On the 11th of September, in this week 7 match, Nantes will travel to Lorient to battle Lorient 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 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 5th placed Lorient, recorded a 3-1 win against Olympique Lyonnais. Le Fee scored the first goal for Lorient in the 6th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette tied it up for Olympique Lyonnais in the 28th minute on a feed from Mateus Martins. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while nantes sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 18th minute on a feed from Lionel Messi, then Kylian Mbappé added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Lionel Messi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nantes couldn’t manage to score, and Paris Saint Germain took the shutout win. Nantes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Nantes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Moses Simon and Mostafa Mohamed have been the hottest scorers for Nantes in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Terem Moffi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Lorient
Régis Le Bris’s Lorient squad will be without Quentin Boisgard, Vito Mannone and Chrislain Matsima, while Antoine Kombouare’s Nantes squad will be without Charles Traoré.