Troyes vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on February 14th, 2025

Troyes and Lorient will play on Friday, February 14th, 2025, at 19:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 2 game to be held in France, check the Troyes vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Troyes vs Lorient will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stade de l'Aube stadium, in the city of Troyes, with a capacity for 20400 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Troyes 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 2.45 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Troyes last match

In the last match played, Troyes met Martigues, in a match valid for the Ligue 2. The match ended in a win by 1-2. The coach S. Dumont's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.00, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Cyriaque Irié, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Troyes.

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 Amiens SC team with a final score of 3-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.38.

Troyes vs Lorient h2h

Lorient was in 3rd place in the Ligue 2 while Troyes was in 16th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Lorient team entered the field with the 4-1-4-1 formation, the same tactic Troyes used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Ligue 2 match, on 06-12-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a 2-0 win for Lorient.

The Lorient team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Troyes its counterpart.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Troyes

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Troyes team has 27 points being in the 12th place in the Ligue 2 competition in France. The overall balance is not favorable, with 11 losses, 8 wins wins and 3 draws.

In the 23rd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to Amiens SC which is just above, in 11th place.

Troyes analysis

At the end of round 22 of Ligue 2, Troyes collected 24 goals scored and 24 goals conceded.

Recent performances have highlighted that Troyes is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Over the course of the tournament, Troyes recorded an average ball possession of 45.18%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Troyes will play against Lorient, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

A hectic schedule could be a potential roadblock for Troyes as they gear up to play multiple games in quick succession. Even though the odds favor a closely matched game, Troyes demanding schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the eventual outcome against Lorient.

Best goalscorer from Troyes

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Rafiki Said Ahamada. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Troyes come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Lorient

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Lorient team with 46 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 14 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

Lorient analysis

Lorient shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 22 games has only conceded goals on 21 occasions, and has scored in 39.

Lorient is in a great position! After 4 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 5.36 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Lorient is always a candidate for the title, the first position it occupies in the Ligue 2 proves that.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Lorient team usually guns for an average ball possession of 55.27% to control the game.

Lorient is a more offensive team than Troyes, having 2310 attacks vs. 1798 from Troyes, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Troyes converted into goal 24 times.

Best goalscorer from Lorient

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Sambou Soumano. With 9 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Lorient team achieving several victories this season.

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

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Troyes is Rafiki Said Ahamada, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lorient is Sambou Soumano, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Since Lorient has an average of 1 goal per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 6.04 corners per game, also a market to explore 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 6.68 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 3.23 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Troyes side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Lorient who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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