Nice 0-0 Lorient: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 1 · Saturday 22 August 2026 · Allianz Riviera, Nice · referee R. Lissorgue · full time
Full time: Nice 0-0 Lorient
Nice and Lorient drew 0-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 1 on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Allianz Riviera.
How the match unfolded
No goals at Allianz Riviera: Nice and Lorient cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, R. Lissorgue, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Nice and 0 to Lorient.
Nice: O. Pantaloni, 3-4-2-1 · Lorient: A. Dujeux, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.33 for Nice and 1.07 for Lorient.
Nice scored about 1.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Lorient left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Nice had 1 shot on target, Lorient 2.
Nice had 60% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Nice came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.6 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Lorient came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.16 expected goals for and 1.41 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Nice vs Lorient: the match in numbers
| Nice | Match statistics | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 1.33 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.07 |
| 14 | Total shots | 10 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 630 | Total passes | 418 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 9 | Corners | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Antoine Mendy (Nice), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Nice
- Antoine Mendy 7.5
- Sofiane Diop 7.3
- Xavier Mandza 7.2
- Jonathan Clauss 7.2
- Youssouf Ndayishimiye 7.1
Lorient
- Jean-Victor Makengo 7.5
- Théo Le Bris 7.3
- Dembo Sylla 7.1
- Nathaniel Adjei 7.1
- Arthur Avom 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Mamadou Koné at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Nice: Nice vs Strasbourg Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
- Lorient: Lorient vs Paris Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about Nice vs Lorient
What was the score in Nice vs Lorient?
Nice 0-0 Lorient (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Saturday 22 August 2026.
Who scored in Nice vs Lorient?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Nice vs Lorient correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Nice vs Lorient?
Antoine Mendy, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Nice vs Lorient?
R. Lissorgue.
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