Monday , 2 November 2026

Le Mans FC vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2026-27
Le Mans FC
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Lorient
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC MMArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Adil Bourabaa 3' 1–0
Habib Diallo 57' 2–0
2–1 78' Isak Jensen
Y 11' Jean-Victor Makengo
Y 19' Kan Guy Arsene Kouassi
Habib Diallo 51' Y
Y 61' Arthur Avon Ebong
Djibril Sidibe 74' Y
Adil Bourabaa 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Le Mans FC vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at MMArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoffrey Kubler
  • Assistant 1 Aurelien Drouet
  • Assistant 2 Hicham Zakrani
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 9 20
2 Lille OSC 9 18
3 Olympique Lyonnais 9 17
4 Paris FC 9 17
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 9 16
6 Olympique de Marseille 9 15
7 AS Monaco FC 9 15
8 OGC Nice 9 14
9 Racing Club de Lens 9 13
10 FC Lorient 8 12
11 Toulouse FC 9 10
12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 9 10
13 AJ Auxerre 9 10
14 Stade Brestois 29 8 9
15 Angers SCO 9 8
16 ES Troyes AC 9 8
17 Le Mans FC 9 7
18 Le Havre AC 9 2

Head-to-Head

1
2
Le Mans FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 Le Mans FC 2–1 FC Lorient 2020-02-04 FC Lorient 4–2 Le Mans FC 2019-08-23 Le Mans FC 1–2 FC Lorient

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FC Lorient H 2–1 W
13 Sep Racing Club de Lens H 2–2 D
05 Sep OGC Nice A 1–1 D
30 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 2–3 L
22 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 2–2 D
02 May Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Le Mans FC A 1–2 L
12 Sep Toulouse FC H 2–2 D
05 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
29 Aug ES Troyes AC H 1–2 L
22 Aug OGC Nice A 0–0 D
17 May Le Havre AC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Le Mans FC FC Lorient
#17 Position #10
7 Points 12
9 Played 8
1 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
11 Scored 7
18 Conceded 6
-7 GD +1
0.78 PPG 1.50
11% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Le Mans FC this season
63% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season

Le Mans FC are 17th (7 pts). FC Lorient are 10th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Le Mans FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
–/4
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Le Mans FC
Louis Mafouta 4 G
Adil Bourabaa 3 G 2 A
Dame Gueye 1 G
FC Lorient
Jean-Victor Makengo 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Le Mans FC to score. At the same time, FC Lorient does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' What a moment for Adil Bourabaa! That strike on 3 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 11' A moment of madness from Jean-Victor Makengo on 11 minutes earns him a card. FC Lorient will be frustrated.
  • 16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 17' The crowd applauds Panos Katseris as he leaves the pitch. Theo Le Bris steps in for FC Lorient.
  • 19' Kan Guy Arsene Kouassi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 19.
  • 24' Le Mans FC are deployed in a 3-1-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Djibril Sidibe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
  • 39' named a 3-1-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' Le Mans FC have won 52 goals from 70 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' Habib Diallo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Kan Guy Arsene Kouassi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' Habib Diallo adds to his 1 season tally! Le Mans FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Calodat. He replaces Yasser Larouci on 58 minute.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Le Mans FC team. Habib Diallo is replaced by Dame Gueye on 59 minute.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Arthur Avon Ebong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' Another substitution for FC Lorient to replace Gabin Bernardeau by Souleymane Faye on 65 minute.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jean Vercruysse, as he is very good at scoring at MMArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Antoine Rabillard gets the nod from Le Mans FC. He replaces Lucas Bretelle and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Djibril Sidibe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 74.
  • 75' Fresh legs for FC Lorient! Isak Jensen comes on to replace Jean-Victor Makengo.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Adil Bourabaa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 78' Isak Jensen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Lorient are in front.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Isak Jensen makes it 2-2.
  • 84' Le Mans FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Habib Diallo scoring 1 goals.
  • 85' Bilal Brahimi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adil Bourabaa on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Another three points for Le Mans FC.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Videira

FC Lorient Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexandre Dujeux

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoane Wissa 2
Thomas Fontaine 1
Vincent Le Goff 1
Sylvain Marveaux 1
Yann Kitala 1
Vincent Crehin 1
Isak Jensen 1
Habib Diallo 1

Head to Head

2026-09-19 Le Mans FC 2–1 FC Lorient 2020-02-04 FC Lorient 4–2 Le Mans FC 2019-08-23 Le Mans FC 1–2 FC Lorient

Le Mans FC Form

2026-09-19 Le Mans FC 2–1 FC Lorient W 2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-09-05 OGC Nice 1–1 Le Mans FC D 2026-08-30 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–2 Le Mans FC L 2026-08-22 Le Mans FC 2–2 Stade Brestois 29 D 2026-05-02 Le Mans FC 1–1 Stade de Reims D

FC Lorient Form

2026-09-19 Le Mans FC 2–1 FC Lorient L 2026-09-12 FC Lorient 2–2 Toulouse FC D 2026-09-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient W 2026-08-29 FC Lorient 1–2 ES Troyes AC L 2026-08-22 OGC Nice 0–0 FC Lorient D 2026-05-17 FC Lorient 0–2 Le Havre AC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Le Mans FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Le Mans FC or FC Lorient 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC35% Draw28% FC Lorient37%
Actual: Le Mans FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Le Mans FC or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Lorient
65%
Le Mans FC or FC Lorient
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC22% Draw49% FC Lorient29%
Actual: Le Mans FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Le Mans FC

Handicap Le Mans FC covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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