FC Lorient vs. Nice Match Analysis and Prediction

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Lorient is set to host Nice this Sunday at the Stade du Moustoir in the 13th round of the Ligue 1. Showdown schedules for October 30 at 18:05 EAT.

Lorient has been the league’s surprise package this season, sitting third, while Nice are down in 12th position. Lorient last two games have ended in draws, so they will look to return to winning ways. Spirits are high within the Lorient camp at present and Regis Le Bris’s men head into Sunday’s clash after winning four and drawing one of their first five matches on home soil.

FC Lorient prepares for this meeting after they shared spoils 2-2 Ligue 1 with Troyes in their previous fixture .In that game, FC Lorient had 57% possession, 21 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Julien Laporte (34′ OG), Stéphane Diarra (50′) and Quentin Boisgard (81′). Troyes got 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Rony Lopes (61′).

Meanwhile, Nice are likely to qualify for the knockouts of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Nice haven’t lost in the league since October 1. Lucien Favre’s club was 10 points and 10 places better off at this stage of last season, and they have only won three of their first 12 Ligue 1 matches this term, their lowest total at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 2012-13.

Nice will come into the clash after a 2-1 Conference League win with the downing of Partizan Belgrade in their last match. For Nice, the goals were scored by Nicolas Pépé (29′) and Mario Lemina (77′). Ricardo Gomes (74′) was the scorer for Partizan Belgrade.

FC Lorient vs Nice head to head

Nice has a slight upper hand in the head to head history of this match having won 12 times from the 27 meetings since 2006; Eight matches ended in draws while Lorient won seven times.