Week 22 brings us a match on Jan 23rd where Nantes plays host to Lorient in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 9th placed Nantes, recorded a 1-2 loss against Nice. Kasper Dolberg struck first for Nice in the 21st minute on a penalty, then Andrei Girotto tied it up for Nantes in the 45th minute on a penalty. Nantes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while lorient sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Lille. Isaac Lihadji struck first for Lille in the 10th minute, then Moritz Jenz added another on an own goal in the 19th minute. Lorient looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On the 5th of December, Lorient hosted Nantes at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir in their last match together. Nantes was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Wylan Cyprien struck first for Nantes in the 83rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lorient couldn’t manage to score, and Nantes took the shutout win.
Lorient is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Moritz Jenz and Thomas Monconduit each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Randal Kolo Muani and Willem Geubbels are the top scorers for Nantes in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Dennis Appiah, Nicolas Pallois, Kalifa Coulibaly, Manvelyan and Doucet are unavailable to play for Nantes, while Christophe Pélissier’s Lorient squad will be without Jérémy Morel.