On the 28th of August, in this week 4 match, Lorient will play host to Clermont in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Lorient is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Toulouse. Armand Lauriente struck first for Lorient in the 2nd minute, but Rafael Ratão got the equalizer for Toulouse in the 31st minute . Lorient is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Clermont recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nice. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui struck first for Clermont in the 6th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nice couldn’t manage to score, and Clermont took the shutout win. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lorient won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Clermont, their top scorers are Komnen Andrić and Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Lorient hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Julien Laporte and Arthur Theate, and they each have 1 goal
Julien Ponceau and Chrislain Matsima are unavailable to play for Régis Le Bris’s team, while Pascal Gastien’s Clermont squad will be without Elbasan Rashani and Mehdi Zeffane.