Prediction Analysis

Prediction Analysis: Nice vs Lorient

Nice vs Lorient prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Ligue 1 2026-08-22 15:00
Nice
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
50%
Confidence
Low
Score
1-1
Lorient
Away

Prediction Summary

1
40%
X
26%
2
34%
+2.5 Goals
50%
BTTS
54%
Confidence
Low

Market Evidence

Nice (Home)

Goals scored / match1.28
Goals conceded / match1.56
Over 2.5 rate22%
BTTS rate56%

Lorient (Away)

Goals scored / match1
Goals conceded / match1.53
Over 2.5 rate18%
BTTS rate35%

Team Form last 5 matches

Nice
WDDLD
Lorient
LWDLW

Goals Comparison rate per team

67% +0.5 47%
33% +1.5 29%
22% +2.5 18%
6% +3.5 6%
0% +4.5 0%
56% BTTS 35%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 50%. Model confidence is Low.

Nice averages 1.28 goals scored at home, while Lorient averages 1 goals scored away.

Model Strength
54%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
40%
Draw
26%
Away Win
34%
Over 2.5
50%
BTTS Yes
54%

Head-to-Head last 5

Feb 2026 Nice 3 - 3 Lorient Draw
Nov 2025 Nice(A) 1 - 3 Lorient Away
Apr 2024 Nice 3 - 0 Lorient Home
Aug 2023 Nice(A) 1 - 1 Lorient Draw
Mar 2023 Nice 1 - 1 Lorient Draw

In the last 5 meetings, Nice won 1, drew 3 and lost 1.

Current Streaks

Nice — unbeaten run (home)4
Nice — scoring streak (home)1
Lorient — winless run (away)0
Lorient — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Nice Win (1)40%
Draw (X)26%
Lorient Win (2)34%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

67% +0.5 47%
33% +1.5 29%
22% +2.5 18%
6% +3.5 6%
0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

33% -0.5 53%
67% -1.5 71%
78% -2.5 82%
94% -3.5 94%
100% -4.5 100%

Nice vs Lorient — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Nice — scored (home)1.28
Nice — conceded (home)1.56
Lorient — scored (away)1
Lorient — conceded (away)1.53
Model expected combined goals2.68

Both Teams To Score

Yes54%
No46%

Rate per Team

Nice — BTTS matches (home)56%
Lorient — BTTS matches (away)35%
Combined (simple average)45.5%

Corners Line model prediction

Over 8.557%
Under 8.543%
Over 9.546%
Under 9.554%
Over 10.537%
Under 10.563%
Expected total corners (model prediction)9.50

Per-Team Corners own matches

Nice (home)

Corners for5.6
Corners against5.7

Lorient (away)

Corners for3.8
Corners against5.5

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Nice
15 11 14 12 10
Lorient
8 16 14 11 6

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.591%
Under 1.59%
Over 2.563%
Under 2.537%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)3.6

Yellow Cards per Team

Nice (home)

For1.9

Lorient (away)

For1.6

Shots Forecast model prediction

Match Total

Over 19.572%
Under 19.528%
Over 22.559%
Under 22.541%
Over 25.545%
Under 25.555%
Expected total shots25.30

Nice

Shots Over 9.577%
Shots Over 11.563%
Shots Over 13.548%
Expected shots13.81
On Target Over 3.566%
On Target Over 4.550%
On Target Over 5.536%
Expected on target4.82

Lorient

Shots Over 9.563%
Shots Over 11.546%
Shots Over 13.531%
Expected shots11.48
On Target Over 3.554%
On Target Over 4.537%
On Target Over 5.523%
Expected on target3.99

Shots per Game

Nice — total shots (home)13.4
Lorient — total shots (away)10.7

Shots on Target

Nice — on target (home)4.7
Lorient — on target (away)3.5

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Nice

Inside the box7.33
Outside the box3.94

Lorient

Inside the box7.12
Outside the box4.21

Player Shots Nice

E. Wahi
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target60%
+1.5 On Target40%
T. Moffi
Shots on Target/Game0.8
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target10%
M. Cho
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target42%
+1.5 On Target12%
S. Diop
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target46%
+1.5 On Target3%
I. Jansson
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target38%
+1.5 On Target4%

Player Shots Lorient

B. Dieng
Shots on Target/Game1.1
+0.5 On Target73%
+1.5 On Target32%
P. Pagis
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target54%
+1.5 On Target11%
J. Makengo
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target39%
+1.5 On Target6%
A. Tosin
Shots on Target/Game0.4
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target11%
M. Bamba
Shots on Target/Game0.3
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target6%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Nice xG (home)1.28
Lorient xG (away)1.34

Average Possession

46.69% Possession 45.35%

Team Comparison Nice vs Lorient

81.86% Pass accuracy 83.94%
418.14 Passes per match 427.03
-0.02 Goals prevented -0.3
12.14 Fouls committed 9.59
3.31 Goalkeeper saves 2.47
2 Offsides 1.72
15.83 Tackles per match 13.68

League average xG this season is 1.44 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
PRE-MATCH ANALYSIS

Nice vs Lorient prediction analysis

Review Nice vs Lorient with prediction probabilities, 1X2, Over 2.5, BTTS, team form, market signals and key performance data from Ligue 1.

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