Nice — Lorient 0:0

Nice

0:0

Lorient

Ligue 1 · 22 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score0:0

Home xG1.09Nice

Away xG1.98Lorient

Expected points0.83 : 1.96

Who deserved it

A draw, but Lorient created more (1.98 xG against 1.09) — points dropped.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Nice	0	1.09	−1.1	0.83
Lorient	0	1.98	−2.0	1.96

Goals

There were no goals in this match.

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
24'	Jean-Victor Makengo	Lorient	0.51	off target, from a corner
91'	Aiyegun Tosin	Lorient	0.49	off target, header
13'	Sofiane Diop	Nice	0.36	saved

Shots: Nice 14, Lorient 10; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Nice 0.75, Lorient 0.90: about even. In the second half xG was Nice 0.35, Lorient 1.18: a clear edge for Lorient. Nice scored 0 from 1.09 xG: fewer than they created. Lorient scored 0 from 1.98 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.