Metz 0-4 Lorient result, stats and report

Lorient were the better side for large stretches at Angers but squandered two big chances and could not find a way through, settling for a point neither team will be particularly satisfied with.

Le Mans ended a four-match winless run in Ligue 1 by beating Lorient 2-1, with Habib Diallo's second-half header proving the difference after a chaotic opening that saw Lorient reduced to uncomfortable terms early on.

Strasbourg have conceded eleven goals in their last five Ligue 1 matches and have not kept a single clean sheet. Lorient arrive having shut out the opposition in three of their last five. Something has to give.

Paris Saint-Germain carry five straight Ligue 1 wins into Saturday's home fixture against a Lorient side that has kept three clean sheets in their last five. Something has to give.

Lorient have been mean and miserly at the back. Rennes have been scoring and shipping goals with equal enthusiasm. Something has to give on Sunday afternoon.

Lorient have kept three clean sheets in their last five Ligue 1 matches. Brest have not kept a single one. Something has to give on Saturday night.

Angers have conceded twelve goals in five Ligue 1 matches. Lorient have kept three clean sheets in five. Something has to give on Sunday, and the evidence points firmly in one direction.

Le Havre have not won in five Ligue 1 matches and cannot afford another passive display. Lorient arrive with two wins in their last three and the belief to exploit a host side in crisis.