SM Caen vs FC Lorient, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SM Caen vs FC Lorient — Ligue 2 at Michel-d'Ornano.
- SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Lorient 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Florent Batta
16 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Oct FC Lorient H 1–2 L 30 Sep En Avant Guingamp A 1–3 L 24 Sep Amiens SC H 2–1 W 20 Sep AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W 16 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–3 L 30 Aug FC Annecy H 1–1 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Michel-d'Ornano that hosts another battle between SM Caen and FC Lorient.
- 5' SM Caen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The travelling FC Lorient supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' GOAL! Tidiam Gomis scores on 17. Assisted by Brahim Traore
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 32' Aiyegun Tosin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 35' GOAL! Julien Ponceau scores on 35.
- 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi on 38.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 46' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Godson Kyeremeh departs to be replaced by Noe Lebreton.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Quentin Lecoeuche on 49.
- 54' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Lorient is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 61' Another change for SM Caen made on 61 minute. Bilal Brahimi leaves to be changed by Lorenzo Rajot.
- 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 67' Mohamed Bamba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julien Ponceau on 67 minute.
- 72' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Yann M'Vila has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' Diabe Bolumbu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Quentin Lecoeuche on 75 minute.
- 76' Aiyegun Tosin is replacing Eli Kroupi for the FC Lorient side.
- 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brahim Traore made 399 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 86' It is a substitution in FC Lorient team. Laurent Abergel is replaced by Enzo Genton on 86 minute.
- 87' FC Lorient is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohamed Bamba on 87.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Bilal Brahimi ↓ Lorenzo Rajot 61'
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- 29
- 19
- 28
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17
Godson Kyeremeh ↓ Noe Lebreton 46'
- 61
- 77
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Tidiam Gomis ↓ Ilyes Najim 75'
Bench
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- 8
- 18
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14
Lorenzo Rajot ↑ 61'
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50
Ilyes Najim ↑ 75'
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20
Noe Lebreton ↑ 46'
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3
Diabe Bolumbu ↑ 75'
Coach Nicolas SeubeFC Lorient Lineups
Starting XI
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Laurent Abergel ↓ Enzo Genton 86'
- 24
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Julien Ponceau ↓ Mohamed Bamba 67'
- 38
- 44
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28
Sambou Soumano ↓ Joel Mvuka 67'
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22
Eli Kroupi ↓ Aiyegun Tosin 76'
- 32
- 62
- 77
Bench
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- 15
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27
Aiyegun Tosin ↑ 76'
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93
Joel Mvuka ↑ 67'
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Mohamed Bamba ↑ 67'
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60
Enzo Genton ↑ 86'
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Coach Olivier Pantaloni -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sambou Soumano 2 Pierre-Yves Hamel 2 Yoane Wissa 2 Mohamed Bamba 2 Eli Kroupi 1 Jessy Deminguet 1 Jessy Pi 1 Tidiam Gomis 1 Head to Head
SM Caen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.21 SM Caen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.26 FC Lorient xGI would bet for: SM Caen or FC Lorient 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Lorient winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.47Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw 62%Draw or FC Lorient 67%SM Caen or FC Lorient 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 10.6%0 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 9.1%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 6%2 – 2 4.8%1 – 3 3.3%3 – 1 3.1%0 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — SM Caen
Handicap SM Caen covers Push FC Lorient covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 19% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 20% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet 29% ✓FC Lorient keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

