Nantes vs Lorient Prediction, 2/12/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/7/2023

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Game: Nantes vs Lorient

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023

Location: Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nantes (+101) Lorient (+275)

The Merlucciidaes (10-6-6) are traveling to Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday where they will try to beat the Canaries (5-10-7). Lorient are at at +275 while Nantes are priced at +101. The over/under is 2.5. The goalies protecting the net are Alban Lafont for Nantes and Vito Mannone for Lorient.

The Canaries have relinquished 26 goals while relinquishing 1.18 goals per 90, and opposing teams have 94 SoT against them. They have compiled 8 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 36.4 so far this year. Nantes is sitting with 38 yellow card warnings for the year as well as 4 red cards. The Canaries rank 18th in regard to goals expected having 24.4, and their xGA are at 27.6. This season, the club averages 1.14 points per match (25 pts) and are 14th in the league with 16 assists. This team's difference in goals is -3 by way of 23 goals scored as well as 26 goals allowed. Nantes has earned 70 saves and they also hold a save rate of 76.6 this season.

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Lorient has compiled 35 goals and the team's goals expected this season sits at 26.2. The club's goals against/90 min is 1.55 in addition to 83 saves, and they have compiled 4 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, FC Lorient has a save percentage of 71.6 (116 SoT against), and they also sit at 7th in soccer with 36 points. Lorient ranks 9th in regard to goals against with 34, and the squad's goal difference is at 1. FC Lorient has earned a clean sheet percentage of 18.2 over the course of the season as well as 25 yellow card cautions. The Merlucciidaes average 1.6 pts per fixture while accounting for 24 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Nantes is Alban Lafont. Lafont has seen the pitch for a total of 22,978 minutes and has tallied 717 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.25 (319 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of .715. The goalie from France has faced 1,003 shots sent in his direction in 256 career starts. Lafont (75-80-101 mark in his career) has recorded 69 shutouts, which leaves him with a 27.0% shutout percentage.

Vito Mannone will look after the goal for Lorient. Mannone has earned 60 shutouts and defended 1,139 shots tried against him in 20,233 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of .730 and his shutout rate is currently at 26.9%. He has given up 1.37 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 71-65-87. So far in his career, Mannone has allowed 309 goals and has tallied 831 saves in 223 starts.

Mostafa Mohamed is a guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Nantes. The forward from Egypt has tallied 20 goals in 3,217 mins played. Mohamed has been in the starting lineup in 32 outings in his career and he scores 0.56 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 5 assists while earning 6 yellow cards during his career.

Lorient features an attacker in Ibrahima Kone, who can change the course of a fixture. He has tallied 16 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 8 times. The forward born in Mali has played 5,220 mins while scoring 27 goals. He currently averages 0.47 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 56 contests so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nantes (+101)

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