Ligue 1 · 2023

Lorient 4–1 Lille · Ligue 1

4–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Lorient won 4–1.

Shots
918
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
1.581.15
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lorient beat Lille 4–1. Recorded in this match (Lorient – Lille): shots 9–18, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.58–1.15, possession 36%–64%. 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.

Lille show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Lille's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

7.33 shots/match ▲ShotsLorient · Lille16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricLorientLilleBaseline
Shots7.33 shots/match16 shots/match13.2 shots/match
Shots against19.7 shots/match10.3 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Lille have recorded the higher season possession share.

32.7%PossessionLorient · Lille● 63%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 30.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLorientLilleBaseline
Possession32.7%63%48.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots18 shotsLorient 9 shots, Lille 18 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsLorient 6 shots, Lille 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG1.15 xGLorient 1.58 xG, Lille 1.15 xG
  • Possession36%64%Lorient 36%, Lille 64%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersLorient 5 corners, Lille 8 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls12 foulsLorient 23 fouls, Lille 12 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.

Rémy Cabella · Lille · 79′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRémy Cabella · Lille · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetEdon Zhegrova · Lille · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIgnacio Miramón · Lille · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBenjamin André · Lille · 39′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRémy Cabella · Lille · 69′ · 0.02 xG · on targetYusuf Yazıcı · Lille · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVincent Le Goff · Lorient · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIgnacio Miramón · Lille · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEdon Zhegrova · Lille · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJonathan David · Lille · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFormose Mendy · Lorient · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYusuf Yazıcı · Lille · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Gudmundsson · Lille · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAngel Gomes · Lille · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVincent Le Goff · Lorient · 67′ · 0.05 xG · goalLeny Yoro · Lille · 65′ · 0.06 xG · on targetBafodé Diakité · Lille · 76′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJonathan David · Lille · 38′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJulien Ponceau · Lorient · 15′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRomain Faivre · Lorient · 62′ · 0.13 xG · goalJulien Ponceau · Lorient · 10′ · 0.15 xG · goalJonathan David · Lille · 55′ · 0.17 xG · goalLaurent Abergel · Lorient · 9′ · 0.31 xG · goalRomain Faivre · Lorient · 30′ · 0.34 xG · on targetYusuf Yazıcı · Lille · 83′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blockedThéo Le Bris · Lorient · 67′ · 0.42 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Lorient: 9 shots, 6 on target, 1.58 xG. Lille: 18 shots, 7 on target, 1.13 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Laurent Abergel · Lorient · 9′Julien Ponceau · Lorient · 10′Romain Faivre · Lorient · 62′Vincent Le Goff · Lorient · 67′Jonathan David · Lille · 55′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lorient 1.58 xG · Lille 1.13 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Lorient
0Draws
2Lille
Lille — Lorient · Ligue 13–1
Lorient — Lille · Ligue 12–1
Lille — Lorient · Ligue 13–1
Lorient — Lille · Ligue 12–1

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 0 of 9 directional metrics · Lille in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lorient3 matchesLille3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.62 xG/match
7.33 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 16 shots/match
32.7%Possession3/3● 63%
2.33 corners/matchCorners3/3● 6 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: shots_on_target, cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 19:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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