Monaco will play Lorient at home in the 26th round of the French league. It is a very important match for both teams, which are solving important tournament tasks. Monegasques are fighting for a place in the Champions League and are still in third position. They are just three points behind Lille and Lance, but two points behind Brest.

In this tight group, reshuffles are possible with every round. And each line is important to get into one or another European Cup. Lorient also has a dense environment, but it is fighting for survival. In his asset 25 points. The same number of points at Nantes, which is located in the zone of the knockout matches. One point more at Montpellier and Strasbourg was before the current round. Two points more at Le Havre, four points more at Toulouse. Here, too, the layout is complex and confusing. In the previous round, Lorient lost at home to Lyon (0:2). Before that beat Rennes (2:1) and lost to Nantes (0:1). But in general looked Lorient in recent weeks not so bad. He won four of the last six matches. So it was able to lift itself out of a hopeless position.

And Monaco has a slight slump in the game, although it affects the results once in a while. Last round managed to snatch victory from Strasbourg (1:0), before that there was a nil draw with PSG, a victory over strong Lance (3:2), but also a defeat from inattentive Toulouse (1:2). In the last three meetings of the current rivals were scored four goals. At the same time in the first round of the current championship they drew 2:2.