Le Mans vs Lorient
Le Mans host Lorient in Ligue 1 matchweek 5: Sat 19 Sep, 20:45 CEST (20 Sep 03:45 KST) at MMArena. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
Le Mans and Lorient have not met in the league since 2017-18. Last five games in all competitions: Le Mans W1 D3 L1, Lorient W1 D2 L2. Lorient have won 6.2% (1W 8D 7L) of 16 games under the condition "Last game before an international break", below their 28.5% over the same window. Lorient have won 19.0% (4W 8D 9L) of 21 games under the condition "Forecast: clear", below their 28.5% over the same window.
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Le Mans | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 14th · 3 | 9th · 5 |
| W–D–L4 games | 0–3–1 | 1–2–1 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.75 / 2.00 | 1.00 / 1.00 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.90 / 2.15 | 1.24 / 1.51 |
| Possession% | 45.2 | 47.8 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 10.2 / 4.5 | 10.8 / 3.5 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 47.1% Ligue 2 16–14–4 | 32.4% 11–12–11 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | — | — |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Le Mans -0.15, Lorient -0.51 (per game)
- ManagersP. Videira — league 4 games · 0W 3D 1L · win rate 0.0% · A. Dujeux — league 4 games · 1W 2D 1L · win rate 25.0% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchLe Mans 6 days ago L1 home Lens 2–2 · Lorient 7 days ago L1 home Toulouse 2–2
- Last season's top scorerLorient P. Pagis (last season 10 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
Le Mans
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | home | 2–2D | 2.59 |
| Nice | away | 1–1D | 1.28 |
| Rennes | away | 2–3L | 3.06 |
| Brest | home | 2–2D | 0.67 |
| SC BastiaLigue 2 | away | 2–0W | — |
Lorient
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | home | 2–2D | 0.93 |
| Lens | away | 1–0W | 1.60 |
| Troyes | home | 1–2L | 1.15 |
| Nice | away | 0–0D | 1.28 |
| Le Havre | home | 0–2L | 1.30 |
Le Mans 8 straight games scoring · Le Mans 4 without a win · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
No league meetings since 2017-18.
Conditional data
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 6.2%Last game before an international break Lorient win rate16 games · 1W 8D 7L · usual 28.5%
- 19.0%Forecast: clear Lorient away win rate21 games · 4W 8D 9L · usual 28.5%
- 10.0%Saturday 20:45 kick-off Lorient win rate10 games · 1W 6D 3L · usual 28.5%
- 26.1%Rain or drizzle Lorient win rate46 games · 12W 12D 22L · usual 28.5%
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Le Mans 0.0%, Lorient 7.7%.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Le Mans | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| After a match Le Mans 6 days · Lorient 7 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions | sample too small1 games · 0W 1D 0L · usual 0.0% | -0.7p72 games · 20W 21D 31L · usual 28.5% |
| Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies | — | -22.3p16 games · 1W 8D 7L · usual 28.5% |
| Saturday 20:45 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | sample too small2 games · 0W 2D 0L · usual 0.0% | -18.5p10 games · 1W 6D 3L · usual 28.5% |
| After last resultLe Mans D / Lorient D · since 2022-23 | sample too small2 games · 0W 1D 1L · usual 0.0% | +3.5p32 games · 11W 6D 15L · usual 30.9% |
| Forecast: clearWin rate · away | — | -9.5p21 games · 4W 8D 9L · usual 28.5% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 21.7°C | sample too small4 games · 0W 3D 1L · usual 0.0% | -4.5p25 games · 6W 10D 9L · usual 28.5% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 51% | — | +2.4p68 games · 21W 20D 27L · usual 28.5% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | sample too small1 games · 0W 0D 1L · usual 0.0% | -2.4p46 games · 12W 12D 22L · usual 28.5% |
| September gamesWin rate | sample too small2 games · 0W 2D 0L · usual 0.0% | +13.6p19 games · 8W 6D 5L · usual 28.5% |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Le Mans 0.0% (0W 3D 1L) / Lorient 30.9% (34W 32D 44L)
| items | Le Mans | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 0.0%2 games · 0W 2D 0L | 60.0%50 games · 30W 13D 7L |
| After conceding firstWin rate | 0.0%sample too small2 games · 0W 1D 1L · usual 0.0% | 7.7% -23.2p52 games · 4W 11D 37L · usual 30.9% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | —0 games | 84.2%38 games · 32W 5D 1L |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 3 / 0 | 23 / 4 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 0.0 0/8 | 20.6 29/141 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | — | -6.3p27 games · 6W 7D 14L · usual 28.5% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.25 / 0.25 | 0.07 / 0.14 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 12.5 / 12.5 | 22.4 / 25.9 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 0.0 / 0.0 | 30.9 / 19.1 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Le Mans | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 6.5 / 3.8 | 7 / 3.8 |
| Shots blockedper game | 2 | 2.2 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 18 / 5.8 / 14.2 | 13.8 / 3.2 / 10.2 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 3.5 / -0.24 | 2.2 / 0.27 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 3 / 8 | 2.2 / 6.2 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 2 / 10.5 | 0.8 / 15.5 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 392 / 78 | 499 / 85 |
Order is always home team (Le Mans) then away team (Lorient) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)
D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
vs Lorient · when playing —
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League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- Ligue 1 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.18 03:45 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.