Nice vs Lorient

22 February 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Jeremy Stinat

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

  • Tom Louchet 12’, 45+1’
  • Kail Boudache 59’
  • Pablo Pagis 45+4’
  • Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 67’ (pen)
  • Noah Cadiou 90+5’

Match summary

Nice and Lorient drew 3-3. Nice led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Louchet put Nice ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Mohamed Ali-Cho, Louchet made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Pablo Pagis pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kail Boudache made it 3-1 in the 59th minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss, Ahmadou Bamba Dieng made it 3-2 from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, and Noah Cadiou equalised in stoppage time, set up by Jean-Victor Makengo.

Nice had the better of the chances, with 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Lorient's 1.98 from 17.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%
8 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 7
95 Attacks 113
31 Dangerous attacks 72
360 Passes 544
80% Pass accuracy 85%
22 Tackles 11
15 Fouls 4
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Nice Lorient
Kick-off
Tom LouchetLeft foot shot1-0 (Nice)
12’
22’
Théo Le BrisShot on target
Sofiane DiopFoul
29’
Claude Puel
29’
Tom LouchetLeft foot shot2-0 (Nice)
45+1’
45+4’
Pablo PagisFree Kick2-1 (Lorient)
Half-time2-1
Kaïl BoudacheKevin Carlos
46’
Jonathan ClaussAntoine Mendy
46’
46’
Bamo MeïtéArsène KouassiInjury
Second half underway
Kaïl BoudacheLeft foot shot3-1 (Nice)
59’
63’
Pablo PagisShot on target
Melvin Bard Ali Abdi
64’
Hicham BoudaouiSofiane Diop
64’
65’
VAR review
Claude PuelArgument
66’
67’
Bamba DiengPenalty3-2 (Lorient)
67’
Jean-Victor MakengoPablo Pagis
67’
Aiyegun TosinKarim Dermane
77’
Panos KatserisThéo Le Bris
77’
Sambou SoumanoBamba Dieng
84’
Panos KatserisFoul
Gabin BernardeauTom Louchet
85’
Melvin Bard Foul
90+1’
90+2’
Montassar TalbiFoul
90+3’
Darlin YongwaArgument
90+5’
Noah Doriann CadiouRight foot shot3-3 (Lorient)
Full-time3-3

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 1.98 12’ Tom Louchet (Nice), 1-0 12’ 45+1’ Tom Louchet (Nice), 2-0 45+1’ 45+4’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 2-1 45+4’ 59’ Kail Boudache (Nice), 3-1 59’ 67’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 3-2 67’ 90+5’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), 3-3 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 1.98 12’ Tom Louchet (Nice), 1-0 Louchet 12’ 45+1’ Tom Louchet (Nice), 2-0 Louchet 45+1’ 45+4’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 2-1 Pagis 45+4’ 59’ Kail Boudache (Nice), 3-1 Boudache 59’ 67’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 3-2 Dieng 67’ 90+5’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), 3-3 Cadiou 90+5’
Nice 3.05 xGLorient 1.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lorient attacking Nice attacking 
46’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 67’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 12’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 51’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 59’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 46’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 22’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 50’ Igor Silva (Lorient), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 44’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Bamo Meïté (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 7’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 67’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 12’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 51’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 59’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 46’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 22’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 50’ Igor Silva (Lorient), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 44’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Bamo Meïté (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 7’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nice 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Dupé
Mendy 46’
Oppong
Dante
Abdi 64’
Sanson
Vanhoutte
Cho
Diop 64’
Louchet 2 85’
Carlos 46’
Lorient 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Mvogo
Yongwa
Talbi
Silva
Kouassi 46’
Abergel
Cadiou
Bris 77’
Pagis 67’
Dermane 67’
Dieng 77’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Maxime Dupé GK900 0.000.000
Antoine Mendy DEF522 0.040.000
Dante DEF900 0.000.000
Kojo Peprah Oppong DEF900 0.000.000
Ali Abdi DEF700 0.000.000
Charles Vanhoutte MID900 0.000.311
Morgan Sanson MID900 0.000.021
Mohamed Ali-Cho MID9012 0.330.631
Sofiane Diop MID700 0.000.011
Tom Louchet MID9022 1.610.041
Kevin Omoruyi FWD520 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss Sub3810 0.000.531
Kail Boudache Sub3812 1.070.000
Hichem Boudaoui Sub200 0.000.000
Melvin Bard Sub200 0.000.000
Gabin Bernardeau Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Lorient win 28% Avg odds 3.33

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

Form going into the game

Nice LWDDL
Lorient WWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lorient 3-1 Nice, 30 Nov 25 Next meeting: Nice 0-0 Lorient, 22 Aug 26  All Nice vs Lorient meetings

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