On Sunday Oct 30th, Lorient will play host to Nice in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Lorient, recorded a 2-2 draw against Troyes. Julien Laporte struck first for Troyes on an own goal in the 34th minute, then Stéphane Diarra tied it up for Lorient in the 50th minute on a feed from Bonke Innocent . Lorient is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nice recorded a 1-1 draw against Nantes. Igniatius Ganago scored the first goal for Nantes in the 49th minute, then Nicolas Pépé tied it up for Nice in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Nice at least a draw. Nice is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Andy Delort and Nicolas Pépé have been the hottest scorers for Nice in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Terem Moffi has been the most prolific scorer on Lorient in the last five matches with three goals
Adil Aouchiche, Terem Moffi, Abergel and Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa are unavailable to play for Lorient, while Nice will be without Marcin Bułka and Sofiane Diop.