OGC Nice vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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OGC Nice vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera.
- OGC Nice 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Romain Lissorgue
- Assistant 1 Mikael Berchebru
- Assistant 2 Julien Aube
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | FC Lorient | H | 0–0 | D |
| 17 May | FC Metz | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 May | AJ Auxerre | A | 1–2 | L |
| 02 May | Racing Club de Lens | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Apr | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Apr | Lille OSC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | OGC Nice | A | 0–0 | D |
| 17 May | Le Havre AC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 10 May | FC Metz | A | 4–0 | W |
| 02 May | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Apr | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 2–3 | L |
| 18 Apr | Olympique de Marseille | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| OGC Nice | FC Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Position | #12 |
| 5 | Points | 5 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| 3 | Scored | 5 |
| 6 | Conceded | 6 |
| -3 | GD | -1 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
73%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
40%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
OGC Nice are 14th (5 pts). FC Lorient are 12th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
OGC Nice
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! OGC Nice vs FC Lorient — let the football do the talking.
- 5' FC Lorient has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 10' Gabin Bernardeau, a France midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Jonathan Clauss has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. OGC Nice must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 30' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 35' Junior Mandza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 37' The referee shows OGC Nice player a card on 37.
- 42' Alec Georgen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 308 appearances.
- 47' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 52' The 26-year-old Yehvann Diouf has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Souleymane Faye made 513 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' Mohamed Cho gets the nod from OGC Nice. He replaces Zoumana Diallo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 65' FC Lorient is showing some good football. However, FC Lorient are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Gabin Bernardeau is replaced by Souleymane Faye.
- 70' The FC Lorient manager makes a substitution. Mamadou Kone departs to be replaced by Aiyegun Tosin.
- 72' The FC Lorient bench stirs into life. Theo Le Bris is withdrawn and Panos Katseris gets his opportunity.
- 77' FC Lorient seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 81' Another change for OGC Nice made on 81 minute. Jonathan Clauss leaves to be changed by Hamza Koutoune.
- 86' OGC Nice are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's 3-4-2-1 shape.
- 88' Fresh legs for OGC Nice! Mohamed Abdelmonem comes on to replace Junior Mandza.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
OGC Nice Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
-
10
Sofiane Diop ↓ Nathan N'Goumou 81'
- 23
- 7
- 92
- 26
- 55
- 33
- 87
- 39
-
44
Zoumana Diallo ↓ Mohamed Cho 60'
- 35
Bench
-
29
Nathan N'Goumou ↑ 81'
- 77
-
25
Mohamed Cho ↑ 60'
- 21
-
5
Mohamed Abdelmonem ↑ 88'
- 22
-
84
Hamza Koutoune ↑ 81'
- 36
- 90
FC Lorient Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 17
- 38
-
11
Theo Le Bris ↓ Panos Katseris 72'
- 3
-
20
Dembo Sylla ↓ Alec Georgen 72'
- 8
- 32
- 43
- 62
- 33
-
42
Mamadou Kone ↓ Aiyegun Tosin 70'
Bench
-
2
Alec Georgen ↑ 72'
- 21
-
15
Aiyegun Tosin ↑ 70'
- 95
- 7
- 72
-
77
Panos Katseris ↑ 72'
- 35
-
19
Souleymane Faye ↑ 69'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Gaetan Laborde | 4 |
| Evann Guessand | 2 |
| Andy Delort | 2 |
| Dango Faissal Ouattara | 1 |
| Jordan Lotomba | 1 |
| Abdoul Meite | 1 |
| Terem Moffi | 1 |
| Adrian Grbic | 1 |
Head to Head
OGC Nice Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74
OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 74% + FC Lorient or Draw 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.75
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
OGC Nice or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Lorient
70%
OGC Nice or FC Lorient
66%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
16.1%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
1.2%
Asian Handicap — OGC Nice
| Handicap | OGC Nice covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 17% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 24% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.