Lorient vs Nice

30 November 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Romain Lissorgue

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Laurent Abergel 31’
  • Sambou Soumano 45+2’, 53’
  • Arthur Avom 12’ (og)

Match summary

Lorient came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Nice. Lorient led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Avom's own goal put Nice ahead with a header in the 12th minute, Laurent Abergel equalised in the 31st minute, and Sambou Soumano put Lorient in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Arsène Kouassi. In the second half, Soumano made it 3-1 from a corner in the 53rd minute, set up by Bamo Meïté.

The chances backed that up: Lorient created 3.55 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Nice's 1.33 from 9.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
18 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 7
100 Attacks 121
40 Dangerous attacks 47
428 Passes 560
85% Pass accuracy 87%
11 Tackles 11
7 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Lorient Nice
Kick-off
12’
Arthur AvomOwn goal0-1 (Nice)
Darlin YongwaFoul
27’
Laurent AbergelLeft foot shot1-1 (Lorient)
31’
Sambou SoumanoRight foot shot2-1 (Lorient)
45+2’
Half-time2-1
46’
Tiago GouveiaShot on target
Jean-Victor MakengoShot on target
49’
Second half underway
Sambou SoumanoShot on target
52’
Sambou SoumanoRight foot shot3-1 (Lorient)
53’
56’
Sofiane DiopFoul
59’
Kevin CarlosSofiane Diop
60’
Isak JanssonTiago Gouveia
61’
Ali AbdiKojo Peprah OppongInjury
Théo Le BrisShot on target
62’
Noah Doriann CadiouPablo Pagis
63’
63’
Kevin OmoruyiShot on target
Karim DermaneJean-Victor Makengo
64’
68’
Morgan SansonSalis Abdul Samed
76’
Jérémie BogaMohamed-Ali Cho
Bamba DiengSambou Soumano
79’
Joel MvukaThéo Le Bris
79’
Nathaniel AdjeiBamo MeïtéInjury
85’
Ahmadou Bamba DiengShot on target
88’
90’
Isak JanssonFoul
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.55 1.33 12’ Arthur Avom (Nice) own goal, 0-1 12’ 31’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), 1-1 31’ 45+2’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 2-1 45+2’ 53’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 3-1 53’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.55 1.33 12’ Arthur Avom (Nice) own goal, 0-1 Avom 12’ 31’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), 1-1 Abergel 31’ 45+2’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 2-1 Soumano 45+2’ 53’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 3-1 Soumano 53’
Lorient 3.55 xGNice 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Lorient attacking 
88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.92 xG, saved 53’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), from a corner, 0.74 xG, goal 63’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 47’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 44’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 52’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Bamo Meïté (Lorient), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 42’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), own goal 88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.92 xG, saved 53’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), from a corner, 0.74 xG, goal 63’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 47’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 44’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 52’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Bamo Meïté (Lorient), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 42’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), own goal
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Lineups

Lorient 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Mvogo
Meïté 85’
Talbi
Yongwa
Bris 79’
Avom
Abergel
Kouassi
Makengo 64’
Pagis 63’
Soumano 2 79’
Nice 3-5-2 Starting XI
Diouf
Bard
Oppong 61’
Mendy
Gouveia 60’
Diop 59’
Samed 68’
Louchet
Clauss
Moffi
Cho 76’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Darline Yongwa DEF900 0.000.071
Montassar Talbi DEF900 0.000.000
Bamo Meïté DEF9011 0.070.792
Théo Le Bris MID841 0.030.021
Arsène Kouassi MID9010 0.000.803
Arthur Avom MID900 0.000.331
Laurent Abergel MID9011 0.030.051
Pablo Pagis MID692 0.100.192
Jean-Victor Makengo MID692 0.080.081
Sambou Soumano FWD8425 1.570.000
Noah Cadiou Sub210 0.000.000
Dermane Karim Sub211 0.050.000
Joel Mvuka Sub61 0.330.921
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng Sub64 1.280.000
Nathaniel Adjei Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Nice win 32% Avg odds 2.91

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lorient LDLDD
Nice WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 3-0 Lorient, 19 Apr 24 Next meeting: Nice 3-3 Lorient, 22 Feb 26  All Lorient vs Nice meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.