Nice Draws with Lorient 1:1 in Late Ligue 1 Match

Match Day 28 of Ligue 1 saw a draw between Nice and Lorient, with both teams coming away with one point each. It was an exciting match, as both teams played hard for the result. The first goal came from A._Meite from Lorient in the 30th minute to take the lead (0:1). However, Nice fought back and G._Laborde was able to level the score in the 77th minute (1:1). The match ended with both sides sharing a point apiece.

Line-ups:

Nice Kasper Schmeichel (rating 6.5) Pablo Rosario (rating 7.3) Jean-Clair Todibo (rating 7.2) Dante (rating 7.5) Alexis Beka Beka (rating 6.6) Hicham Boudaoui (rating 6.6) Khéphren Thuram (rating 7.2) Melvin Bard (rating 7.3) Aaron Ramsey (rating 7.3) Nicolas Pépé (rating 7.5) Gaëtan Laborde (rating 7.3)

Lorient Vito Mannone (rating 6.2) Igor Silva (rating 6.2) Bamo Meïté (rating 7.9) Montassar Talbi (rating 7) Vincent Le Goff (rating 6.3) Laurent Abergel (rating 6.9) Romain Faivre (rating 7) Enzo Le Fée (rating 6.9) Jean-Victor Makengo (rating 6.3) Théo Le Bris (rating 6.3) Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (rating 6.3)

Substitutions:

Nice B. Brahimi (A. Beka Beka, 46) A. Amraoui (M. Bard, 46) B. Bouanani (H. Boudaoui, 82) M. Viti (A. Amraoui, 90)

Lorient Y. Cathline (T. Le Bris, 69) I. Kone (B. Dieng, 69) S. Diarra (R. Faivre, 78) J. Ponceau (J. Makengo, 85) A. Aouchiche (E. Le Fee, 85)

Ball possession:

The match between Nice and Lorient was a close one, with each team having their fair share of ball possession. Nice had 54% of the possession while Lorient had 46%. In terms of shots on target, Nice made 16 attempts while Lorient only managed 9. Dante was the most active player in terms of number of shots for Nice, while Igor Silva claimed the title for most successful hits on goal for Lorient. In the end, it was Nice who came out on top with 1 goal scored to give them the win over their opponents.

Passes:

Aaron Ramsey from Nice had an impressive passing accuracy of 89%, completing 77 passes in total. His teammate, Nicolas Pépé, made 3 key passes during the match. On the other side, Laurent Abergel from Lorient had a 92% passing accuracy with 63 passes completed. Lastly, Enzo Le Fée of Lorient earned 4 key passes in the match. All four players showed excellent technical ability and passing skills throughout the game.

Defense:

Nice and Lorient were neck and neck in the number of interceptions this season. Nice came out on top with 12, led by Jean-Clair Todibo who had 4 of them. Lorient was close behind with 5 interceptions, Vincent Le Goff leading the way with 2. When it came to Nice’s defensive play, Pablo Rosario had the most interceptions at 1 while on Lorient’s side Bamo Meïté had 2. It looks like both teams’ defenses really stepped up this season!

Face-to-face:

This data reveals that Khéphren Thuram from Nice and Romain Faivre from Lorient are the leaders of their teams in terms of face-to-face fights for the ball. Both players have an impressive nine fights each, making them stand out as leaders in their respective teams. This shows that both players are not only skilled at controlling the ball but also possess a strong competitive spirit which helps them outplay their opponents when fighting for possession. It is clear that these two players have what it takes to become true stars on the pitch.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• V. Mannone (Lorient) at 74 minute
• Igor Silva (Lorient) at 89 minute

Red cards:

• Igor Silva (Lorient) at 90 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Nice – DDDWD
• Lorient – DWDLW

Top 5 Ligue 1 scorers:

1. Jonathan David (19, Lille)
2. K. Mbappe (19, Paris Saint Germain)
3. Alexandre Lacazette (17, Lyon)
4. Wissam Ben Yedder (17, Monaco)
5. Folarin Balogun (16, Reims)

Next games:

• Nice will play with Angers. April 02 at 13:00 (UTC), on Stade Raymond-Kopa.
• Lorient will play with Lille. April 02 at 11:00 (UTC), on Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy.