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Round
Regular Season - 2
Venue
Stade du Moustoir, Lorient
Referee
Azzedine Souifi, France
Form

Recent form

Lorient
68Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +2 goal difference

Estac Troyes
14Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-1D-4L · -8 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Lorient or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Lorient or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 74% confidence — a solid call.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Lorient welcome Estac Troyes to Stade du Moustoir for matchday 2 of the Ligue 1 campaign following opening-weekend goalless stalemates for both clubs. Lorient earned a 0-0 draw away at Nice in their opener, deploying a 3-4-2-1 formation. They return home aiming to build on strong recent head-to-head form against Troyes, having won each of the last three encounters without conceding a goal.

Estac Troyes also opened their season with a 0-0 home draw against Paris FC in a 4-3-3 system. The visitors head into this away fixture managing multiple squad absences, with I. Boura, A. Fatah, I. Gomis, and Y. Titi all listed as sidelined through injury, while Lorient are only without M. Bamba due to fitness.

Historical meetings between these two sides suggest a tightly contested, low-scoring pattern. Over their 9-match head-to-head record, average match goals sit at 2.11, with 77.78% of fixtures finishing under 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in just 22.22% of those matches.

Availability

Team news

Lorient

  • B. FadigaInactive

Estac Troyes

  • Y. KoneKnee Injury
  • A. OuzenadjiKnee Injury
  • Y. TitiLeg Injury
  • I. BouraHip Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Lorient at homeEstac Troyes away
4
Played
3
2-1-1
W-D-L
1-0-2
1.3
Scored /game
0.7
1
Conceded /game
1.7
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2 goals per game (Lorient at home plus Estac Troyes away).

Players

Key players this season

Lorient

  • P. Katseris3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
4LilleQualifying7+514
5MonacoEuropa League league stage7+414
6RennesPlay-offs7+113
7Lorient7+111
8Nice8-211
9Lens7+310
10Marseille7+49
14Strasbourg7-37
15Angers7-67
16Le MansRelegation Playoffs7-56
17Estac TroyesRelegation7-114
18Le HavreRelegation7-62
History

Head-to-head

3
Lorient
2
Draws
4
Estac Troyes

Estac Troyes have won 4 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 2.2 goals a game, only 33% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-08-29Lorient1-2Estac Troyes
  • 2025-02-14Estac Troyes0-1Lorient
  • 2024-12-06Lorient2-0Estac Troyes
  • 2023-03-12Lorient2-0Estac Troyes
  • 2022-10-23Estac Troyes2-2Lorient
BetGenius

Our record in Ligue 1

53%53 won from 100 settled predictions (1 void)

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

4 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Lorient or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals
74%
Both must land · no better than

Lorient or Draw — 78% confidence

Lorient have taken positive results from their recent head-to-head fixtures against Troyes, winning the last three meetings (1-0, 2-0, and 2-0). With home advantage and fewer reported injury absences compared to Troyes' four missing players (I. Boura, A. Fatah, I. Gomis, and Y. Titi), backing Lorient to win or draw is well-supported.

Under 2.5 Goals — 74% confidence

Both clubs began their Ligue 1 campaign with 0-0 draws on matchday 1. Additionally, 77.78% of the 9 head-to-head encounters between Lorient and Troyes have finished with under 2.5 goals, averaging 2.11 goals per game.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
74%
Confidence

Both clubs began their Ligue 1 campaign with 0-0 draws on matchday 1. Additionally, 77.78% of the 9 head-to-head encounters between Lorient and Troyes have finished with under 2.5 goals, averaging 2.11 goals per game.

Combo BetLOST
Both Teams to Score
No
70%
Confidence

Both sides kept clean sheets and failed to score in their league openers. In their head-to-head history, both teams found the net in only 22.22% of matches (2 of 9), with Lorient keeping clean sheets in the three most recent meetings.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Lorient or Draw
78%
Confidence

Lorient have taken positive results from their recent head-to-head fixtures against Troyes, winning the last three meetings (1-0, 2-0, and 2-0). With home advantage and fewer reported injury absences compared to Troyes' four missing players (I. Boura, A. Fatah, I. Gomis, and Y. Titi), backing Lorient to win or draw is well-supported.

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Published August 28, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.