February 26th features a match where Lorient will host Auxerre at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Lorient sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Cheikh Bamba Dieng struck first for Lorient in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, then Romain Faivre added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Le Fee In the end, Ajaccio couldn’t muster any offence and Lorient ran away with the shutout win. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Auxerre is fresh off their 2-1 win against Olympique Lyonnais. Moussa Dembélé scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 36th minute, then Gaëtan Perrin tied it up for Auxerre in the 51st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Jubal. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Auxerre and Lorient last played eachother at the Stade De L’abbé Deschamps on Fri Sep 16th. Lorient took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara scored the first goal for Lorient in the 15th minute, then Terem Moffi added another in the 36th minute.
For Auxerre, their top scorers are Matthis Abline and Jubal, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Enzo Le Fee has been the most prolific scorer on Lorient in his last five matches with 2 goals
Bonke Innocent, Yvon Mvogo, Abergel, Julien Laporte and Le Bris are unavailable to play for Lorient, while Elisha Owusu is unavailable to play for Christophe Pélissier’s team.