What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Lorient lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Angers -0.80, Lorient +0.05.
- Points per game over the last five: Angers 0.80, Lorient 2.00.
- Attack: Angers xG per match 1.54, 12.2 shots, 1.5 big chances created; Lorient xG per match 1.01, 8.8 shots, 1.5 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Angers 2.34, Lorient 0.96; shots on target faced 11.0 vs 9.5, big chances faced 5.0 vs 1.8.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Shots on target per match
8.0
vs 5.0
· Edge 37.5%
xG per match
1.54
vs 1.01
· Edge 34.8%
Shots per match
12.2
vs 8.8
· Edge 28.6%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Goals conceded per match
0.80
vs 2.40
· Edge 66.7%
Big chances faced per match
1.8
vs 5.0
· Edge 65.0%
Points per game
2.00
vs 0.80
· Edge 60.0%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Angers
|
Metric |
Lorient
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 0.80 | Points per game | 2.00 |
| 1.20 | Goals per match | 1.20 |
| 2.40 | Goals conceded per match | 0.80 |
| 0.97 | Expected points per game | 1.40 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.54 | xG per match | 1.01 |
| 12.2 | Shots per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 8.8 |
| 8.0 | Shots on target per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 5.0 |
| 1.5 | Big chances created per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.5 |
| 46.5% | Possession 4 / 4 matches with data | 41.5% |
| 4.0 | Deep completions per match | 4.6 |
| Defence | ||
| 2.34 | xGA per match | 0.96 |
| 18.0 | Shots faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 15.5 |
| 11.0 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 9.5 |
| 5.0 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.8 |
| 8.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.2 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 19.6 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 11.4 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Angers 1
- Ousmane Camara Injury Expected back early November 2026
Lorient 4
- Bandiougou Fadiga Injury Expected back mid October 2026
- Isak Steiner Jensen Injury Expected return: A few weeks
- Mohamed Bamba Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Noah Mbamba Injury Expected back mid October 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.