Lorient are desperate to halt a run of three straight winless Ligue 1 matches as they host Ajaccio at Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir on Sunday.
Lorient are in eighth place on 36 points, having scored 35 goals and conceded 35. With 15 matches remaining, Lorient trail fifth-placed Lille by five points for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers. Lorient lost their last Ligue 1 match 1-0 at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis
Fonteneau against Nantes, extending their winless streak to three (W0 D1 L2).
Ajaccio’s last league match saw them beaten 3-0 by Nice at Allianz Riviera, putting them in 18th place on 18 points, a point from safety with 15 matches left.
The previous Ligue 1 fixture between the sides saw Lorient emerge victorious 1-0 at Stade François Coty in September. Dango Ouattara scored Lorient’s lone goal in the 51st minute.
Enzo Le Fée, Ibrahima Koné, and Théo Le Bris have made a difference in the final third for Lorient this season. Le Fée is their leading scorer with four goals, followed by Koné with three and Le Bris with two.
Youcef Belaïli and Mounaïm El Idrissy have been Ajaccio’s main attacking threats, netting five and four times, respectively.
At Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir this season, Lorient have five wins, three draws, and three losses in 11 Ligue 1 contests. Lorient will be out to prolong a three-match home
unbeaten streak (W1 D2 L0) dating to January 11 against Monaco. In league matches away from Stade François Coty this season, Ajaccio have three wins, two draws, and seven losses.
In their last six league matches, Lorient have won one, drawn two and lost three. Ajaccio, meanwhile, have won one and lost five in their last six.
