Lorient vs Annecy betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on October 19th, 2024

Lorient and Annecy will face each other in a Ligue 2 game in France on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), check the Lorient vs Annecy betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Lorient vs Annecy will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir stadium, in the city of Lorient, with a capacity for 18110 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 Lorient vs Annecy betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.46 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.66 goals per match.

Lorient last match

In the last match played, Lorient met Caen, in a match valid for the Ligue 2. The match ended in a win by 1-2. The coach O. Pantaloni's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-4-2 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.10, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Sambou Soumano has a lot to be proud of in this last match. He was one of the few inspired in the Lorient team in the game. With good plays, he was the key player in the team's victory.

Annecy 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, Annecy, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Red Star team with a final score of 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.10.

Lorient vs Annecy h2h

Regarding previous matches between the two teams, we can see that this will be the first time Lorient and Annecy will play against each other.

Lorient

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Lorient team with 16 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

This means that, in the 9th round, the team has the same score, and the Dunkerque team is just behind in 3rd place.

Lorient analysis

At the end of round 8 in Ligue 2, Lorient scored 11 goals and conceded 5 goals.

The Lorient team, knowing that teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents, usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 58.38%.

While having won twice playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Best goalscorer from Lorient

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Eli Junior Kroupi. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Lorient team achieving several victories this season.

Annecy

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Annecy team with 15 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 4 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss.

The team has the same number of points that the Metz who holds the 4th place in the 9th round.

Annecy analysis

Annecy shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 8 games has only conceded goals on 9 occasions, and has scored in 14.

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

With a balance of 1 win, 0 losses, and 3 draws in the Ligue 2, Annecy playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Axel Drouhin played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Red Star. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Annecy to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Annecy

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Yohan Demoncy. The Midfielder scored 2 goals in the current season, helping Annecy to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Annecy has an average of 1.75 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Annecy does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.76 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

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 8.63 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 3.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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