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Nice 3–3 Lorient · Ligue 1

Nice

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3–3Historical match

Lorient

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

Match at a glance

Nice and Lorient drew 3–3.

Shots
817
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
3.242.24
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nice and Lorient drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Nice – Lorient): shots 8–17, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 3.24–2.24, possession 40%–60%. 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.

Nice's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 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 for1.8 goals/match1.3 goals/match1.41 goals/match

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

Lorient show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsNice · Lorient11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNiceLorientBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match11.7 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against15.2 shots/match10.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots17 shotsNice 8 shots, Lorient 17 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsNice 4 shots, Lorient 5 shots
  • Expected goals3.24 xG2.24 xGNice 3.24 xG, Lorient 2.24 xG
  • Possession40%60%Nice 40%, Lorient 60%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersNice 3 corners, Lorient 7 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls4 foulsNice 15 fouls, Lorient 4 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsNice 2 cards, Lorient 3 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.

Laurent Abergel · Lorient · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJean-Victor Makengo · Lorient · 76′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Mendy · Nice · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 27′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKarim Dermane · Lorient · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Mendy · Nice · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKarim Dermane · Lorient · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPablo Pagis · Lorient · 45′ · 0.04 xG · goalNoah Cadiou · Lorient · 90′ · 0.04 xG · goalPablo Pagis · Lorient · 63′ · 0.06 xG · on targetBamo Meïté · Lorient · 48′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKarim Dermane · Lorient · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSambou Soumano · Lorient · 89′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 52′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedPablo Pagis · Lorient · 44′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedIgor Silva · Lorient · 50′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedThéo Le Bris · Lorient · 22′ · 0.26 xG · on targetMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 45′ · 0.28 xG · on targetKaïl Boudache · Nice · 51′ · 0.57 xG · off target or blockedKaïl Boudache · Nice · 59′ · 0.60 xG · goalTom Louchet · Nice · 12′ · 0.76 xG · goalAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 67′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Nice: 7 shots, 3 on target, 2.29 xG. Lorient: 17 shots, 5 on target, 2.26 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Tom Louchet · Nice · 12′Kaïl Boudache · Nice · 59′Pablo Pagis · Lorient · 45′Ahmadou Bamba Dieng · Lorient · 67′Noah Cadiou · Lorient · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nice 2.29 xG · Lorient 2.26 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Nice
2Draws
1Lorient
Lorient — Nice · Ligue 13–1
Nice — Lorient · Ligue 13–0
Lorient — Nice · Ligue 11–1
Nice — Lorient · Ligue 11–1
Lorient — Nice · Ligue 11–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nice favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Lorient in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nice23 matchesLorient23 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored23/23▲ 1.39 goals/match
1.87 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.57 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.36 xG/match
11.5 shots/matchShots23/2311.7 shots/match
4.22 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.83 shots/match
47.7% ●Possession23/2345.3%
5 corners/match ●Corners23/233.39 corners/match
2.3 cards/matchCards23/231.83 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls23/239.7 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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