Angers vs Lorient Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
Lorient have won their last two Ligue 1 matches 1-0. Angers have lost their last two by 2-5 and 1-5. Those are the two runs that meet at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday, and they could hardly point in more opposite directions: one side grinding out single-goal wins, the other shipping five goals in consecutive games.
What time is kick-off for Angers vs Lorient?
Angers vs Lorient kicks off at 16:15 GMT on Sunday, 25 October 2026, at the Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, France. It is a Ligue 1 fixture between Angers SCO and FC Lorient.
- Fixture: Angers v Lorient
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Kick-off: 16:15 GMT
- Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France
- Match page: Angers vs Lorient predictions
Angers form: the defence has gone
Seven days before this game Angers lost 2-5 at home to Olympique de Marseille. Fifteen days before it, they lost 1-5 away to Stade Brestois. Across their last six they have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 for 7 points, scoring 9 and conceding 13.
The odd part is that the same six games contain two clean sheets, including a 0-0 away at Le Havre and a 2-0 home win over Troyes. Angers were a functional defensive side in September and have been something else entirely since. They have conceded 2 or more in 3 of 6, and at home they have won 1 of 3.
Lorient form: 1-0, 1-0, 1-0
Lorient have 10 points from their last six, with 3 wins, a draw and 2 defeats. They have scored 7 and conceded 6, which tells you most of it. Three clean sheets, three wins, all of them by a single goal: 1-0 at home to AS Monaco seven days before this match, 1-0 at home to Paris FC fifteen days before, and 1-0 away at RC Lens 50 days before.
They have also failed to score in none of those six, which is more than Angers can say. The flip side is that Lorient have scored 2 or more in only 1 of 6, a 2-2 home draw with Toulouse. Away from home their record is thinner: 1 win from 2.
Where the two runs collide
Lorient do not need many goals to win a game, and Angers are currently handing out plenty. Four of Angers' last six have produced three or more goals and both sides scored in 4 of 6; for Lorient those counts are 3 and 3. The last meeting between them went to Angers, 2-1 at home, 78 days before this one, though that was a club friendly rather than a league match.
Team news
Angers defender Ousmane Camara has returned to training after a thigh problem and is available, while Jordan Lefort comes back into the squad having served a suspension; Emmanuel Biumla and Haris Belkebla are doubts after missing a training session in midweek, according to Sports Mole. For Lorient, Bandiougou Fadiga is unlikely to feature as he recovers from a hamstring injury, Noah Mbamba remains out with a muscle problem and Mohamed Bamba is a doubt with physical discomfort, with Panos Katseris back among the substitutes last weekend. Lorient are managed by Alexandre Dujeux, who was in charge at Angers before Stephane Gilli, as The Stats Zone notes.
Angers vs Lorient prediction
Our prediction is a 1-0 away win for Lorient against Angers in Ligue 1 at the Stade Raymond Kopa. Lorient have won three of their last six and every one of those wins finished 1-0, which is a very specific habit to back away from. Angers have conceded 2 or more in half of their last six and have won 1 of 3 at home. The friendly in August went Angers' way 2-1, but nothing in the league form since suggests a repeat.
Our prediction: Angers 0-1 Lorient
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