Ligue 1 · 2026

Nice 0–0 Lorient · Ligue 1

0–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Nice and Lorient drew 0–0.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
12
Expected goals
1.081.24
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nice and Lorient drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Nice – Lorient): shots 14–10, shots on target 1–2, expected goals 1.08–1.24, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsNice 14 shots, Lorient 10 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot2 shotsNice 1 shot, Lorient 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.08 xG1.24 xGNice 1.08 xG, Lorient 1.24 xG
  • Possession60%40%Nice 60%, Lorient 40%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersNice 9 corners, Lorient 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls8 foulsNice 15 fouls, Lorient 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsNice 1 card, Lorient 0 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Zoumana Diallo · Nice · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Mendy · Nice · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMelvin Bard · Nice · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHamza Koutoune · Nice · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Clauss · Nice · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Clauss · Nice · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Clauss · Nice · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNoah Cadiou · Lorient · 78′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Mendy · Nice · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNoah Cadiou · Lorient · 61′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Nice · 15′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJean Victor Makengo · Lorient · 61′ · 0.08 xG · on targetSouleymane Faye · Lorient · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedThéo Le Bris · Lorient · 61′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNathan N'Goumou · Nice · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGabin Bernardeau · Lorient · 23′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMamadou Koné · Lorient · 61′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJean Victor Makengo · Lorient · 21′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Diop · Nice · 14′ · 0.20 xG · on targetJonathan Clauss · Nice · 66′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Clauss · Nice · 15′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedAiyegun Tosin · Lorient · 90′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedJean Victor Makengo · Lorient · 25′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nice: 14 shots, 1 on target, 1.09 xG. Lorient: 10 shots, 2 on target, 1.26 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nice 1.09 xG · Lorient 1.26 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nice
3Draws
1Lorient
Lorient — Nice · Coupe de France0–0
Nice — Lorient · Ligue 13–3
Lorient — Nice · Ligue 13–1
Nice — Lorient · Ligue 13–0
Lorient — Nice · Ligue 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Nice1 matches
  • Lorient1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Nice

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
36 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.14 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.69 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.28 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.71 xG/match
  • Shots11.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.94 shots/match
  • Possession46.7%
  • Corners5.14 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.67 corners/match
  • Cards2.26 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency19%
  • Scoring frequency67%

Lorient

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.41 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.34 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.35 xG/match
  • Shots11.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.1 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.94 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.94 shots/match
  • Possession45.3%
  • Corners3.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.38 corners/match
  • Cards1.76 cards/match
  • Fouls9.59 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency71%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4