Match report

Lorient Stuns Nice with 3-1 Victory in Ligue 1

Lorient
Lorient
3–1
FT
Nice
Nice
Nov 30, 2025

Lorient stunned the visiting team Nice with a convincing 3-1 victory in their Ligue 1 clash. The home side took full advantage of an early own goal from Avom, followed by goals from Laurent Abergel and Soumano, securing a dominant performance over Nice.

Key Facts

  • • Lorient defeated Nice 3-1 in Ligue 1.
  • • Own Goal by A. Avom (Nice) at minute 12.
  • • Laurent Abergel scored for Lorient at minute 31.
  • • Soumano netted two goals for Lorient at minutes 45 and 53.

Lineups

Lorient

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 38 Y. Mvogo (G)
  • 5 B. Meite (D)
  • 3 M. Talbi (D)
  • 44 D. Yongwa (D)
  • 11 T. Le Bris (M)
  • 62 A. Avom (M)
  • 6 L. Abergel (M)
  • 43 A. Kouassi (M)
  • 17 J. Makengo (F)
  • 10 P. Pagis (F)
  • 28 S. Soumano (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 B. Kamara
  • 32 N. Adjei
  • 2 Igor Silva
  • 8 N. Cadiou
  • 29 D. Karim
  • 93 J. Mvuka Mugisha
  • 9 M. Bamba
  • 12 B. Dieng
  • 15 A. Tosin

Nice

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 80 Y. Diouf (G)
  • 33 A. Mendy (D)
  • 37 K. Peprah (D)
  • 26 M. Bard (D)
  • 92 J. Clauss (M)
  • 20 T. Louchet (M)
  • 99 S. Abdul Samed (M)
  • 10 S. Diop (M)
  • 47 T. Gouveia (M)
  • 25 M. Cho (F)
  • 9 T. Moffi (F)

Substitutes

  • 31 M. Dupe
  • 28 J. Bah
  • 2 A. Abdi
  • 6 H. Boudaoui
  • 8 M. Sanson
  • 24 C. Vanhoutte
  • 7 J. Boga
  • 21 I. Jansson
  • 90 Kevin

Timeline

  1. Nice
    12' Nice Goal · Own Goal
    A. Avom
  2. Lorient
    27' Lorient Card · Yellow Card
    D. Yongwa

    Foul

  3. Lorient
    31' Lorient Goal · Normal Goal
    Laurent Abergel
  4. Lorient
    45' Lorient Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Soumano · Assist: A. Kouassi
  5. Lorient
    53' Lorient Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Soumano · Assist: Bamo Meïté
  6. Nice
    56' Nice Card · Yellow Card
    S. Diop

    Foul

  7. Nice
    59' Nice subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Diop · On: Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
  8. Nice
    60' Nice subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Gouveia · On: I. Jansson
  9. Nice
    61' Nice subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Peprah · On: A. Abdi
  10. Lorient
    63' Lorient subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Makengo · On: N. Cadiou
  11. Lorient
    64' Lorient subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Pablo Pagis · On: D. Karim
  12. Nice
    68' Nice subst · Substitution 4
    Off: S. Abdul Samed · On: M. Sanson
  13. Nice
    76' Nice subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Cho · On: J. Boga
  14. Lorient
    79' Lorient subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Le Bris · On: J. Mvuka Mugisha
  15. Lorient
    79' Lorient subst · Substitution 4
    Off: S. Soumano · On: B. Dieng
  16. Lorient
    85' Lorient subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Bamo Meïté · On: N. Adjei
  17. Nice
    90' Nice Card · Yellow Card
    I. Jansson

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Lorient Nice
Fouls 7 11
Pass Accuracy 85% 87%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 9
Corners 3 7
Total Passes 428 560
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 2 4
Shots on Target 7 2
xG 2.38 0.82
Shots off Target 9 3
Possession 43% 57%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 364 486
Shots Inside Box 14 7
Saves 2 4
Shots Outside Box 4 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early own goal by Avom set the tone for Lorient's dominant performance, giving them a crucial lead to build upon.
  • ▸ Soumano's second goal in the second half furthered Lorient's control and secured their victory against Nice.