Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Lorient vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
FC Lorient
2 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Mon 13 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'
R 42' Anthony Weber
Laurent Abergel 49' Y
Y 72' Hugo Vandermersch
Yoane Wissa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

4
FC Lorient 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-13 FC Lorient 2–1 SM Caen 2019-08-05 SM Caen 1–2 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan SM Caen H 2–1 W
20 Dec Valenciennes FC A 0–3 L
13 Dec AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
03 Dec US Orleans Loiret A 4–0 W
29 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–1 W
22 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 3–1 W
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan FC Lorient A 1–2 L
20 Dec Clermont Foot 63 H 0–0 D
13 Dec Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
02 Dec AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–0 W
29 Nov En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D
22 Nov Le Mans FC H 3–3 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Lorient face off against SM Caen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The 36-year-old Vincent Le Goff has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 6' The France centre-forward Pierre-Yves Hamel breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
  • 11' Sylvain Marveaux has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 16' Magnificent from Jessy Pi! That is 7 goals in 446 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' Paul Nardi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SM Caen so far.
  • 26' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Lorient and SM Caen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' SM Caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Anthony Weber picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' Laurent Abergel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Houboulang Mendes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Lorient and SM Caen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Yoane Wissa makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 72' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 90' Yoane Wissa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, FC Lorient is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Bamba 2
Sambou Soumano 2
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Jessy Pi 1
Tidiam Gomis 1
Julien Ponceau 1
Eli Kroupi 1

Head to Head

2020-01-13 FC Lorient 2–1 SM Caen 2019-08-05 SM Caen 1–2 FC Lorient

FC Lorient Form

2020-01-13 FC Lorient 2–1 SM Caen W 2019-12-20 Valenciennes FC 3–0 FC Lorient L 2019-12-13 FC Lorient 1–0 AJ Auxerre W 2019-12-03 US Orleans Loiret 0–4 FC Lorient W 2019-11-29 FC Lorient 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2019-11-22 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–3 FC Lorient W

SM Caen Form

2020-01-13 FC Lorient 2–1 SM Caen L 2019-12-20 SM Caen 0–0 Clermont Foot 63 D 2019-12-13 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 SM Caen L 2019-12-02 SM Caen 1–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2019-11-29 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 SM Caen D 2019-11-22 SM Caen 3–3 Le Mans FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient54% Draw25% SM Caen21%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
79%
Draw or SM Caen
46%
FC Lorient or SM Caen
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient35% Draw47% SM Caen18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.