Les Herbiers welcome Lorient B on Saturday, Jan 9 at 6:00 PM in a National 1 – Group B fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Les Herbiers come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 2D 1L). Lorient B, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 1D 1L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

History strongly favours Les Herbiers here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Lorient B, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Les Herbiers won 1–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Les Herbiers a slight edge, but Lorient B are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.