The French Cup 1/8 final match between Lorient and Lance is scheduled for Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 p.m. at the Stade du Mustoir and will be broadcast live on the AntenaPLAY streaming platform.
Lorient and Lance face off in one of the most balanced matches at this stage of the competition, with only one knockout match to play, both teams having exceeded expectations in Ligue 1 and dreaming of a place in the European Cups.
After 22 rounds, Lorient are 7th in the table with 36 points, just four points behind Rennes in 5th place, the last one that secures access to the UEFA Conference League through Ligue 1.
Even if Lorient comes off the back of a less successful run, with one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five league games, the course of the team coached by Regis Le Bris is even more remarkable as the group from Brittany finished last season in 16th place, avoiding extreme relegation to League 2.
In the French Cup, Lorient defeated La Chatenerai (fifth division) in the first round with scores of 6-0 and 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 4-1 on penalties against Bastia (second division ) in the 1/8 finals. , every time away.
Lance are 3rd in the league after 22 matches with 46 points, level with 2nd-placed Marseille and eight points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Frank Hayes’ side finished 7th last season and are currently in their third successive season in League One following promotion in the summer of 2020, with one win, three draws and one defeat in their last five league games.
Lens reached the round of 16 of the French Cup after beating Linas Montleri (fifth division) 2-0 in the first round and Brest 3-1 (14th in Ligue 1) at mile 16, every time on the way out.
Lorient have won the Coupe de France just once, in the 2001-2002 season, after a 1-0 win over Bastia in the final at the Stade de France in Paris, while Lance have no such trophy. in its history.
In the last head-to-head match between the two teams played in the league on 31 August 2022, Lance defeated Lorient 5-2 at home.
Superbet offers odds of 1.80 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the regular time of 90 minutes in the match Lorient – Lance.
| Loryan – Lance | GG | ||
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| Quota | 1.80 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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