France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Montpellier and Lorient, taking place on Sunday, 07 April 2024, at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier.
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Montpellier, Recent FormMontpellier will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-0 away win against Havre AC. They came away from that fixture with 47% of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. By comparison, Havre AC managed 14 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.
Whilst manager Michel Der Zakarian will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 13 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in those games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 home games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing at home this season, with 8 draws in 14 home league games.
On an individual basis, Téji Savanier will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Montpellier's last 6 league games.
Lorient, Recent FormWith Brest sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Lorient won't feel totally dejected with their 1-0 home defeat by them last time out. They achieved 55% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Brest's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 8 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 12 of their 13 games on the road.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Goalscorer Mohamed Bamba will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Lorient.
After a good 0-3 win for Montpellier in this pair's last league encounter, Lorient will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Montpellier will be confident of finding the net in this one against Les Merlus, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 11 encounters between the two sides. In their past 5 meetings, La Paillade's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Lorient will have to take their chances when they come.
It's been a long time since Montpellier have lost this fixture, having picked up points against Lorient in 14 league games in a row.
Téji Savanier is on a hot scoring streak against Lorient, having scored in each of Montpellier's last 4 meetings with them.
With only Joris Chotard (Calf) and Issiaga Sylla (Calf) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Michel Der Zakarian will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Régis Le Bris has a number of injury concerns in his Lorient squad to contend with: Quentin Boisgard (Foot), Bonke Innocent (Thigh), Benjamin Mendy (Hamstring), Igor Silva (Knee) and Montassar Talbi (Shoulder)
Montpellier Playing at home | Lorient Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 29' | Time first goal conceded | 49' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 6-2 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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