Strasbourg vs Lorient Prediction: Strasbourg have the advantage.

Strasbourg were hoping for a better end of the game against RC Lens last week after their Coup de France triumph days earlier. But they were poor all through and they got punished for it. Now they are eager for a recovery as they prepare to take on Lorient at home in this game. 

Lorient are just beginning to build a winning run after their back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches. They are also eager to keep building, but they might face a tough task doing that away from home against a very desperate Strasbourg team.

Strasbourg are currently in mid-table and they hope to keep their distance from Le Havre behind them, while Lorient are on the relegation playoff spot and are hoping to escape the drop as quickly as possible.

Strasbourg are feeling disappointed after they dropped points last weekend. They look ambitious about getting into the top end of the table, but at the moment it looks like that won't be happening anytime soon. On top of that, they now have a close contention for their spot with Le Havre only 1 point behind them.

Strasbourg lost their last game against RC Lens away from home and once again it was a disappointing performance for the team that was hoping to build on their Coup de France win a few days earlier. Strasbourg fell to 2 goals in the first 30 minutes before they scored their first goal in the 43rd minute through Thomas Delaine. And in the second half RC Lens got the third goal through Florian Sotoca and it was all but over for Strasbourg. 

Despite the result of their last game, Strasbourg can look ahead of this fixture with some consolation. They had beaten Lorient already this season away from home and their home record is encouraging.

At the moment Strasbourg are in 10th with 25 points from 21 matches played this season.

If Lorient need any motivation to continue fighting for a win in every game, it's gotta be the reality of getting relegated at the end of the season. With back-to-back wins in their last game, there's a sigh of relief and a surge of confidence building within the team. 

They defeated Stade Reims last weekend in the most dramatic fashion. The game was heading to a certain draw until Mohammed Bamba broke the deadlock in the 70th minute to put Lorient in the lead. And in the 87th minute Tiemoue Bakayoko struck for the second goal to put the game beyond doubt. Lorient were however disappointing in possession as they managed only 39%.

Lorient will need to up their game if they must compete with Strasbourg in this fixture. They lost the first fixture already and they can't afford to capitulate to another defeat against Strasbourg.

Currently Lorient are ranked 16th on the table with 19 points from 21 league games.

Strasbourg and Lorient have played 11 matches against each other in the past. Strasbourg won 4 matches, while Lorient won 3 matches and they played a draw in 3 matches.

It's a tough one to decide certainly. Lorient deserve some credit for their resurgence and although they are second best in this game, it would be totally insane to write them off. Strasbourg has the advantage of playing at home and whether they will be able to apply that advantage is still unknown. 

From their previous meetings, both clubs have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 meetings. Both teams also scored in 5 of their last 7 meetings and they had less than 10.5 corners in 6 of their last 7 matches.

• Total Under 9.5 Corners at 1.61 Odds
• Strasbourg to Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.64 Odds
• Strasbourg Win 2-0 at 8.00 Odds