Lorient vs Troyes Prediction & Betting Tips (6 December)

Relegated from Ligue 1 last spring like Clermont and Metz, FC Lorient does not intend to stay in the antechamber of the French football elite for long. With a high quality squad for this championship, the Merlus have negotiated well this first part of the season since they are in 3rd place in the ranking with only one point behind the first 2 which are Paris FC and Dunkirk. Beaten only once since the end of September, on the Clermont field on November 1, the Bretons, however, were full at home against Dunkirk 4-2 and Guingamp 3-1. On the last day, however, they were unable to force a decision on the Bastia side 0-0. Last weekend, the Lorientais challenged Monnaie on the occasion of a poster for the Coupe de France. For its part, Troyes, who had a terrible start to the season, would undoubtedly have signed to be out of the zone red at dawn of the 15th day.

Very quickly dropped by the competition after alarming first defeats, Estac gradually raised its head to string together 5 matches without the slightest defeat. Victorious against Caen 0-1 and Pau 3-0, Stéphane Dumont's players then shared the points with Laval 0-0 before crushing Red Star 0-3 then holding Grenoble to a draw 0-0 in the last daytime. A good series which allowed the Aubois to settle in 15th place in the ranking with a small point ahead of the red zone. On Saturday, the Trojans will face Cluses Scionzier in the Coupe de France.

Once again, Benjamin Mendy will remain on the sidelines. Package in recent weeks, young Eli Junior Kroupi, who is the top scorer in this team with his 7 goals, is expected for this meeting. However, this is not the case for Ivorian striker Bamba who will still be recovering just like defender Kalulu. Coach Olivier Pantaloni should, however, be able to count on the Senegalese Soumano (6 goals, 2 assists), on the altruistic Yongwa and Abergel (4 assists), and on the formidable Tosin (2 goals, 3 assists) who will be well suited for this match. Estac, for its part, should make the trip to Moustoir deprived of important midfielder Diop, starting defenders Monfray and Hamdi and center forward Ripart who are still in the infirmary currently.

On the other hand, young executive midfielder Kanté will be eligible again after being suspended during the Grenoble reception. Offensively, the Comorian Saïd is still the top scorer of this team with his 3 goals ahead of his partners Ibnou Ba and Ripart who have 2 goals. In the cages, goalkeeper Lemaître has not looked for the ball in his net for 5 days now.