French Ligue 1

Lorient vs Nice 2025-26 Ligue 1

  • 31': Laurent Abergel
  • 45'+2': Sambou Soumano
  • 53': Sambou Soumano
FT
3 - 1
  • 12': Arthur Avom (OG)

Introduction

Lorient are hosting Nice at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat, Lorient, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Own Goal by Arthur Avom, Lorient. Lorient 0, Nice 1.
  • 27': Darlin Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Goal! Lorient 1, Nice 1. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Lorient 2, Nice 1. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arsène Kouassi with a cross.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lorient 2, Nice 1.
  • 53': Goal! Lorient 3, Nice 1. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bamo Meïté following a corner.
  • 56': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 60': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Tiago Gouveia.
  • 61': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Lorient. Dermane Karim replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
  • 64': Substitution, Lorient. Noah Cadiou replaces Pablo Pagis.
  • 68': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
  • 76': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Sambou Soumano.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Joel Mvuka replaces Théo Le Bris.
  • 85': Substitution, Lorient. Nathaniel Adjei replaces Bamo Meïté because of an injury.
  • 90': Isak Jansson (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
56.7 Possession 43.3
9 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
486 Accurate Passes 367
557 Passes 428
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 7
27 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 49
23 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 33
22 Clearances 33

Line-Ups

LOR Lorient (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
38 Yvon Mvogo (GK)
3 Montassar Talbi
44 Darlin Yongwa Yellow Card
5 Bamo Meïté
6 Laurent Abergel
62 Arthur Avom
43 Arsène Kouassi
11 Théo Le Bris
28 Sambou Soumano
10 Pablo Pagis
17 Jean-Victor Makengo

NICE Nice (3-5-2)

No. Name
80 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
37 Kojo Peprah Oppong
26 Melvin Bard
33 Antoine Mendy
10 Sofiane Diop Yellow Card
20 Tom Louchet
99 Salis Abdul Samed
47 Tiago Gouveia
92 Jonathan Clauss
9 Terem Moffi
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho

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