Ligue 1 was already to reach mid season but there was no good progress from Lorient although the league still have 17 matches remaining but i was highly doubt Lorient can able to bounce back and avoiding relegation zone and talking about Lorient upcoming opponent for next month they have tight schedule because they have to fight against tough team Lille and indeed for the first meet Lorient can win with big scores from Lille but with their current condition i was doubt Lorient will be able to repeat that result even most likely they will be lose from this match
The 3 teams currently in the relegation zone are not in good shape. Last season they managed to stay in Ligue 1 but this season they even found it difficult to compete with promoted teams.
but the point difference is still small and it can be caught. Of course, there must be improvements in the Lorient squad if they want to continue in Ligue 1 next season. this is a challenge for them. the situation may be difficult but it is not impossible that they can fight to stay in Ligue 1. They have to perform better in the remainder of this season.
This season Ligue 1 experienced another change regarding the number of clubs that had to drop from caste and be relegated to Ligue 2. Last season 4 clubs had to be relegated because Ligue 1 changed its format back to 18 contestants each season, automatically now 2 clubs will be relegated and another club must fighting through the play off route to stay in Ligue 1.
Le Havre and Metz seem to have good competitiveness to stay in Ligue 1, after promotion last season. Meanwhile, currently, Clermont, Lorient and Toulouse are in the red zone, due to only being able to achieve 2 wins in 17 matches. There is still a chance to recover, because we see that there is still a lot of match left, but I think they will have difficulty in their efforts.
Lyon consistently recovered by winning 3 consecutive wins, after previously being at the bottom of the standings. While the top standings still belong to PSG, I think Mbappe and colleagues will be champions again this season, no team can seriously pressure them in the hunt for the Ligue 1 trophy.