Ligue 1 · Sat, 31 Jan 2026 ·
Lorient vs Nantes — 2 - 1
Stade du Moustoir · Referee: B. Dechepy
Match report
A. Kouassi’s 89' winner gives Lorient 2-1 victory over Nantes
Nantes were beaten 2-1 by Lorient at Stade du Moustoir on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 20. B. Dieng (32') and A. Kouassi (89') scored for Lorient, while M. Abline (74') found the net for Nantes. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lorient had 57% of the ball and 5 shots (4 on target) against Nantes’s 10 (2 on target). Arsène Kouassi (Lorient) was the top-rated player with 7.7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Lorient | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 5 | -2 | 5 |
Match events
- 16'yellow cardBamo MeïtéYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardAhmadou Bamba DiengYellow Card
- 32'goalB. DiengAssist: T. Le Bris
- 51'yellow cardIbrahima SissokoYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardFabien CentonzeYellow Card
- 60'substitutionI. SissokoOff: M. Kaba
- 61'substitutionL. LerouxOff: D. Tabibou
- 66'substitutionJ. MakengoOff: A. Avom
- 66'substitutionB. DiengOff: S. Soumano
- 74'substitutionB. MeiteOff: N. Adjei
- 74'substitutionP. PagisOff: D. Karim
- 74'goalM. AblineAssist: M. Kaba
- 77'substitutionMostafa MohamedOff: Y. El Arabi
- 78'substitutionF. CentonzeOff: M. Acapandie
- 78'substitutionJ. LepenantOff: F. Coquelin
- 84'yellow cardAnthony LopesYellow Card
- 85'yellow cardLaurent AbergelYellow Card
- 85'substitutionL. AbergelOff: M. Bamba
- 88'yellow cardAli YoussefYellow Card
- 89'goalA. KouassiNormal Goal
- 90'yellow cardArsène KouassiYellow Card
- 90+1'yellow cardRémy CabellaYellow Card
- 90+4'VAR decisionKelvin AmianGoal cancelled
Lineups
Lorient
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Olivier Pantaloni
Starting XI
- 38Y. MvogoG
- 5B. MeiteD
- 3M. TalbiD
- 2Igor SilvaD
- 11T. Le BrisM
- 8N. CadiouM
- 6L. AbergelM
- 43A. KouassiM
- 17J. MakengoF
- 10P. PagisF
- 12B. DiengF
Substitutes
- 93J. Mvuka MugishaM
- 62A. AvomM
- 32N. AdjeiD
- 9M. BambaF
- 29D. KarimM
- 35L. LeaudaisD
- 14T. SanusiF
- 21B. KamaraG
- 28S. SoumanoF
Nantes
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Vahid Halilhodzic
Starting XI
- 1A. LopesG
- 98K. AmianD
- 2Ali YoussefD
- 3N. CozzaD
- 18F. CentonzeM
- 28I. SissokoM
- 8J. LepenantM
- 66L. LerouxM
- 20R. CabellaF
- 10M. AblineF
- 31Mostafa MohamedF
Substitutes
- 30P. CarlgrenG
- 21M. KabaM
- 11B. GuirassyF
- 22M. AcapandieD
- 26U. RadakovicD
- 17D. TabibouM
- 13F. CoquelinM
- 6C. AwaziemD
- 19Y. El ArabiF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 0.52Expected goals (xG)1.42
- 5Total shots10
- 4Shots on target2
- 1Shots off target6
- 0Blocked shots2
- 3Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box2
- 1Corners4
- 2Offsides2
- 12Fouls18
- 4Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 566Passes419
- 495Accurate passes352
- 87%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.72Goals prevented-0.72
Player statistics
Lorient
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38Yvon MvogoG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 2Igor SilvaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Montassar TalbiD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Bamo MeïtéD | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Laurent AbergelM | 85 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Noah CadiouM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Théo Le BrisM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 43Arsène KouassiMTop rated | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Pablo PagisF | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF | 66 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 17Jean-Victor MakengoF | 66 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Bingourou KamaraG | – | – | ||
| 32Nathaniel AdjeiD | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 35Lucas LeaudaisD | – | – | ||
| 29Karim DermaneM | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 62Arthur Avom EbongM | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 93Joel Mugisha MvukaM | – | – | ||
| 9Mohamed BambaF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Trevan SanusiF | – | – | ||
| 28Sambou SoumanoF | 24 | 6.6 |
Nantes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anthony LopesG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Ali YoussefD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Nicolas CozzaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 98Kelvin AmianD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Johann LepenantM | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Fabien CentonzeM | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Ibrahima SissokoM | 60 | 6.0 | ||
| 66Louis LerouxM | 61 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Matthis AblineF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 20Rémy CabellaF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Mostafa MohamedF | 77 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Patrik CarlgrenG | – | – | ||
| 6Chidozie AwaziemD | – | – | ||
| 22Mathieu AcapandiéD | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Uroš RadakovićD | – | – | ||
| 13Francis CoquelinM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Dehmaine TabibouM | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Mohamed KabaM | 30 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 11Bahereba GuirassyF | – | – | ||
| 19Youssef El ArabiF | 13 | 6.7 |