Paris Saint Germain vs Lorient Prediction

Recent Form

PSG have won their last five matches across all competitions, including a 4-2 win over Barcelona in the Champions League and away victories at Strasbourg and Manchester City. Goals have come freely, with 14 for and just 9 against in their last seven league games.

Paris Saint Germain: 20 completed matches; Lorient: 20 completed matches.

Paris Saint Germain

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

24

Difference

+24

Lorient

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

23

Difference

+6

Lorient's form is better than their table position suggests. In their last six league outings they've beaten Monaco and Paris FC at home, won away at Lens, and drawn with Toulouse and Angers, with only one defeat at Le Mans in that stretch.

Both sides arrive with some confidence, though PSG's scoring rate at home stands out.

Comparative Team Statistics: Paris Saint Germain vs Lorient

Head-to-Head

These two have met plenty of times over the years, and PSG's overall record is strong, including some heavy wins. But the last two meetings have both ended level, 1-1 at Lorient last October and 2-2 at the Parc des Princes back in May.

That recent pattern suggests Lorient have found a way to make this fixture tighter than the long-term history implies.

League Table Picture

PSG sit second in Ligue 1 after seven games, with 14 points from four wins, two draws and one defeat, scoring 14 and conceding 9. Lorient are seventh with 11 points from three wins, two draws and two losses, scoring seven and conceding six.

The gap between the two sides is only three points, closer than the reputations might suggest.

Players to Watch

Ferran Torres has scored four goals in his last five appearances for PSG, with Marquinhos adding three over the same run, showing the goals aren't coming from one source alone. For Lorient, P. Katseris has three assists in his last five games, making him their main creative outlet in recent weeks.

Paris Saint Germain:

Best scorers:

Ferran Torres - 4

Marquinhos - 3

Best assist providers:

Fabián Ruiz - 2

Lorient:

Best assist providers:

P. Katseris - 3