SC Bastia vs FC Lorient Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

SC Bastia

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SC Bastia are hoping to win again following the 1-0 Ligue 2 triumph over Pau FC.

The only name on the scoresheet from SC Bastia was Benjamin Santelli (77').

Under three goals per game were recorded in 6 of the past 6 meetings where SC Bastia have been involved. In terms of the goal attribution from this period, their opponents scored a total of 3 while SC Bastia managed the sum of 5. Regardless, it remains to be seen whether such a trend will be maintained in this next match.

FC Lorient

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After being beaten in their last game against Marseille in Ligue 1 competition, FC Lorient will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, FC Lorient managed 31% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Lorient was Terem Moffi (29'). For their opponents, Marseille got 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Sead Kolašinac (38'), Alexis Sánchez (53') and Jordan Veretout (59') scored for Marseille.

Demonstrating their fondness for eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the last 6 matches in which FC Lorient have played, making it an average of 3.5 goals each meeting. Their opponents have hit 9 of these goals.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 04/10/2014, there has been little to separate the clubs with SC Bastia winning 2 of those games, FC Lorient 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A total of 11 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Bastia and 5 for Les Merlus. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 37 on 14/05/2017 when it finished SC Bastia 2-0 FC Lorient.

In that match, SC Bastia managed 46% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Enzo Crivelli (75') and Gaël Danic (86').

For their opponents, FC Lorient had 9 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Ruddy Buquet.

📋 Team News: SC Bastia

The SC Bastia boss Régis Brouard will be happy not to have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash thanks to a completely healthy squad to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Lorient

Owing to an otherwise healthy group, there is only the one fitness worry for the FC Lorient boss Régis Le Bris to be concerned about. Yvon Mvogo (Patella problems) won’t be playing here.

⚡ Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that SC Bastia will have to work hard as a team to register a score against this FC Lorient outfit who we reckon will score at least once to put them ahead.

We’re therefore tipping a 0-1 winning margin for FC Lorient after 90 minutes.

We’ll see what happens.

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Victor Martins, 01:43 17/01/2023