Angers host Lorient in Matchday 8 of Ligue 1

Angers will host Lorient in a match between the two sides in the eighth round of Ligue 1 for the 2026/27 season, on 25 October 2026 at 19:15 Saudi time, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Angers go into the match on the back of a run of negative results, having lost 2-5 at home to Marseille on 18 October, and before that falling 1-5 away to Brest on 10 October. In their three previous matches they drew 0-0 with Le Havre, beat Troyes 2-0 and lost 1-2 to Rennes.

Lorient, on the other hand, arrive with greater confidence after two consecutive wins, beating Monaco 1-0 on 18 October and Paris FC 1-0 on 10 October. Before that they lost 1-2 to Le Mans, drew 2-2 with Toulouse and beat Lens 1-0.

In terms of head-to-head meetings, Angers beat Lorient 2-1 in their last encounter on 8 August 2026. Before that, Lorient won 2-0 at home on 15 February 2026, while Angers won 2-0 and 1-0 in two earlier matches, and Lorient won 2-1 in another meeting on 3 August 2024.

Angers will be without Ousmane Camara, Harris Belkebla and Emmanuel Junior Bioumla Bayiha through injury until the match on 25 October 2026.

For their part, Lorient will be missing Noah Mbamba-Muanda through injury and Bandiougou Fadiga for other reasons until the same date.

In the standings, Lorient are seventh with 11 points from 7 matches, having recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with a goal difference of 7 for and 6 against. Angers, meanwhile, are 15th with 7 points also from 7 matches, having won twice, drawn once and lost four times, scoring 9 goals and conceding 15.