Nice vs Lorient: result 2-1 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 8Kick-off on October 2, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Allianz Riviera, Nice
Full time
What was the result of Nice vs Lorient?
Nice won 2-1 on October 2, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 11′Ricardo PereiraNice
- 61′Benjamin Moukandjo BiléLorient
- 86′M. BalotelliNice
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nice have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Lorient have 4, 1 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2016 | FC Krasnodar(away) | 2-5 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 25, 2016 | Nancy(away) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Monaco(home) | 4-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Montpellier(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 15, 2016 | FC Schalke 04(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2016 | Lyon(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Guingamp(away) | 0-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Lille(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Nancy(home) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Marseille(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Nice win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Lorient win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2016 | Nice 2-1 Lorient | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Lorient 0-0 Nice | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 10, 2015 | Nice 3-1 Lorient | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Lorient 0-0 Nice | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 12, 2014 | Nice 1-2 Lorient | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 30, 2013 | Lorient 3-0 Nice | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Nice score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Lorient score 0.6 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Lorient | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nice sit 12th in Ligue 1 (1 points from 1 matches) and Lorient sit 10th (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lorient | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy