Lorient hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 27 points and a 17th position in the Ligue 1 table. Visiting Nice holds 11th place with 35 pts.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (17) in Ligue 1
Lorient and Nice should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Nice have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Lorient form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Lorient have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 14 games.
No payout for Lorient in their previous match, an away game at Le Puy F.43 Auvergne that ended in defeat 0-1. A 1-1 draw away in the Ligue 1 before that, with Montpellier the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lorient have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost two.
A decent goal production from Lorient in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lorient defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Nice form and stats
Playing away, Nice have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Nice in their previous game, as they lost their Coupe de France-match, hosting Monaco, 0-2. Before that, Nice secured a home win against Nimes with the score 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nice playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Nice wins, two draws and three defeats.
Nice are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Nice have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Nice - Lorient 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Lorient wins - draws - Nice wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 11 goals |   T. Moffi 8 goals |  Y. Wissa 6 goals |
Lorient missing players
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| Lorient | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 34 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 52 | 26 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 40 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 82% | 79% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| 57% | 64% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 64% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 21% |
| 21% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 57% |
| 11% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 43% | 25% |
| 36% | 29% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 37% | 43% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | 37% |
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (17) in Ligue 1
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 32 | 62 |
| 2 | PSG | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 45 | 60 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 59 |
| 4 | Monaco | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Lens | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Metz | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 40 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -9 | 39 |
| 10 | Rennes | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Nice | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | -5 | 35 |
| 12 | Reims | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brest | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Lorient | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 18 | Nimes | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -27 | 25 |
| 19 | Nantes | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Dijon | 28 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -28 | 15 |