Ligue 1: Angers’ home record tests Lorient’s away defence
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Angers’ home defensive record meets Lorient’s disciplined away numbers, with the provisional table and seven-match form adding context before Sunday’s Ligue 1 fixture.
Before kickoff
Home record versus away control
Angers’ home record is the clearest test in this Ligue 1 meeting. They have 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses in home games this season, scoring 5 goals and conceding 9. Lorient’s away record is tighter: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2 goals scored, 2 conceded and 2 clean sheets.
That contrast frames the key question before Sunday’s 16:15 UTC kickoff at Stade Raymond Kopa. Angers have struggled to protect their home goal, while Lorient have kept opponents out in 2 of their 3 away matches. The supplied averages also point in that direction, with Angers conceding 2.30 goals per home game and Lorient conceding 0.70 per away game.
Form and provisional table stakes
The provisional Ligue 1 standings place Lorient 7th on 11 points from 7 games and Angers 15th on 7 points from 7 games. Lorient are 4 points ahead of Angers, while league leaders Lyon have 14 points; Angers trail Lyon by 7 and Lorient by 3.
Across the latest 7-match form samples, Angers’ sequence is Loss, Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Loss, Loss. Lorient’s is Draw, Loss, Win, Draw, Loss, Win, Win.
Team news and shape
B. Diatta is missing for Angers with an ankle injury. B. Fadiga is questionable for Lorient and listed as inactive. Angers have most often used 4-2-3-1, in 5 matches, while Lorient have used 3-4-2-1 in all 7 matches.
Can Angers improve their home defensive record against a Lorient side with 2 away clean sheets?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Lyon | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | WWWWL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 3 | Paris FC | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Lille | DWLWW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Monaco | LDWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | Rennes | LWLWW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
| 7 | Lorient | WWLDW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | Nice | WLWWL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 9 | Lens | WWLDL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
| 10 | Marseille | WWLLL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | LDWLL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | |
| 12 | Toulouse | WDWDL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| 13 | Auxerre | WLWWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | |
| 14 | Strasbourg | LLLDW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Angers | LLWDL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 16 | Le Mans | LLWDD | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | |
| 17 | Estac Troyes | LLLLL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | |
| 18 | Le Havre | LLLDL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |