Lille won Sunday in Lorient -

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  • Winner Sunday in Lorient, Losc signed their 7th win in a row away from home, the club's historic record.

  • The northerner club, leader of Ligue 1, is the best team in the championship away from home thanks to various factors.

It is a record that had not been broken for more than 70 years.

By winning Sunday in Lorient (1-4), Losc signed a seventh straight away victory.

A historic record which also explains why the northern club dominates Ligue 1 this season.

If he wins on March 14 in Monaco, he will even equal the championship record held tied by OM (2008/09) and PSG (2016/2017) with eight wins in a row outside their bases.

If this kind of record does not guarantee anything at the end (neither OM nor Paris had been crowned the season of this record), it nevertheless proves the great quality of Losc for export.

Thanks to different factors.

A Covid-19 season that facilitates away victories

Without taking anything away from Lille's performance, this season almost entirely behind closed doors sees many teams perform outside.

The numbers prove it: there are only 38% home wins in L1.

A very low figure brought back to previous seasons when the public filled the stands.

To believe that the absence of spectators influences the meetings and clearly removes the advantage of playing at home as already recognized in mid-December a certain Christophe Galtier.

“There is not much difference between a home game or an away game anymore.

Last year we were sanctioned several times outside where there was a big atmosphere.

But here there is no longer any input from the public on the outside, and the better armed staff continue to perform well at home, taking points away from home ”.

Difficult to go against the northern coach.

This season, the Losc has even taken more points for the moment away (30) than at home (28) by playing the same number of matches on both sides (13).

A transition game favorable to the outdoors

Beyond the Covid, the northern style of play also promotes good outdoor performance.

Far from being a team attached to possession, Losc is a team that throws itself forward very quickly as soon as it has the ball.

A fast game that confuses more than one opposing defense as evidenced by the 25 away goals scored since the start of the season, an average of nearly two goals scored outside its bases.

An intractable defense

To win away from home, it is not enough to score well.

With only 16 goals conceded since the start of the season, Losc has the best defense in the championship.

A solidity that is also felt on the outside.

Lille have conceded only nine goals since the start of the season out of their bases.

And yet, a third of those goals have been taken in the club's only loss this season away from home bases.

It was in Brest (3-2) on November 8.

That was almost four months ago.

An eternity for a team that is currently walking on water in Ligue 1.

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