ( 1-2). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.
Lorient:
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 31 points won. In their last match, they lost with Sochaux by (1-0), after in the previous match they tied (1-1) at home, in a match against Niort.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 9 games ago. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 19 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The balance at the top of the table is very big and Lorient is in that group, but the team wants the promotion and it is clear that they do not want to lose points in their home. In this way, you must show a good football, with attitude and determination, so that the probability of winning 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 most advanced players, as well the three points tend to come with less difficulty. In this match Jonathan Martins Pereira and Mohamed Mara will be absent, for being in the medical department.
Châteauroux:
After 5 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 22 points won. In the last match, they have lost in a home match against Gazélec Ajaccio by (0-1), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Auxerre, by (0-0). The team comes to this match after an away loss to Nantes by (4-1). For the league, Châteauroux won 10 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Currently the Châteauroux is in the middle of the table, in an area without many things to worry about, but it is clear that improving the campaign is always good and is behind that will go. No doubt playing away from their domains will have more difficulties, despite being aware of the quality of their adversary, so you will need to have more respect in a game like this. On the other hand, he does not want to stop imposing himself, so he hopes to have possession of the ball and control the duel, as this increases the probability of obtaining a good result. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
