On Wednesday Jan 11th, in week 18, Monaco and Lorient will play a match in Lorient in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Lorient recorded a 2-1 win against Angers SCO. Abdallah Dipo Sima scored the first goal for Angers SCO in the 10th minute, but Abdallah Dipo Sima got the equalizer for Lorient on an own goal in the 79th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Le Fee to cap off a wild match. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Monaco is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Rodez. Akliouche scored the first goal for Monaco in the 23rd minute, then Wissam Ben Yedder added another in the 37th minute . Monaco should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Lorient won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Breel Embolo and Eliesse Ben Seghir have been the hottest scorers for Monaco in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Terem Moffi and Stéphane Diarra are the top scorers for Lorient in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Régis Le Bris’s Lorient squad will be without Yvon Mvogo, Laporte and Theo Le Bris, while Philippe Clement’s Monaco squad will be without Kevin Volland.