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The Ligue 1 clash at Stade Allianz Riviera on Sunday sees hosts Nice go up against opponents FC Lorient.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Nice v FC Lorient - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Nice
DWDWDW 📈
Nice will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 3-1 Conference League success vs Sheriff Tiraspol.
For Nice, goals were scored by Gaëtan Laborde (30'), Terem Moffi (53') and Bilal Brahimi (79'). Abdoul Tapsoba (54') scored for Sheriff Tiraspol.
Their latest results highlight the fact that much respect should be given to the Nice backline. Nice have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 clashes standing at 4.
Leading up to this clash, Nice:
- haven't been beaten in the league by FC Lorient in their previous 2 games.
- are unbeaten in their last 9 home league matches. It's been impressive.
- have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.
FC Lorient
DLWLDW ⚖
FC Lorient will go into this match after a 2-0 Ligue 1 win against ESTAC in their previous outing.
In that game, FC Lorient managed 52% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For FC Lorient, the goalscorers were Bamba Dieng (8') and Stéphane Diarra (92'). On the other side, Troyes had 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
Over the course of 5 of the past six games featuring FC Lorient, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell is a paltry 1.5, with the average goals for Les Merlus being 1. Let’s see if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.
Looking at the pre-match facts, FC Lorient:
- have not beaten Nice in away games against them for the last 5 league games. Not the best of away records.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 18/02/2017 shows that Nice have won 3 of these games & FC Lorient 1, with the number of draws being 2.
An aggregate of 14 goals were produced between them in these games, with 8 of them from Les Aiglons and 6 being from Les Merlus. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.
The last league game featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 13 on 30/10/2022 which ended up with the score at FC Lorient 1-2 Nice.
In that game, FC Lorient had 44% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 on target. Their only player to score was Dango Ouattara (18').
Nice had 16 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Youcef Atal (61') and Gaëtan Laborde (69') scored.
The referee was Clément Turpin.
📰 Team News: Nice
The Nice manager Didier Digard doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this game thanks to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from.
In all likelihood, Les Aiglons should use the 4-3-3 formation for this one, utilising Kasper Schmeichel, Jordan Lotomba, Jean-Clair Todibo, Dante, Melvin Bard, Aaron Ramsey, Pablo Rosario, K. Thuram-Ulien, Badredine Bouanani, Gaetan Laborde and Billal Brahimi.
🗞️ Team News: FC Lorient
FC Lorient boss Régis Le Bris has multiple availability issues to deal with. Yvon Mvogo (Patella problems) and Julien Laporte (Knee Surgery) miss out here.
We reckon that Les Merlus seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to Vito Mannone, Igor Carioca, Bamo Meite, Montassar Talbi, Vincent Le Goff, Laurent Abergel, Jean-Victor Makengo, Romain Faivre, Enzo Le Fee, Yoann Cathline and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng.
✨ Prediction
When taking all factors into account, FC Lorient will likely create enough chances to put a goal past this Nice outfit, however that possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Nice by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 02:39 15/03/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
Nice
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Stade Allianz Riviera (36,178)
Captain: Dante Bonfim Costa Santos
Chairman: Jean-Pierre Rivère
Manager: Didier Digard
Competitions: Ligue 1 position 7, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round), Conference League (Round of 16)
⭐ Key Player: Gaëtan Laborde

Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Gaëtan Laborde was born in Mont-de-Marsan, France. After having made a senior debut playing for Brest in the 2014 - 2015 season, the accomplished Forward has bagged 9 league goals in the Ligue 1 2022 - 2023 campaign to date in a total of 26 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 66 | LWWWW |
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28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 57 | WDDWW |
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27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 56 | WWLWD |
4 |
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28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 54 | WWLDL |
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28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 49 | LWDDW |
6 |
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27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 47 | LWWLD |
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27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 43 | WDWDD |
8 |
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27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | WDWWW |
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27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 43 | LWLDW |
10 |
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28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 41 | LWDDD |
11 |
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28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 35 | LLLWL |
12 |
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27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 34 | LLDWL |
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27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | -4 | 33 | WWDWW |
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28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 30 | LLLDD |
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27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -14 | 23 | LWDLD |
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27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -16 | 23 | LLLWL |
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27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -26 | 23 | DWWDD |
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28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -29 | 21 | LLWLL |
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27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -23 | 20 | LLLDL |
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28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -42 | 10 | LLLLL |
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Lyon |
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AC Ajaccio |
Nantes |
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Reims |
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AC Ajaccio |
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Montpellier |
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Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 53 |
Yellow cards | 1.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 6-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 34 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 0.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
Gaëtan Laborde | 7 |
Andy Delort | 6 |
Nicolas Pépé | 6 |
Ross Barkley | 3 |
Bilal Brahimi | 3 |
Terem Moffi | 12 |
Dango Ouattara | 6 |
Enzo Le Fée | 4 |
Ibrahima Koné | 3 |
Stéphane Diarra | 2 |
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