Lorient vs. Paris Saint-Germain: Ligue 1 Game Preview

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Lorient clashes with Paris Saint-Germain in what promises to be a very entertaining Ligue 1 game on Sunday. Lorient is coming off a 2-1 road loss against Nice on Sunday while Paris Saint-Germain beat Troyes 4-3 at home on Sunday.

Paris Saint-Germain leads the Ligue 1 standings with 35 points in 13 games while Lorient is in fourth place with 27 points in 13 games.

The player to watch in this game is Kylian Mbappé, who has 11 goals and two assists in 12 Ligue 1 games this season. AccuScore gives Mbappé a 64.06 percent chance to score against Lorient. He has 47 SCA and 6 GCA in 12 Ligue 1 games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Lorient 8.60
• Paris Saint-Germain 1.31
• Draw 5.80

Spread
• Lorient +1.5 (1.98)
• Paris Saint-Germain -1.5 (1.83)

Total
• Over 3, 3.5 (1.92)
• Under 3, 3.5 (1.89)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Ligue 1 action on April 3 and Paris Saint-Germain won 5-1.

Projected Leaders

For Lorient, Dango Ouattara has a 19.54 percent chance to score. He averages 1.44 shots overall per sim, 0.81 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

For Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé has a 64.06 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 4.56 shots overall per sim, 2.65 shots on goal per and 1.01 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Paris Saint-Germain 1.31.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Paris Saint-Germain in this one. Average score in simulations is Paris Saint-Germain 3.19 to Lorient 0.58.

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