Lorient win 3-1 at Monaco

Match report

Lorient beat Monaco 3-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 18 on Friday, 16 January 2026 at Stade Louis II. A. Fati (76') scored for Monaco, while B. Dieng (68'), J. Makengo (85') and D. Karim (87') found the net for Lorient. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Monaco had 62% of the ball and 14 shots (7 on target) against Lorient’s 14 (4 on target). Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Monaco 1st in the Ligue 1 table on 13 points and Lorient 12th on 5.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Monaco

1st · 13 points · P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0

Form

Lorient

12th · 5 points · P 5 W 1 D 2 L 2

Form

Ligue 1 table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	-1	5
12	Lorient	5	-1	5
13	Toulouse	5	-2	5

Full Ligue 1 table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, Lorient – Monaco

Full Monaco vs Lorient head-to-head

Match events

62'substitutionM. BierethOff: G. Ilenikhena
68'goalB. DiengAssist: B. Meite
69'substitutionK. OuattaraOff: Vanderson
69'substitutionJ. TezeOff: A. Fati
70'yellow cardDenis ZakariaYellow Card
75'substitutionP. PagisOff: D. Karim
75'substitutionB. DiengOff: M. Bamba
76'goalA. FatiNormal Goal
85'goalJ. MakengoAssist: D. Karim
87'goalD. KarimAssist: N. Cadiou
90+2'substitutionIgor SilvaOff: N. Adjei
90+2'substitutionT. Le BrisOff: J. Mvuka Mugisha
90+4'substitutionF. BalogunOff: P. Brunner
90+6'substitutionN. CadiouOff: M. Bley

Lineups

Monaco

Formation 4-2-2-2 · Coach Sebastien Pocognoli

Starting XI

Substitutes

Lorient

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

62%Possession38%
1.25Expected goals (xG)1.38
14Total shots14
7Shots on target4
5Shots off target7
2Blocked shots3
9Shots inside the box8
5Shots outside the box6
4Corners3
0Offsides1
16Fouls9
1Yellow cards0
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves6
583Passes371
527Accurate passes320
90%Pass accuracy86%
1.20Goals prevented1.20

Player statistics

Monaco

Monaco player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
16Philipp KöhnG	90	5.9			21 · 81%
3Eric DierD	90	6.3			80 · 99%			2/7
12Caio HenriqueD	90	6.6			43 · 81%	1	4	7/9
20Kassoum OuattaraD	70	6.6			37 · 89%	4	2	4/7
25Wout FaesD	90	6.9			119 · 95%		2	6/9
4Jordan TezeM	70	6.3			45 · 80%		1	3/8
6Denis ZakariaM	90	6.9			76 · 99%		3	4/8
10Aleksandr GolovinM	90	7.0		1 (1)	52 · 90%	3	2	4/11
11Maghnes AklioucheM	90	6.9		4 (2)	55 · 91%	1	1	5/10
9Folarin BalogunF	89	6.3		4 (2)	14 · 79%	2		3/6
14Mika BierethF	62	6.2		1 (0)	10 · 40%	1	2	5/14
40Jules StawieckiG	–	–
50Yann LienardG	–	–
2VandersonD	20	6.3			18 · 94%			2/2
23Aladji BambaM	–	–
44Samuel NibombeM	–	–
49Ilane TouréM	–	–
19George IlenikhenaF	28	6.2			3 · 100%			0/4
29Paris BrunnerF	1	–			1 · 0%			0/1
31Ansu FatiF	20	6.9	1	2 (2)	9 · 78%			0/3

Lorient

Lorient player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
38Yvon MvogoG	90	8.0				41 · 71%			2/2
2Igor SilvaD	89	6.9				21 · 95%		2	7/16
3Montassar TalbiD	90	6.9			1 (0)	35 · 89%			3/5
5Bamo MeïtéD	90	7.3		1		34 · 85%	1	3	8/13
6Laurent AbergelM	90	6.6				60 · 85%	2	1	3/7
8Noah CadiouM	89	6.6		1	1 (0)	42 · 93%	3		4/11
11Théo Le BrisM	89	6.3				27 · 81%		2	3/5
43Arsène KouassiM	90	6.3				36 · 92%	2	3	8/12
10Pablo PagisF	75	6.7			3 (0)	28 · 82%	1	1	1/3
12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF	75	7.5	1		3 (2)	9 · 78%	1	1	3/8
17Jean-Victor MakengoFTop rated	90	8.2	1		1 (1)	18 · 94%	1	2	6/7
21Bingourou KamaraG	–	–
32Nathaniel AdjeiD	1	–				4 · 100%
35Lucas LeaudaisD	–	–
7Bandiougou FadigaM	–	–
29Karim DermaneM	15	8.2	1	1	2 (1)	10 · 100%	1		4/5
34Martin BleyM	1	–							0/1
93Joel Mugisha MvukaM	1	–				1 · 100%			1/2
9Mohamed BambaF	15	6.3				5 · 80%			1/2
33Sohan BaldoniF	–	–