Nice enter Lorient contest as hot favourites

Nice and Lorient go head-to-head at the Allianz Riviera this Friday in the Ligue 1. Currently, Francesco Farioli's team are 5th in the table with 44 points, while Régis Le Bris's team are 16th with 26 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS en Espanol.

After drawing 0-0 in the last match against Stade de Reims (Ligue 1 2023/24), Nice receive Lorient, who lost 2-0 against Montpellier (Ligue 1 2023/24). On the other hand, Régis Le Bris's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Francesco Farioli's team and Lorient have faced each other thirty-six times, with Nice holding the advantage: 15 victories, against 8 victories of Régis Le Bris's team. Specifically in the Allianz Riviera, Francesco Farioli's team has the advantage in the duels against Lorient: 10 wins in 17 games, while Régis Le Bris's team has 2 wins.

Considering only the Ligue 1, there have been twenty-nine games played between the two teams, with 13 wins for Nice, 10 draws and 6 wins for Lorient.

Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 23/24, from Nice's most influential players, Evann Guessand participated in 28 games, and Marcin Bulka has played the most minutes (2520). Terem Moffi is the current best scorer with 10 goals. As for Lorient, Laurent Abergel participated in 28 games, and Yvon Mvogo is the one with more minutes played (2520). Mohamed Bamba is their current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1-1. Nice are given the favouritism to win this match.