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Friday was a good night for Lorient without even kicking a ball. None of the three teams directly behind them in the table won. Victory here and they would move a massive 9 points clear of third place and they would be in a great position to land automatic promotion. FCL are in good form and have won 7 of their last 8 games. They haven’t always been convincing during this period and away from home, it's not like they’ve beaten much in the form of Chateauroux or Orleans. But this might just be the sort of time to be facing Sochaux who are in poor form. Les Lionceaux are winless in 7 games and just not been performing very well of late. Injuries have played their part and the squad is in better health but until they find a victory again it’s quite hard to have much faith. One thing Omar Daf will do is make his side difficult to break down. Lorient will have to battle hard to get the goal or goals they need. The positive in favour of FCL is they have plenty of canny creative players who can produce that one moment of magic. The odds look set quite fair and I will leave this alone, but a tight away victory 0-1 or 0-2 would be my prediction.
Prediction: 0-1
Recommended bet: None