Ligue 1 Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 22 2026 · 19:45 Allianz Riviera, Nice
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.05 – 1.28
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Nice or Lorient

Neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 1.05 and 1.28.

Nice39%
Draw ✓27%
Lorient35%

Model vs reality

Nice goals
0
Model 1.33 · xG 1.05
Lorient goals
0
Model 1.25 · xG 1.28
Total goals
0
Model 2.58 · xG 2.33
Score 0–0
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 48%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. MendyNice
7.9
  • RefereeRomain Lissorgue
  • VenueAllianz Riviera
  • Weather at kick-off27°C · Clear · wind 7 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. Z. DialloYellow card · Foul
    37’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ M. ChoFor Z. Diallo
    60’
  4. ⇄ Souleymane FayeFor Gabin Bernardeau
    69’
  5. ⇄ A. TosinFor Mamadou Koné
    70’
  6. ⇄ A. GeorgenFor D. Sylla
    72’
  7. ⇄ P. KatserisFor T. Le Bris
    72’
  8. ⇄ Hamza KoutouneFor J. Clauss
    81’
  9. ⇄ N. NgoumouFor S. Diop
    81’
  10. ⇄ M. Mohamed AhmedFor X. Mandza Tsiendi
    88’
  11. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Nice14 shots · 8 in box, 6 outside
Lorient10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
NiceLorient
60% Possession 40%
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 1.28
1.19 Expected points (xPts) 1.53
14 Shots 10
1 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 8
6 Shots outside the box 2
630 Passes 418
88% Pass accuracy 84%
9 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
15 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.05 Team rating 7.01

Line-ups

Nice 3-4-2-1

236.6 Y. Diouf(G)
357.2 X. Mandza Tsiendi ↓88’ 557.2 Y. Ndayishimiye 337.9★ A. Mendy
267.2 M. Bard 877.0 E. Pereira da Silva 396.9 D. Coulibaly 927.3 J. Clauss ↓81’
107.0 S. Diop ↓81’ 77.2 G. Hein
446.2 Z. Diallo ↓60’
  • 23Y. Diouf (G)6.6
  • 35X. Mandza Tsiendi↓88’7.2
  • 55Y. Ndayishimiye7.2
  • 33A. Mendy ★7.9
  • 26M. Bard7.2
  • 87E. Pereira da Silva7.0
  • 39D. Coulibaly6.9
  • 92J. Clauss↓81’7.3
  • 10S. Diop↓81’7.0
  • 7G. Hein7.2
  • 44Z. Diallo↓60’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 5M. Mohamed Ahmed↑88’
  • 84Hamza Koutoune↑81’6.3
  • 29N. Ngoumou↑81’6.7
  • 25M. Cho↑60’6.3

Unused: T. Boulhendi, Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga, I. Camara, Aboulaye Camara, I. Jansson

Lorient 3-4-2-1

387.2 Y. Mvogo(G)
327.5 N. Adjei 37.2 M. Talbi 207.2 D. Sylla ↓72’
436.3 Arsène Kouassi 627.7 A. Avom 87.0 Noah Cadiou 116.9 T. Le Bris ↓72’
176.9 J. Makengo 336.9 Gabin Bernardeau ↓69’
426.3 Mamadou Koné ↓70’
  • 38Y. Mvogo (G)7.2
  • 32N. Adjei7.5
  • 3M. Talbi7.2
  • 20D. Sylla↓72’7.2
  • 43Arsène Kouassi6.3
  • 62A. Avom7.7
  • 8Noah Cadiou7.0
  • 11T. Le Bris↓72’6.9
  • 17J. Makengo6.9
  • 33Gabin Bernardeau↓69’6.9
  • 42Mamadou Koné↓70’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 2A. Georgen↑72’7.3
  • 77P. Katseris↑72’6.7
  • 19Souleymane Faye↑69’6.9
  • 15A. Tosin↑70’6.2

Unused: B. Kamara, S. Touré, Daniel Semedo, B. Fadiga, N. Mbamba

Player stats

Top rated
A. MendyNice7.9
2nd
A. AvomLorient7.7
3rd
N. AdjeiLorient7.5

Nice

Lorient

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.