Nice 0-0 Lorient: plenty of shots, little on target
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Key numbers
- Nice: 14 shots, only 1 on target
- xG per shot 0.08 v 0.13, Lorient ahead
- Corners 9 v 3, more for Nice
A goalless draw with a point apiece
Nice and Lorient shared the points in a goalless draw on the opening matchweek. Nice had the bulk of the ball, yet managed just one shot on target to Lorient's two. Both sides left with a point.
Lorient's shots were the better ones
Nice's shots were plentiful but modest in quality, at 0.08 xG each against 0.13 for Lorient. Lorient also edged the total xG, yet neither side scored, and the scoreline stayed 0-0 throughout.
Player of the match
Antoine Mendy 7.8Strong
He won 8 of 13 duels, made 4 tackles and completed 94 of 103 passes.
Mendy led the FN Score, earning most of his points from defending, with his passing adding to it. In a match that stayed 0-0 for all 90 minutes, he anchored Nice's back line.
Game state
Nice ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Lorient ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.
Nice
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1
Lorient
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
NiceLorient
1.05Expected goals (xG)1.28
Timeline
- 37'
Yellow
Zoumana Diallo
- 60'
Sub
Zoumana Diallo → Mohamed Ali Cho
- 69'
Sub
Gabin Bernardeau → Souleymane Faye
- 70'
Sub
Mamadou Koné → Aiyegun Tosin
- 72'
Sub
Dembo Sylla → Alec Georgen
- 72'
Sub
Théo Le Bris → Panos Katseris
- 81'
Sub
Jonathan Clauss → Hamza Koutoune
- 81'
Sub
Sofiane Diop → Nathan N'Goumou
- 88'
Sub
Xavier Mandza → Mohamed Abdelmonem
Category leaders
- Key passesSofiane Diop4
- Duels wonAntoine Mendy8/13
- DribblesSofiane Diop3/3
- Defensive actionsThéo Le Bris7
- ShotsJonathan Clauss3 (on target 0)
#Nice#Lorient#Ligue 1#Antoine Mendy#Matchweek 1#Draw
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.