In the match of the sixth round of the French championship, Lorient will play at home against Monaco. The meeting promises to be interesting, as the visitors plan to fight for a place in the Champions League while the hosts are desperately battling for the right to maintain their position in Ligue 1. At the moment, Monaco is in second place, but a unique situation has arisen in France, where five teams at the top of the league table have equal points. However, they have different numbers of matches, making the situation quite tense. This is especially true in light of PSG's defeat in the previous round – it shows that the Parisians are not as invulnerable as they seem. Monaco has every opportunity, based on the results of this round, to become the leader of the French championship. To do this, they need to beat Lorient.

The hosts, on the other hand, are in the relegation zone, having only four points after five matches. Only Metz is worse off, with just one point to their name. In the first round, Lorient lost to Auxerre (0:1), then defeated Rennes (4:0), who had two players sent off at the very start of the match, followed by a humiliation from Lille (1:7) and a defeat to Marseille (0:4). In the previous round, Lorient shared the points with Le Havre (1:1).

Monaco, in the previous round, thrashed Metz (5:2), but before that, they unexpectedly lost to Brugge in the Champions League (1:4), managed to win in Ligue 1 against Auxerre (2:1) and Strasbourg (3:2). Overall, the performances of the Monégasques and their attack can be considered convincing, if it weren't for their problems in Belgium. Interestingly, the last time Monaco and Lorient met was in the season before last, and both games ended in a 2:2 draw. There is no reason to believe that the upcoming match will not be productive.