France - Ligue 1Stade de La PincenardièreData current as of September 18, 2026

Le Mans vs Lorient: match statistics

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Le Mans vs Lorient: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Le Mans plays Lorient in Ligue 1 (France). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Stade de La Pincenardière.

Recent form

Le Mans has 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.75 points per game. Lorient has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.25 points per game.

Scoring records

Le Mans scores 1.75 goals per game and allows 2.00. Lorient scores 1.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.75 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Le Mans's games and 50% of Lorient's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 50%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Lorient has the higher season xG average, 1.18 to 1.17 per game. Le Mans takes 10.3 shots per game, while Lorient takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Le Mans leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Lorient leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Le Mans's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Lorient, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 1 games average 2.75 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.75)
(3.40)
(2.36)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.75Goals scored / game1
Le MansLorient
2Goals allowed / game1
Le MansLorient
45%Average possession48%
Le MansLorient
4.5Shots on target / game3.5
Le MansLorient

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.25Shots per game10.75
Le MansLorient
4.5Shots on target3.5
Le MansLorient
17.1%Shot conversion9.3%
Le MansLorient
45%Possession48%
Le MansLorient
1.17xG for1.18
Le MansLorient
1.89xG against1.46
Le MansLorient

Shooting quality

Le Mans: Counter-attackingLorient: Balanced
Le MansLorient
Accuracy (shots on target)44%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Lorient is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / game - Le Mans · 1.25 pts / game - Lorient

Le Mans
DLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W75% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 at home
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 75%
Lorient
DLWD
Season result split
25% W50% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 away
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Le Mans is 75% better for: goals scored per game.

1.75 goals / game - Le Mans · 1 goals / game - Lorient

Lorient is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Le Mans · 1 goals / game - Lorient

Le Mans scoring profile: very strong

Le Mans scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 games), while Lorient keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 games).

Lorient scoring profile: very strong

Lorient scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 games), while Le Mans keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 games).

7Goals scored (season)4
Le MansLorient
8Goals conceded (season)4
Le MansLorient
3.75Average goals per game2
Le MansLorient
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Le MansLorient
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
Le MansLorient

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
Le MansLorient
75%2 goals25%
Le MansLorient
0%3 goals0%
Le MansLorient
0%4 goals0%
Le MansLorient

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Le MansLorient
75%2 goals50%
Le MansLorient
25%3 goals0%
Le MansLorient
0%4 goals0%
Le MansLorient

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

100%BTTS at half-time0%
Le MansLorient
50%BTTS in both halves0%
Le MansLorient
50%Scored in both halves0%
Le MansLorient

BTTS and goal count

75%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Le MansLorient
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Le MansLorient
100%BTTS - last 550%
Le MansLorient

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Le MansLorient
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Le MansLorient
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Le MansLorient

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Le MansLorient
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Le MansLorient
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Le MansLorient

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Le Mans - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Lorient - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per game (1st half)1.25
Le MansLorient
1.25Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Le MansLorient
1.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Le MansLorient
2.5Average goals (1st half)1
Le MansLorient
0%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Le MansLorient
0%No goal before half-time75%
Le MansLorient

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per game (2nd half)1.75
Le MansLorient
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Le MansLorient
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Le MansLorient
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1
Le MansLorient
25%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Le MansLorient
50%No goal after half-time50%
Le MansLorient

Le Mans - second-half results

0% W75% D25% L
5
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Lorient - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Le Mans - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.250.75
Goals scored / game1.30.5
Goals allowed / game1.30.8
Average goals per game2.51.3
1 goal100%75%
2 goals100%50%
3 goals50%0%
Clean sheet0%25%
No goal0%50%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 5
Lorient - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.251.75
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.50.5
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal50%75%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet75%75%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Le Mans
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
3
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Lorient
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.88
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Le Mans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
147%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Lorient

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

Le MansLigaLorient
Average goals per game 3.752.75 2.00
Both teams scored 100%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%53% 50%
Clean sheets 0%28% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%67% 50%
Goal after half-time 75%75% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
1.36
Away goals / game
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defensive advantage
+-8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Le Mans and Lorient play?

Le Mans face Lorient on September 19, 2026 in Ligue 1 at Stade de La Pincenardière. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Le Mans vs Lorient?

Le Mans score 1.75 goals per game on average and Lorient 1.00. The Ligue 1 average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Le Mans's matches and 50% of Lorient's.

What form are Le Mans and Lorient in?

Over the last 5 games Le Mans have a 0-3-1 record (0.75 points per game) and Lorient 1-2-1 (1.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Le Mans vs Lorient?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.