Laval vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on January 04th, 2025

Laval and Lorient going to face each other on January 04th, 2025, Saturday at 19:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the Ligue 2 in France, check the Laval vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Laval vs Lorient will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade Francis Le Basser stadium, in the city of Laval, with a capacity for 18467 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Laval vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Ligue 2 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.5 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Laval last match

Laval come from a draw in the last match. The game against SA Merignac, valid for the Coupe de France, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by O. Frapolli lined up in the last match with a 5-4-1 formation.

A bad outcome at the end of the match with the draw (odd 13.00), especially considering that the chances of winning were quite high.

Lorient last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Lorient, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Paris team with a final score of 2-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.05.

Laval vs Lorient h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 20-07-2019 in a Club Friendlies match of the 2019 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-0 win for Lorient.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The performance of the Lorient team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Laval team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Laval

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Laval, standing in 6th place with 25 points in the Ligue 2 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 5 losses and, 4 draws.

Which means that Guingamp team, at position 7, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 17th round.

Laval analysis

At the end of round 16 in Ligue 2, Laval scored 25 goals and conceded 17 goals.

Laval appears to have adopted a defensive strategy in their recent games, as evidenced by the large number of fouls they have committed, which is higher than the league average. Nonetheless, they have only received a few yellow cards, below the league's average of three, indicating that they are committing fouls deliberately in critical areas of the field to disrupt the opposition's attacking play and prevent them from gaining momentum.

his ball possession percentage is 40.56% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Lorient and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Laval

Malik Tchokounte has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 6 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Laval to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Lorient

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Lorient team with 33 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses.

Lorient analysis

Lorient shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 16 games has only conceded goals on 15 occasions, and has scored in 30.

Lorient is in an excellent moment! With a sequence of 2 wins in the Ligue 2, there doesn't seem to be any doubt of who is the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Lorient is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Ligue 2 that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Lorient team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.81%.

Lorient is a more offensive team than Laval, having 1613 attacks vs. 1553 from Laval, having scored 30 times, in comparison, Laval converted into goal 25 times.

Best goalscorer from Lorient

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Sambou Soumano. Lorient owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Laval is Malik Tchokounte, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lorient is Sambou Soumano, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.13 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Lorient is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.13 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Lorient in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.88 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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