Ligue 1 · 2023

Lorient 0–1 Nantes · Ligue 1

Lorient

LDWWW
0–1Historical match

Nantes

LDLWL

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Nantes won 0–1.

Shots
67
Shots on target
16
Expected goals
0.540.45
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nantes beat Lorient 1–0. Recorded in this match (Lorient – Nantes): shots 6–7, shots on target 1–6, expected goals 0.54–0.45, possession 64%–36%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Lorient's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Lorient's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.35 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.35 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots7 shotsLorient 6 shots, Nantes 7 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot6 shotsLorient 1 shot, Nantes 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.54 xG0.45 xGLorient 0.54 xG, Nantes 0.45 xG
  • Possession64%36%Lorient 64%, Nantes 36%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersLorient 3 corners, Nantes 8 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls11 foulsLorient 11 fouls, Nantes 11 fouls

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.

Eli Junior Kroupi · Lorient · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMostafa Mohamed · Nantes · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJean-Charles Castelletto · Nantes · 30′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMoses Simon · Nantes · 34′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSouleymane Isaak Touré · Lorient · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Moutoussamy · Nantes · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMoses Simon · Nantes · 13′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 76′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Bamba · Lorient · 70′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMoses Simon · Nantes · 15′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSouleymane Isaak Touré · Lorient · 28′ · 0.10 xG · on targetJean-Charles Castelletto · Nantes · 49′ · 0.12 xG · goalMohamed Bamba · Lorient · 11′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lorient: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.53 xG. Nantes: 7 shots, 6 on target, 0.46 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Jean-Charles Castelletto · Nantes · 49′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lorient 0.53 xG · Nantes 0.46 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Lorient
0Draws
4Nantes
Nantes — Lorient · Ligue 15–3
Nantes — Lorient · Ligue 11–0
Lorient — Nantes · Ligue 13–2
Nantes — Lorient · Ligue 14–2
Lorient — Nantes · Ligue 10–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Lorient favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Nantes in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lorient23 matchesNantes23 matches
1.35 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231 goal/match
1.91 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.48 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals23/23▲ 1.15 xG/match
9.35 shots/matchShots23/23▲ 11.6 shots/match
3.77 shots/matchShots on target22/23▲ 4.22 shots/match
45.7% ●Possession23/2345%
3.39 corners/matchCorners23/23● 4.87 corners/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls23/2312.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 24 Feb 2024, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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