LORIENT. Nice was capable to turn the tables against Lorient to win 2-1. It was Lorient to strike first with a goal of D. Ouattara at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Laborde gave the win to Nice in the 69′ minute. Nice made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir stadium in Lorient on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin assisted by Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos. The 4th official was Mikael Lesage. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nice was in firm control of the ball 56% while Lorient was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lorient was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Nice managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lorient shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Nice shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Lorient didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Nice received 1 yellow card (M. Lemina).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Lorient will stay with 27 points like Rennes to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Nice will have 16 points like Toulouse to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lorient will host Paris Saint Germain on the 6th of November with a 19-6 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (5 draws).
Nice will host Brest on the 6th of November with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Nice (5 draws).
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
85'
18'
Lorient started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Régis Le Bris decided to play with the following team: Yvon Mvogo , Gedeon Kalulu , Julien Laporte , Montassar Talbi , Vincent Le Goff , Bonke Innocent , Stéphane Diarra , Enzo Le Fée , Julien Ponceau , Théo Le Bris and Dango Ouattara .
The home team had on the bench: Terem Moffi , Ibrahima Kone, Chrislain Matsima, Ckene Doucouré, Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni, Quentin Boisgard , Yoann Cathline , Adil Aouchiche and Vito Mannone.
Substitutions
Lorient made 5 changes: S. Diarra for T. Moffi (60′), J. Ponceau for Q. Boisgard (73′), T. Le Bris for Y. Cathline (73′), E. Le Fee for I. Kone (84′) and B. Innocent for A. Aouchiche (85′).
Best player: Dango Ouattara
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lorient was Dango Ouattara.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Nice – Formation
Nice
59'
Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Lucien Favre played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Youcef Atal , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Pablo Rosario , Mario Lemina , Bilal Brahimi , Nicolas Pépé and Ross Barkley .
They had on the bench: Jordan Lotomba , Joe Bryan, Teddy Boulhendi, Rareş Ilie, Gaëtan Laborde , Khéphren Thuram-Ulien, Aaron Ramsey , Alexis Beka Beka and Mattia Viti.
Substitutions
Nice made 5 changes: R. Barkley for G. Laborde (46′), M. Lemina for A. Ramsey (62′), Y. Atal for J. Lotomba (64′), H. Boudaoui for J. Bryan (88′) and N. Pepe for K. Thuram (90′).
Best player: Youcef Atal
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nice was Youcef Atal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lille – 1-0
- Monaco – Angers SCO – 2-0
- Rennes – Montpellier – 3-0
- Brest – Reims – 0-0
- Nantes – Clermont – 1-1
- Lorient – Nice – 1-2
- Auxerre – Ajaccio – 1-0
