PSG vs Lorient Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 14/12/2020, 06:09  by James | Modified on 14/12/2020 at 07:09 in Ligue 1 Predictions

Paris Saint-Germain welcome Lorient to the Parc des Princes for Ligue 1 action on Wednesday night. The reigning French champions are actually involved in a title race in the early stage of this season, giving fans a break from the perennial cakewalk they usually enjoy. Third in the table after 14 rounds of matches, PSG, on 28 points, trail both Lille and Lyon respectively by one point. Their visitors, Lorient, are 17th in the table with 11 points. The home side are coming off the back of a 1-0 defeat on their patch to Lyon on Sunday. Thomas Tuchel witnessed a flat performance by his players along with the worrying scene of Neymar leaving the field on a stretcher. The severity of the Brazilian forward's injury is as of yet unknown, but he seems likely to miss this encounter. While PSG breezed through their Champions League group in style, their recent domestic displays have left a lot to be desired. They have failed to win three of their last four league matches. Only four of their seven home fixtures have ended victoriously, with the previous two seeing PSG take one point from six available. 

Lorient picked up their first league win since October when they beat Nimes 3-0 on home soil. It brought an end to a four-game losing streak. They have lost five of their seven away matches this season, and they have not won away to PSG since 2011. PSG have won their last 11 games against Lorient. With Lorient failing to score in their previous three away games, we suggest backing the home side to win with a clean sheet.