On Friday Apr 8th, Saint-Étienne and Lorient will play a match in Lorient in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 16th placed Lorient, recorded a 1-5 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Neymar struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 12th minute, then Kylian Mbappé added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Idrissa Gueye. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while saint-Étienne is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Olympique Marseille. Denis Bouanga struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 9th minute, but Dimitri Payet got the equalizer for Olympique Marseille in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by Timothée Kolodziejczak to cap off a wild match. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Saint-Étienne and Lorient battled to a 1-1 draw. Vincent Le Goff struck first for Lorient in the 52nd minute, but Wahbi Khazri got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 70th minute earning Saint-Étienne a comeback draw.
Saint-Étienne’s most prolific scorer has been Denis Bouanga. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Ibrahima Kone and Terem Moffi have been the hottest scorers for Lorient in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Bonke Innocent, Lemoine and Stéphane Diarra are unavailable to play for Lorient, while Pascal Dupraz’s squad will be without Wahbi Khazri, Romain Hamouma, Joris Gnagnon, Miguel Trauco, Falaye Sacko, Yvann Macon, Yvan Neyou Noupa and Moueffek.