Saturday 10/05/2014, 21:00, Ligue 1, Round 37 Lorient vs Lille

Lorient vs Lille Betting Preview

Lorient finished the regular season on a high note but well outside European Cups places and they are fairly unmotivated ahead of the final round. Regardless of the outcome of this fixture, they will finish in the first half but behind Bordeaux, with a draw being more than satisfactory for the hosts. By comparison, Lille is desperate for victory because they need all three points to make sure they retain their fourth place and secure a Champions League berth.

Lorient vs Lille Betting Odds

At Unibet

Lorient 5.50, Draw 3.60, Lille 1.70

Lorient vs Lille Betting Tips

Lille needed four points in the last three rounds but squandered opportunities, by drawing on the road at Bastia and losing at home to PSG. Dropping points to the reigning champions might seem like an acceptable defeat, but it was in fact a major setback, since PSG played without some key footballers.

What the visitors need to do tonight is to play in a similar manner they did two weeks ago when they dominated Bastia from start to end. Unfortunately for them, the equalizer came 5 min. before the end of regulation time, an outcome that they need to avoid against Lorient.

Lille has a single absentee tonight, Martin who saw a red card in the final minutes of the game played against PSG, but except for him there are no injured or suspended players. This can't be said about Lorient who plays without six key players, five of them mending injuries and one serving a suspension.

Arguably the biggest concern ahead of this game is the fact that their most prolific strikers are sidelined, Monnet-Paquet with a red card and Aboubakar injured. They have scored a combined 20 goals, with the Cameroonian striker scoring 16 goals and leading his team to victory on multiple occasions.

Key Facts

• Without the two strikers, Lorient is toothless and will find it impossible to exercise pressure against a highly determined Lille
• Lorient is invincible over the last two months, winning three times and drawing on four occasions.

Lorient vs Lille Betting Prediction

Under normal circumstances, odds of 1.70 for a road win would be not worth the risk, but this is not a regular match. Lille is poised to collect all three points, because otherwise they are very likely to be tied by St Etienne. Their opponents have a better head to head record so they would strip them of the chance to play in the Champions League next season, an immensely frustrating scenario for Lille.

Bet: Lille @ 1.70 with Unibet