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Nice v Lorient : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Allianz Riviera, Nice

the Allianz Riviera masses welcome Lorient's travelling contingent on Sunday afternoon, as Claude Puel's Nice face Olivier Pantaloni's troops in the Ligue 1. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Ligue 1 matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside the best odds.

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Nice's next match is v Rennes at 16:15 on Sunday 8th March
Lorient's next match is v Lille at 16:15 on Sunday 8th March
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Nice and Lorient was on Sunday 22nd February 2026
French Ligue 1
February 22nd 2026
Nice 3
3 Lorient
 
T. Louchet 12'45' P. Pagis
T. Louchet 45'67' Bamba Dieng
K. Boudache 59'90' N. Cadiou
 
NIC
LOR
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
2
9
Corners
3
7
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
15
4
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/0
 
NiceLorient
 
D. da Costa Santos
M. Dupé
A. Abdi (M. Bard 64')
M. Sanson
T. Louchetfootball iconfootball icon (G. Bernardeau 85')
C. Vanhoutte
S. Diop (H. Boudaoui 64')
M. Cho
A. Mendy (J. Clauss 46')
K. Peprah Oppong
K. Omoruyi Benjamin (K. Boudache 46')
I. Silva de Almeida
M. Talbi
L. Abergel
football iconN. Cadiou
(P. Katseris 77') T. Le Bris
(J. Makengo 67') football iconP. Pagis
(S. Soumano 77') football iconBamba Dieng
Y. Mvogo
(A. Meité 46') K. Kouassi
D. Yongwa Ngameni
(T. Aiyegun 67') K. Dermane

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nice are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
47%
23/201/20
2%
Draw
26%
12/5
3%
10/1
6%
Lorient
27%
12/5
3%
70/1
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
8%
4/1
8%
Nice 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
3/1
Nice 2-1
9%
8/12/1
Nice 2-0
9%
9/14/1
Lorient 1-0
8%
9/17/1
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
9%
6/1
11%
Lorient 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
11/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/110/3
Nice 3-1
5%
16/15/4
13%
Lorient 2-0
4%
16/112/1
Nice 3-0
4%
18/117/2
Nice 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
1/3
10%
Lorient 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
33/1
Lorient 3-2
2%
33/1
15%
11/1
Nice 4-1
2%
40/119/5
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
1/1
6%
1/1
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
4/5
5%
3/4
5%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/5
4%
4/5
Away 1st Goal
44%
5/4
5%
7/5
4%
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
9%
6/1
11%
BTTS - Yes
51%
4/5
2%
3/4
3%
BTTS - No
49%
19/20
2%
19/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2
8%
1/9
7%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
5/1
3%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/128/1
4%
Home/draw
73%
3/10
2%
1/500
2%
Away/draw
53%
4/617/2
Home/away
74%
3/10
1%
1/25
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3
3%
1/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5
7%
3/1
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/2
6%
7/20
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/10
3%
2/1
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/1
8%
4/7
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/10
1%
13/10
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
5/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/9
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2
9%
6/1
11%
Home DNB
65%
8/151/1000
1%
Away DNB
45%
11/828/1
2%
Nice win to nil
26%
5/2
7%
-
Lorient win to nil
15%
5/1-
Nice / Nice
23%
5/2
3%
2/5
3%
Nice / Lorient
3%
28/110/1
Nice / Draw
6%
12/118/5
9%
Draw / Nice
15%
9/218/1
5%
Draw / Lorient
12%
13/222/1
Draw / Draw
15%
4/116/1
5%
Lorient / Nice
4%
25/190/1
Lorient / Lorient
16%
9/2
9%
60/1
4%
Lorient / Draw
6%
14/180/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nice have played 22 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Nice have conceded 36 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Nice have played 11 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Lorient lay in 10th place on 31 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 22 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Lorient have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Lorient have played 11 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
Lorient
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2518343257 
Mar 21
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
May 3
2
Lens2417252453 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
l
 
3-0A
3
Lyon2414371345 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
4
Marseille2413471843 
l
 
1-5A
Apr 26
Apr 19
l
 
4-0A
5
Monaco251249640 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
6
Lille241248640 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 19
l
 
1-7A
Mar 8
7
Rennes241176340 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
8
Strasbourg251069936 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
9
Brest24969-233 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
10
Lorient24897-433 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-1F
-
-
11
Angers259511-732 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 14
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
12
Toulouse24879531 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-1A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
13
Le Havre246810-1026 
Apr 12
l
 
3-1A
May 16
d
 
1-1F
14
Paris FC246810-1226 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
15
Nice246612-1424 
-
-
w
 
3-1A
d
 
3-3A
16
Auxerre254714-1619 
w
 
3-1F
May 9
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
17
Nantes254516-2017 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
18
Metz243417-3113 
May 16
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
May 9
Win / draw / win form
Nice 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nice0 - 0Monaco
Nice2 - 2Brest
Nice1 - 1Strasbourg
Nice0 - 1Angers
Nice1 - 5Marseille
Nice2 - 0Lille
Nice3 - 2Lyon
Nice1 - 1Paris FC
Nice1 - 0Nantes
Nice3 - 1Auxerre
Nice0 - 1Toulouse
Nice6 - 0Brest
Nice1 - 0Reims
Nice2 - 1Angers
Nice1 - 2Nantes
Nice1 - 1Auxerre
Nice0 - 2Lyon
Nice2 - 0Montpellier
Nice2 - 0Lens
Nice2 - 0Marseille
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANice0 - 2Lyon
HNice0 - 0Monaco
HNice2 - 2Brest
ANice4 - 1Nantes
ANice1 - 5Toulouse
HNice1 - 1Strasbourg
ANice0 - 2Lens
HNice0 - 1Angers
ANice1 - 3Lorient
HNice1 - 5Marseille
ANice1 - 2Metz
ANice0 - 1PSG
HNice2 - 0Lille
ANice2 - 1Rennes
HNice3 - 2Lyon
ANice2 - 2Monaco
HNice1 - 1Paris FC
ANice1 - 4Brest
HNice1 - 0Nantes
ANice1 - 3Le Havre
Lorient 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brest2 - 0Lorient
Rennes0 - 2Lorient
Monaco1 - 3Lorient
Strasbourg0 - 0Lorient
Nantes1 - 1Lorient
Lens3 - 0Lorient
Angers2 - 0Lorient
Paris FC2 - 0Lorient
Le Havre1 - 1Lorient
Marseille4 - 0Lorient
Auxerre1 - 0Lorient
Ajaccio2 - 1Lorient
Annecy0 - 0Lorient
Guingamp1 - 2Lorient
Grenoble1 - 2Lorient
Paris FC3 - 2Lorient
Troyes0 - 1Lorient
Red Star1 - 2Lorient
Dunkerque0 - 1Lorient
Lavallois2 - 0Lorient
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLorient2 - 0Angers
ALorient0 - 2Brest
HLorient2 - 1Nantes
ALorient2 - 0Rennes
ALorient3 - 1Monaco
HLorient1 - 1Metz
ALorient0 - 0Strasbourg
HLorient1 - 0Lyon
HLorient3 - 1Nice
ALorient1 - 1Nantes
HLorient1 - 1Toulouse
ALorient0 - 3Lens
HLorient1 - 1PSG
ALorient0 - 2Angers
HLorient3 - 3Brest
ALorient0 - 2Paris FC
HLorient3 - 1Monaco
ALorient1 - 1Le Havre
ALorient0 - 4Marseille
HLorient1 - 7Lille
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Nice have not lost to Lorient in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Nice since 2014
Nice
Lorient
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
0 / 8
NIC
5
D
2
LOR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nice
Nice3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nice2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Nice2 - 1
Nice2 - 1
Nice3 - 1
1 - 2Lorient
League games at Lorient since 2013
Lorient
Nice
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
NIC
2
D
4
LOR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lorient
Lorient3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Nice
Lorient1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Nice
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lorient3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Nice 15th Lorient 10th
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1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Lorient will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Nice have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
Lorient have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
Lorient
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
NIC
LOR
view stats
Games scored16
15
Failed to score6
7
Scored first10
11
Goals scored27
29
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
NIC
LOR
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
17
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first11
10
Goals conceded40
33
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%

Nice v Lorient Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21757
K OppongS DiopJ Clauss C Vanhoutte
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dupé GLK8
-
A Mendy DEF15
5
-
Dante DEF7
-
K Oppong DEF221
3
-
A Abdi DEF151
3
1
C Vanhoutte MID192
7
-
M Sanson MID222
3
-
M Cho MID1643
1
-
S Diop MID2373
5
-
T Louchet MID1932
1
1
K Carlos FWD15
2
-
Subs
Y Diouf GLK16
-
M Bard DEF2011
3
-
A. Juma Bah DEF18
5
-
J Clauss  DEF2115
-
H Boudaoui MID1612
4
-
G. Bernardeau MID4
-
E. Pereira MID3
-
K. Boudache FWD51
1
-
Z. Diallo FWD1
-
Lorient Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23856
M TalbiP PagisK. KouassiL Abergel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Mvogo  GLK21
-
I Silva DEF141
1
-
M Talbi DEF231
2
-
D Yongwa DEF181
3
1
T Bris MID2322
-
N Cadiou MID1811
-
L Abergel MID231
6
-
K. Kouassi MID2225
3
-
K Dermane FWD2212
3
-
P Pagis FWD2181
1
-
B Dieng FWD1261
3
-
Subs
B Kamara GLK3
-
B Meïté DEF182
3
-
N Adjei DEF7
-
P Katseris DEF6
2
-
J Makengo MID2132
-
A Avon MID211
3
-
Mohamed Bamba FWD1812
3
-
A Tosin  FWD173
1
-
S Soumano FWD2342
2
-