Lorient vs Auxerre Prediction: Lorient to pile more pressure on Auxerre

Seventh-place Lorient hosts eighteenth-place Auxerre at the Stade du Moustoir. Auxerre is in dire need of the points to move out of the relegation zone and will be hoping for a back-to-back win. Auxerre will gain confidence in the fact that a goal is regularly scored when they play Lorient. However, Lorient seems to be far superior to Auxerre and they will be dictating the pace of the game. 

Lorient is having a fantastic 2023 and this can be observed in the fact that they are undefeated in the league matches played at home in 2023. Of the 24 Ligue 1 matches played, Lorient have won 11, drawn 6, and lost 7. Lorient is on a 4 game without a loss at home. At the Stade du Moustoir, Lorient scored 19 goals but conceded 14.

Avoiding relegation will be the sole aim of Auxerre who just returned to Ligue 1. Surviving Ligue 1 is proving to be a daunting task for Auxerre. Auxerre have accrued just 18 points from the 24 matches played in the league. The surprise win over Lyon last week will give Auxerre a confidence boost but that win came at home.

Away from home, Auxerre have won 1, drawn 2, and lost 9 of the 12 matches played in the league. Also, Auxerre scored 10 but conceded 28 goals away from home.

Comparing the away form of Auxerre and the home form of Lorient, a home win is too good to ignore at an odd of 2. The lack of goals from Auxerre makes the probability of goals from both teams very low. 

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