Ligue 1 Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 14 · 16:15 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
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Our take

Strasbourg were clear favourites.

Strasbourg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 25). Strasbourg had 7.9 days of rest, Lorient 6.9 and had to travel 829 km.

Away travel829 kmRest days7.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Strasbourg60%
Draw23%
Lorient17%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.93
Strasbourg59%
Draw23%
Lorient18%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.94
Strasbourg60%
Draw23%
Lorient17%
Expected goals 1.90 – 0.92
Strasbourg53%
Draw25%
Lorient22%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.04
Strasbourg60%
Draw23%
Lorient18%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.95
Over 2.5 54% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Strasbourg)

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Referee · FranceGael Angoula
  • Cards per match 3.3
  • Penalties per match 0.41
  • Matches 27

Team strength

StrasbourgLorient
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
40 AttackIn forecast 28
37 DefenceIn forecast 45
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lorient

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

StrasbourgLorient
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.27
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.87
1.53 xGVia Att/Def 1.51
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
87% Scored inContext 67%
40% Clean sheetsContext 13%
10.53 ShotsContext 11.67
4.36 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
39% On target shareContext 33%
7.73 Shots in the boxContext 7.73
72% Box shareContext 67%
16% ConversionContext 11%
1.79 OffsidesContext 2.67
10.07 Shots allowedContext 9.47
4.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.07
3.27 BlocksContext 2.62
2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
69% Save rateContext 61%
52% PossessionIn forecast 44%
510 PassesContext 401
449 Accurate passesContext 339
88% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.73
11.80 FoulsContext 10.67
13.93 Fouls sufferedContext 14.87
1.93 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
9.90 ShotsContext 12.20
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
39% On target shareContext 33%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
68% Box shareContext 65%
13% ConversionContext 11%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.50
10.00 Shots allowedContext 8.40
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
3.57 BlocksContext 2.22
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
70% Save rateContext 67%
57% PossessionIn forecast 44%
555 PassesContext 404
490 Accurate passesContext 342
88% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.82
10.60 FoulsContext 9.40
14.70 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Strasbourg
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,472 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lorient
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel829 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Strasbourg Lorient
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 6 Dec6.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 7 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km829 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,472 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one20.121

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Strasbourg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
39M. Penders(G)
6I. Doukouré 23M. Sarr 22G. Doué
7Diego Moreira 32V. Barco 29S. El Mourabet 27S. Amo-Ameyaw
11A. Nanasi 19J. Enciso
9J. Panichelli
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Lorient Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
38Y. Mvogo(G)
44D. Yongwa 3M. Talbi 5B. Meïté
43Arsène Kouassi 62A. Avom 6L. Abergel 11T. Le Bris
10P. Pagis 17J. Makengo
28S. Soumano
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Strasbourg Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lorient Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Strasbourg+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Lorient-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Strasbourg · Home 2.14points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
5-0-2
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.57
Lorient · Away 0.29points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
0-2-5
Scored
0.29
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Strasbourg wins2 draws2 Lorient wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.17 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 17%
  • 18 Feb 2024Strasbourg1–3Lorient
  • 17 Dec 2023Lorient1–2Strasbourg
  • 3 Jun 2023Lorient2–1Strasbourg
  • 13 Nov 2022Strasbourg1–1Lorient
  • 20 Mar 2022Lorient0–0Strasbourg
  • 31 Oct 2021Strasbourg4–0Lorient

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Gael Angoula France · 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.11league 3.71
Red cards0.19league 0.31
Cards 5+19%league 36%
Fouls20.6league 24.2
Penalties0.41league 0.48
Home wins52%league 51%
Strasbourg

No previous matches with this referee.

Lorient2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.0.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L28 Apr 24H · Toulouse1–21
  • W22 Oct 23H · Rennes2–10

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Strasbourg15 games · scored 25 · conceded 20
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 5 46-60
6 1 61-75
7 8 76-90
Lorient15 games · scored 19 · conceded 28
1 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
7 3 31-45
4 6 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 11 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 13 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Lorient10 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
6 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 61-75
3 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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