February 19th features a match where Lorient and Ajaccio will play a match in Lorient in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Lorient, recorded a 0-1 loss against Nantes. Ludovic Blas struck first for Nantes in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Lorient was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory. Lorient looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Ajaccio, recorded a 0-3 loss against Nice. Dante scored the first goal for Nice in the 3rd minute, then Bilal Brahimi added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Sofiane Diop In the end, Ajaccio couldn’t muster any offence and Nice ran away with the shutout win. Ajaccio looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Lorient and Ajaccio last played eachother at the Stade François Coty on Sep 4th. Lorient was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost seven thousand spectators. Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara scored the first goal for Lorient in the 51st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ajaccio was frustrated by Lorient’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lorient ended the match with the shutout victory.
Ajaccio hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are El Idrissy and Moussa Soumano, and they each have 1 goal. Le Fee has been the most prolific scorer on Lorient in the last 5 matches with two goals
Régis Le Bris’s squad will be without Bonke Innocent, Yvon Mvogo, Abergel, Laporte, Yoann Cathline and Le Bris, while Romain Hamouma, Mounaim El Idrissy, Yoann Touzghar, Ismael Chester Diallo, Fernand Mayembo and Coutadeur are unavailable to play for Ajaccio.