Lille vs Lorient Prediction, 4/2/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/28/2023

Game: Lille vs Lorient

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lille (-259) Lorient (+640)

Lille (14-7-7) are hosting Lorient (12-8-8) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday. Lorient are at at +640 and Lille OSC are at -259. The betting total is set at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Lucas Chevalier for Lille and Vito Mannone for Lorient.

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The Dogues sit at 2nd for expected goals with 51.5, and the expected goals against are coming in at 32.2. LOSC Lille has surrendered 36 goals while allowing 1.29 goals per 90, and their opponents have tallied 95 shots on target on them. Their difference in goals is at 15 with 51 goals put in the net and also 36 goals conceded. They have tallied 8 shut outs, which puts them at a percentage of 28.6 on the campaign. Lille has earned 63 SVs and also hold a SV percentage of 65.3 for the season. Lille has earned 59 yellow cards on the year and 1 red card. On the campaign, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.75 pts/match (49 points) and are 4th in Ligue 1 with 31 assists.

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The Merlucciidaes have put together an average of 1.6 pts per match while recording 26 assists and 2 red cards. FC Lorient has amassed a shut out percentage of 25.0 this year and 29 yellow card cautions. Lorient has a ranking of 10th when it comes to goals given up with 37, and their goal differential is 4. On the campaign, FC Lorient has a save percentage of 72.9 (133 shots on target against), and they also are ranked 7th in soccer with 44 pts. Their goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.32 with 97 saves, and they have 7 clean sheets. Lorient has accumulated 41 goals and the squad's expected goals for the season is sitting at 34.9.

The man who will defend the goal for Lille will be Lucas Chevalier. Chevalier has seen the field for 4,680 mins and is sitting with 142 saves during his soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.12 (58 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .736. The keeper born in France has had 193 shots tried against him in 52 starting assignments. Chevalier (20-17-15 mark in his career) has accounted for 17 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.7% shutout percentage.

Vito Mannone will be looking after the net for Lorient. In his career, Mannone has conceded 312 goals and has racked up 845 saves in 229 starts. He has surrendered 1.35 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 73-67-89. He is the owner of a save % of .731 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.5%. Mannone has tallied 63 shutouts and has seen 1,156 shots tried against him in 20,773 career mins.

Jonathan David is a member of the team who can help decide the match for Lille. He has 19 assists while tallying 12 yellow cards in his career. The forward who is from Canada has accumulated 77 goals scored in 11,519 mins. David has been given a starting assignment in 132 games in his career while scoring 0.60 G/90.

Lorient has a guy in Ibrahima Kone, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He has tallied 16 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 8 times. The forward from Mali has been on the field for 5,543 mins while scoring 27 goals. He has an average of 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 59 contests in his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lille (-259)

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