Week 25 brings us a match on Feb 20th where Lorient and Montpellier will play a match in Lorient in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 17th placed Lorient is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Monaco. Neither Monaco nor Lorient could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Montpellier recorded a 0-1 loss against Lille. Xeka scored the first goal for Lille in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Montpellier couldn’t manage to score, and Lille took the shutout win. Montpellier is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Montpellier won by a score of 3 to 1. Dimitry Bertaud struck first for Lorient on an own goal in the 21st minute, but Teji Savanier got the equalizer for Montpellier in the 50th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Stephy Mavididi to cap off a wild match.
Montpellier is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Stephy Mavididi and Sepe Elye Wahi each having 2 goals in their last five. Soumano has been the most prolific scorer on Lorient in the last five matches with 3 goals
Jérémy Morel, Fabien Lemoine, Stéphane Diarra, Abergel and Moritz Jenz are unavailable to play for Christophe Pélissier’s team, while Olivier Dall’Oglio’s Montpellier squad will be without Pedro Mendes, Stephy Mavididi and Maxime Esteve.