Lorient vs Nice prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 March 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Lorient vs Nice

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 March 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, Lorient

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Lorient vs Nice preview

The Ligue 1 fixture between Lorient and Nice is scheduled for Saturday 20 March 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in Lorient. Lorient sit 11th on 12 points after 9 matches, while Nice sit 8th on 14 points after 9 matches.

Lorient come into the game with a L-D-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Nice's recent sequence reads W-W-L-W-W. Over their last 6, Lorient have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Nice average 2.0 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Lorient won 2, 5 games were drawn and Nice won 3. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 22 Aug 2026, ended Nice 0-0 Lorient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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8Nice94231312+114WWLWW
11Lorient933378-112LWWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Lorient 2, draws 5, Nice 3.

Team news

Lorient expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yvon Mvogo, Montassar Talbi, Nathaniel Adjei, Isaak Touré, Arsène Kouassi, Dembo Sylla, Noah Cadiou, Arthur Avom, Jean-Victor Makengo, Ibrahima Baldé

Nice expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yehvann Diouf, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Xavier Mandza, Niels Nkounkou, Jonathan Clauss, Axel Witsel, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Amoura, Elye Wahi

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