Angers vs Lorient: preview, line-ups and kick-off time
Angers host Lorient at Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 16:15 UTC, in the Ligue 1 (round 8). Prediction markets make Lorient the favourite at 40%, with the draw at 29% (Polymarket). Angers have had 7 days of rest since playing Marseille (Ligue 1); Lorient have had 7 after facing Monaco and travel about 215 km. Angers are without 1 player (Ousmane Camara); Lorient are missing 4 (Bandiougou Fadiga, Mohamed Bamba, Noah Mbamba and others). Azzedine Souifi is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9. The forecast at kick-off is 15°C, dry.
Win chances
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Predicted line-ups
Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.
Angers 4-2-3-1
Coach: Stéphane Gilli
- 1 Anthony Lopes GK
- 2 Carlens Arcus DEF
- 20 Marius Louër DEF
- 34 Mael Gernigon DEF
- 27 Lilian Rao-Lisoa DEF
- 14 Yassin Belkhdim MID
- 8 Branco van den Boomen MID
- 18 Jim Allevinah FWD
- 6 Louis Mouton MID
- 10 Amine Sbaï FWD
- 19 Amine El Ouazzani FWD
Lorient 3-4-3
Coach: Alexandre Dujeux
- 38 Yvon Mvogo GK
- 32 Nathaniel Adjei DEF
- 3 Montassar Talbi DEF
- 95 Souleymane Touré DEF
- 20 Dembo Sylla MID
- 8 Noah Cadiou MID
- 62 Arthur Avom MID
- 43 Arsène Kouassi MID
- 17 Jean-Victor Makengo MID
- 18 Ibrahima Baldé FWD
- 33 Gabin Bernardeau MID
Injuries and suspensions
Angers
- Ousmane Camara injury, back Early November 2026
Lorient
- Bandiougou Fadiga injury, back Late October 2026
- Mohamed Bamba injury, back About 1-2 weeks
- Noah Mbamba injury, back Late October 2026
- Isak Steiner Jensen injury, back A few weeks
Previous meetings
- Saturday 8 August 2026: Lorient 1-2 Angers
- Sunday 15 February 2026: Lorient 2-0 Angers
- Sunday 26 October 2025: Angers 2-0 Lorient
- Sunday 5 February 2023: Lorient 0-0 Angers
- Sunday 1 January 2023: Angers 1-2 Lorient