Lorient vs Lyon Prediction, 3/4/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/3/2022

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Game: Lorient vs Lyon

Date: Friday, March 4, 2022

Location: Stade du Moustoir in Lorient, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lorient (+285) Lyon (-110)

Karl Toko Ekambi and Lyon (10-9-7, 10th in Ligue 1) travel to Stade du Moustoir on Friday where they'll meet Lorient (5-9-12, 16th in Ligue 1). The goalies who are expected to start are Paul Nardi for Lorient and Anthony Lopes for Lyon. Lorient are at +285 while the Kids are at -110. The total opens at 2.5.

Lorient faced off with Brest in their last game and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. Lorient attempted 10 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 6 of those tries for a rate of 60.0%. In the passing game, they ended with a 84.1% received passes rate by converting 397 out of their 472 passing targets in their last game.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Lorient finished the game at a 47.1% rate by putting 8 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Lorient has an average of 0.77 g/90 (20 total goals) and have tallied 11 assists in all competitions for the year.

Armand Lauriente is a guy who should impact this matchup for Lorient. Lauriente has had a starting assignment in 47 matchups thus far in his career while scoring 0.23 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in France has totaled 12 goals in 4,657 mins. He has accounted for 11 assists while tallying 7 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Terem Moffi, the forward who represents Nigeria. Moffi has totaled 4,564 minutes during 55 career starts and has been handed 2 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 5 times in his career while he has scored 22 total goals. He is averaging 0.43 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Lorient is Paul Nardi. Nardi has defended the goal for 18,251 mins and is sitting with 497 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.32 (268 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 71.8%. The goalkeeper born in France has had 691 shots attempted against him in 203 starting assignments. Nardi (78-55-70 mark during his soccer career) has earned 47 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 23.2% shutout rate.

The last time they took the pitch, Lyon took a defeat with a final score of 1-0 against Lille. They finished this game by connecting on 600 of the 676 passes they attempted for a rate of 88.8%. Lyon finished the match with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. Lyon had 8 shots on goal out of 21 shots tried earning them a 38.1% rate in their last game. Having accumulated 34 goals and 21 assists in all matches, Lyon has an average of 1.31 goals and 0.81 assists per 90 minutes.

Karl Toko Ekambi should provide a lift for Lyon. He is currently averaging 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 216 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward from France has accumulated 18,980 mins and has earned 87 goals. He has collected 17 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 27 times. Make sure to watch out for Lucas Paqueta, the midfielder representing Brazil. He has 28 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 12 different times. Paqueta has been given 33 yellow card cautions in 9,715 minutes played (113 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.26.

Anthony Lopes will look after the goal for Lyon. Lopes has totaled 104 shutouts and defended 1,173 shots attempted against him in 27,464 minutes throughout his career. He has a save % of 73.4% and his shutout rate is currently 34.0%. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 157-71-76. Thus far in his career, Lopes has surrendered 337 goals and has accumulated 868 stops in 306 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lorient (+285)

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