Nice vs Lorient 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Flavius Daniliuc (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Lorient. Quentin Boisgard replaces Sambou Soumano.
- 53': Moritz Jenz (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Nice 1, Lorient 0. Andy Delort (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 61': Goal! Nice 1, Lorient 1. Armand Laurienté (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Le Goff.
- 67': Substitution, Lorient. Thomas Monconduit replaces Terem Moffi.
- 67': Substitution, Lorient. Ibrahima Koné replaces Moritz Jenz.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Calvin Stengs.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Melvin Bard replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 78': Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 86': Substitution, Lorient. Dango Ouattara replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 88': Goal! Nice 2, Lorient 1. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Lorient. Fabien Lemoine replaces Bonke Innocent.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 17,212
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 LOR |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.5 | Possession | 63.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 512 |
| 347 | Passes | 585 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 27 | Clearances | 11 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 5 | Flavius Daniliuc  |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 12 | Jordan Amavi |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Lorient (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Dreyer (GK) |
| 3 | Moritz Jenz |
| 19 | Leo Petrot |
| 17 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 2 | Igor Silva |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 8 | Innocent Bonke |
| 28 | Armand Laurienté |
| 13 | Terem Moffi |
| 22 | Sambou Soumano |
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