In a weekend match in week 29, on Sunday Mar 20th, Lorient will host Strasbourg at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Lorient sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Clermont. Ibrahima Kone struck first for Lorient in the 72nd minute, then Leo Petrot added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Clermont couldn’t manage to score, and Lorient took the shutout win. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while strasbourg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Monaco. Alexander Djiku struck first for Strasbourg in the 23rd minute on a feed from Kévin Gameiro, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monaco couldn’t manage to score, and Strasbourg took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Strasbourg should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Strasbourg was victorious by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over 24000 spectators. Ludovic Ajorque scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 28th minute, then Habib Diallo added another in the 39th minute In the end, Lorient was frustrated by Strasbourg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Strasbourg ended the match with the shutout victory.
Strasbourg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Kévin Gameiro and Lucas Perrin, and they each have 1 goal. Ibrahima Kone has been the most effective weapon for Lorient lately. The Malian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Fabien Lemoine, Stéphane Diarra, Abergel and Julien Laporte are unavailable to play for Lorient, while Majeed Waris, Maxime Le Marchand, Ismael Doukoure and Eiji Kawashima are unavailable to play for Julien Stéphan’s team.