Lorient host Nice for another interesting Ligue 1 fixture here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir.
- Lorient have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither Lorient nor Nice as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It should be mentioned that Nice play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Nice on artifical turf are 0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one game. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-1. You can compare this with overall results below.
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
As mentioned below, Lorient are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligue 1 games.
Lorient travelled for their previous game, a trip to Reims that ended 0-0. Houboulang Mendes was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Mendes won 1 of 3 duels.
Before that, Lorient had a home game versus Lille which ended with a victory 2-1.There will be little rest for Lorient after this match as they are travelling to Olympique Lyonnais for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Lorient at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Nice form and stats
Nice are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Ligue 1.
Nice played 2-2 against Monaco in their previous match. The attacker Andy Delort got a match rating of 7.83 in that game. Delort scored one goal.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Nantes with the score of 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nice manager C. Galtier as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Saint-Étienne.
It's early days yet, but Nice has scored 6 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these participants: Lorient won two, Nice triumphed in four and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 4 goals |  K. Dolberg 3 goals |   T. Moffi 2 goals |
Lorient missing players
Nice missing players
| Lorient | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 2.8 | 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 67% | 57% |
- All of Nice's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lorient have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Lorient have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Ligue 1
- Lorient have won all their matches at home so far.
- Lorient have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nice have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (4) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Ligue 1
- Nice have won all their away games so far.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Lens | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Angers SCO | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Nice | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Clermont | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Lorient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Reims | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Troyes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Monaco | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Brest | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Metz | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |