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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 2
Aug 20, 2023 at 2pm UK
Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
Nice

Lorient
1 - 1
Nice

Doucoure (77')
Laporte (53')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Guessand (64')
Sanson (52')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Ligue 1 clash between Lorient and Nice, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: PSG 0-0 Lorient
Saturday, August 12 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Nice 1-1 Lille
Friday, August 11 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lorient 2-2 Nice

Given that Lorient and Nice finished just three points apart in last season's Ligue 1 standings, we expect the two sides to share the spoils in an eventful encounter at the Stade du Moustoir. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nice win with a probability of 44.75%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 29.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.01%) and 0-2 (8.09%). The likeliest Lorient win was 1-0 (8.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
LorientDrawNice
29.06% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07) 26.18% (0.052 0.05) 44.75% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 51.36% (-0.197 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.16% (-0.23800000000001 -0.24)52.84% (0.235 0.23)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.54% (-0.203 -0.2)74.45% (0.19999999999999 0.2)
Lorient Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.15% (-0.176 -0.18)32.85% (0.174 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.58% (-0.196 -0.2)69.42% (0.19200000000001 0.19)
Nice Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.48% (-0.095999999999989 -0.1)23.52% (0.093 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.44% (-0.139 -0.14)57.56% (0.136 0.14)
Score Analysis
    Lorient 29.06%
    Nice 44.75%
    Draw 26.17%
LorientDrawNice
1-0 @ 8.6% (0.039 0.04)
2-1 @ 6.93% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-0 @ 4.79% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 2.57% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-2 @ 1.86% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-0 @ 1.78% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 29.06%
1-1 @ 12.44% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 7.73% (0.072 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.01% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 26.17%
0-1 @ 11.18% (0.07 0.07)
1-2 @ 9.01% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-2 @ 8.09% (0.031000000000001 0.03)
1-3 @ 4.35% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-3 @ 3.9% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.42% (-0.021 -0.02)
1-4 @ 1.57% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.41% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 44.75%

How you voted: Lorient vs Nice

Lorient
31.0%
Draw
34.5%
Nice
34.5%
29
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2023 2pm
Gameweek 28
Nice
1-1
Lorient
Laborde (77')
Meite (30')
Oct 30, 2022 4.05pm
Gameweek 13
Lorient
1-2
Nice
Ouattara (18')
Atal (61'), Laborde (69')
Apr 17, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 32
Nice
2-1
Lorient
Delort (54' pen., 88')
Daniliuc (45'), Thuram (78')
Lauriente (61')
Jenz (53')
Sep 22, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 7
Lorient
1-0
Nice
Monconduit (23')
Jenz (62')
Jenz (69')

Kluivert (22'), Rosario (60'), Delort (78'), Atal (79')
Mar 14, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 29
Lorient
1-1
Nice
Wissa (66')
Boisgard (3'), Abergel (73')
Maolida (58')
Kamara (42'), Schneiderlin (73')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG322010277324570
2MonacoMonaco33197764422264
3Lille331610750321858
4Brest331610750341658
5Nice32159837251254
6Lens33148114335850
7Lyon33155134754-750
8Marseille321211950391147
9Rennes331210115244846
10Toulouse331110124243-143
11Reims32118133946-741
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier331011124146-540
13StrasbourgStrasbourg33109143748-1139
14NantesNantes3396183051-2133
15Le HavreLe Havre33711153343-1032
16Metz3385203556-2129
17Lorient3368193866-2826
RClermont33510182655-2925


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