French Ligue 1

Lorient vs Nice, 2025-26 Ligue 1

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

About

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Terem Moffi following a fast break.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arsène Kouassi.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 12': Own Goal by Arthur Avom, Lorient. Lorient 0, Nice 1.
  • 14': Foul by Pablo Pagis (Lorient).
  • 14': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bamo Meïté with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pablo Pagis.
  • 25': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
  • 25': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Darlin Yongwa (Lorient).
  • 27': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Darlin Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Pablo Pagis (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Victor Makengo.
  • 31': Goal! Lorient 1, Nice 1. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Théo Le Bris.
  • 34': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 40': Sambou Soumano (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Bamo Meïté.
  • 43': Tom Louchet (Nice) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tiago Gouveia (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yvon Mvogo (Lorient). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 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'+6': First Half ends, Lorient 2, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lorient 2, Nice 1.
  • 48': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
  • 48': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 51': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Pablo Pagis (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Le Bris.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Pablo Pagis.
  • 52': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Bamo Meïté (Lorient) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Pagis with a cross following a corner.
  • 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': Darlin Yongwa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
  • 56': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Sambou Soumano (Lorient).
  • 57': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 60': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Tiago Gouveia.
  • 61': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 61': Sambou Soumano (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Théo Le Bris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 62': Handball by Darlin Yongwa (Lorient).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Kevin Carlos (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yvon Mvogo (Lorient).
  • 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Yvon Mvogo.
  • 63': Substitution, Lorient. Dermane Karim replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
  • 64': Substitution, Lorient. Noah Cadiou replaces Pablo Pagis.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Sambou Soumano (Lorient).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
  • 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Bamo Meïté.
  • 69': Arsène Kouassi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
  • 72': Foul by Sambou Soumano (Lorient).
  • 72': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
  • 73': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Dermane Karim (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Abergel.
  • 76': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 77': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Noah Cadiou.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Antoine Mendy (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Sambou Soumano.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Joel Mvuka replaces Théo Le Bris.
  • 81': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
  • 81': Joel Mvuka (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Joel Mvuka (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Avom.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Bamo Meïté (Lorient).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Lorient. Nathaniel Adjei replaces Bamo Meïté because of an injury.
  • 86': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 86': Joel Mvuka (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Dermane Karim (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darlin Yongwa with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Bamba Dieng (Lorient) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Joel Mvuka.
  • 89': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 90': Arsène Kouassi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Isak Jansson (Nice).
  • 90': Isak Jansson (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Arsène Kouassi (Lorient).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Nice. Terem Moffi is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arsène Kouassi.
  • 90'+5': Darlin Yongwa (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
  • 90'+6': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lorient 3, Nice 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lorient 3, Nice 1.

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
56.9 Possession 43.1
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 364
560 Passes 428
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 7
28 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
47 Long Balls 48
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 7
17 Effective Clearances 32
17 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 15,648

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lens 17 +18 40
2 Paris Saint-Germain 17 +22 39
3 Marseille 17 +19 32
4 Lille 17 +11 32
Full Standings

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
Lorient Substitutes:
Bingourou Kamara, Tosin Aiyegun, Igor Silva, Bamba Dieng, Joel Mvuka, Mohamed Bamba, Nathaniel Adjei, Dermane Karim, Noah Cadiou.

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
Nice Substitutes:
Ali Abdi, Juma Bah, Jérémie Boga, Hicham Boudaoui, Isak Jansson, Charles Vanhoutte, Maxime Dupé, Kevin Carlos, Morgan Sanson.

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