I didn't expect Lorient to be in the relegation zone this season. We saw quite a good performance from Lorient in the previous season as well. But from the beginning of this season, their performance started to decline. Out of 17 matches, the team won only two matches. And yet their performance is very erratic. The poor performance of the defenders is the reason why Lorient is in such a bad situation. Lorient conceded 35 goals in 17 matches. But there is still a long journey ahead. Each team will play 19 matches and Lorient still has a chance to come out of the relegation zone. If Lorient can tighten up their defense then I think the team can get out of the relegation zone. Because their attack is not weak.
That may maybe a little bit unbelievable to see Lorient in the danger zone of the French League but the fact about Lorient in this season is about the weak result they even got before this match.
If you check the past results for Lorient you can clearly see in the last five matches they recently had, they lost four games and they had only one draw which means they are far from hey situation in which they can even stay in the French League 1.
However, there are still many games they should play before the end of this season and they can have a good chance to get in the better form.