Red Star vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on February 01th, 2025

A football match between Red Star and Lorient of the Ligue 2 will take place in France on Saturday, February 01th, 2025, at 13:00h (UTC), check the Red Star vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Red Star vs Lorient will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade de Paris stadium, in the city of Beauvais, with a capacity for 20000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Red Star 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 2.47 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Red Star last match

Red Star in its last official match lost (4-1) against Paris, in a match valid for Ligue 2. Coach G. Poirier's lined up a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 5.50 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Loic Kouagba, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

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 Clermont team with a final score of 3-2.

The odds of 1.65 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Red Star vs Lorient h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Lorient occupied 5th place in Ligue 2 and, team Red Star the 7th place. Lorient entered the field with the tactic 4-4-2, while Red Star arranged their formation in a 3-4-1-2.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the Ligue 2. The meeting took place on 13-09-2024 and ended with a 2-1 win for Lorient.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Red Star

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Red Star joins the match with 22 points. They rank in 14th place in the Ligue 2, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 6 games, losing 10, and scoring 4 draws.

In the 21st round the team ranks over the Troyes team with an advantage of 1 point which is just below the scoreboard in position 15, and with 1 point less than Rodez team that is in the 13th place.

Red Star analysis

Red Star after 20 matchdays have scored 21 goals and conceded 36 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Ligue 2, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Best goalscorer from Red Star

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Aliou Badji. Red Star owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 5 goals in this season.

Lorient

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Lorient team with 40 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

Lorient analysis

After 20 rounds, Lorient has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 34 goals for and 19 conceded.

Having 2 wins in the Ligue 2, Lorient is in a great moment! There is little doubt about 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 5.25 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 2.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Lorient team usually goes for an average ball possession of 54.55% to try to control the game.

Lorient is a more offensive team than Red Star, having 2005 attacks vs. 1768 from Red Star, having scored 34 times, in comparison, Red Star converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Lorient

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Eli Junior Kroupi. He has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Lorient come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Red Star is Aliou Badji, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lorient is Eli Junior Kroupi, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Taking into consideration that Lorient scores an average of 0.9 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.6 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

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 6.75 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 3.1 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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