Nice vs Lorient 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 12': Goal! Nice 1, Lorient 0. Tom Louchet (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho with a cross.
- 29': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Goal! Nice 2, Lorient 0. Tom Louchet (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 45'+4': Goal! Nice 2, Lorient 1. Pablo Pagis (Lorient) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Jonathan Clauss replaces Antoine Mendy.
- 45': Substitution, Lorient. Bamo Meïté replaces Arsène Kouassi because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Kevin Carlos.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 2, Lorient 1.
- 59': Goal! Nice 3, Lorient 1. Kail Boudache (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 64': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 64': Substitution, Nice. Melvin Bard replaces Ali Abdi.
- 67': Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Pablo Pagis.
- 67': Substitution, Lorient. Aiyegun Tosin replaces Dermane Karim.
- 67': Goal! Nice 3, Lorient 2. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Substitution, Lorient. Sambou Soumano replaces Bamba Dieng.
- 77': Substitution, Lorient. Panos Katseris replaces Théo Le Bris.
- 84': Panos Katseris (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Nice. Gabin Bernardeau replaces Tom Louchet.
- 90'+1': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Darlin Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Goal! Nice 3, Lorient 3. Noah Cadiou (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 3, Lorient 3.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 18,083
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | 54 | 3 |
| +24 | Lens | 23 | 52 | 5 |
| +14 | Lyon | 23 | 45 | 6 |
| +17 | Marseille | 23 | 40 | 7 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 465 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 545 | Passes | 362 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 30 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 13 | Clearances | 36 |
Nice (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Maxime Dupé (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 2 | Ali Abdi |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 90 | Kevin Carlos |
| 20 | Tom Louchet |
| 25 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
Lorient (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Yvon Mvogo (GK) |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 44 | Darlin Yongwa |
| 2 | Igor Silva |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 8 | Noah Cadiou |
| 43 | Arsène Kouassi |
| 11 | Théo Le Bris |
| 12 | Bamba Dieng |
| 10 | Pablo Pagis |
| 29 | Dermane Karim |
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