Ligue 1 · Sun, 22 Feb 2026 ·
Nice vs Lorient — 3 - 3
Allianz Riviera · Referee: J. Stinat
Match report
N. Cadiou’s 90' equaliser earns Lorient 3-3 draw with Nice
Nice and Lorient drew 3-3 in Ligue 1 matchday 23 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Allianz Riviera. T. Louchet (12', 45') and K. Boudache (59') scored for Nice, while P. Pagis (45'), B. Dieng (67' pen) and N. Cadiou (90') found the net for Lorient. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Nice had 39% of the ball and 8 shots (4 on target) against Lorient’s 17 (5 on target). Noah Cadiou (Lorient) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Nice 14th in the Ligue 1 table on 5 points and Lorient 12th on 5.
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 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Match events
- 12'goalT. LouchetAssist: M. Cho
- 29'yellow cardSofiane DiopYellow Card
- 45'goalT. LouchetNormal Goal
- 45'goalP. PagisNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionA. MendyOff: J. Clauss
- 46'substitutionKevinOff: K. Boudache
- 46'substitutionA. KouassiOff: B. Meite
- 59'goalK. BoudacheAssist: J. Clauss
- 64'substitutionA. AbdiOff: M. Bard
- 64'substitutionS. DiopOff: H. Boudaoui
- 65'VAR decisionNoah CadiouPenalty confirmed
- 67'substitutionP. PagisOff: J. Makengo
- 67'substitutionD. KarimOff: A. Tosin
- 67'penaltyB. DiengPenalty
- 77'substitutionT. Le BrisOff: P. Katseris
- 77'substitutionB. DiengOff: S. Soumano
- 84'yellow cardPanos KatserisYellow Card
- 85'substitutionT. LouchetOff: G. Bernardeau
- 90'goalN. CadiouAssist: J. Makengo
- 90+1'yellow cardMelvin BardYellow Card
- 90+2'yellow cardMontassar TalbiYellow Card
- 90+3'yellow cardDarlin YongwaYellow Card
Lineups
Nice
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Claude Puel
Starting XI
- 31M. DupeG
- 33A. MendyD
- 37K. PeprahD
- 4DanteD
- 2A. AbdiD
- 8M. SansonM
- 24C. VanhoutteM
- 25M. ChoM
- 10S. DiopM
- 20T. LouchetM
- 90KevinF
Substitutes
- 80Y. DioufG
- 92J. ClaussD
- 26M. BardD
- 6H. BoudaouiM
- 44Z. DialloF
- 32K. BoudacheF
- 28J. BahD
- 41E. PereiraM
- 23G. BernardeauM
Lorient
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Olivier Pantaloni
Starting XI
- 38Y. MvogoG
- 2Igor SilvaD
- 3M. TalbiD
- 44D. YongwaD
- 11T. Le BrisM
- 8N. CadiouM
- 6L. AbergelM
- 43A. KouassiM
- 29D. KarimF
- 10P. PagisF
- 12B. DiengF
Substitutes
- 21B. KamaraG
- 5B. MeiteD
- 32N. AdjeiD
- 62A. AvomM
- 17J. MakengoM
- 15A. TosinF
- 9M. BambaF
- 77P. KatserisD
- 28S. SoumanoF
Match statistics
- 39%Possession61%
- 3.24Expected goals (xG)2.22
- 8Total shots17
- 4Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target9
- 2Blocked shots3
- 6Shots inside the box12
- 2Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners7
- 0Offsides2
- 15Fouls4
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 360Passes544
- 287Accurate passes464
- 80%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.52Goals prevented-0.52
Player statistics
Nice
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Maxime DupéG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 2Ali AbdiD | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 4DanteD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Antoine MendyD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 37Kojo Peprah OppongD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Morgan SansonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Sofiane DiopM | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Tom LouchetM | 85 | 8.2 | 2 | |
| 24Charles VanhoutteM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Mohamed-Ali ChoM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 90Kevin Carlos OmoruyiF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 80Yehvann DioufG | – | – | ||
| 26Melvin BardD | 26 | 6.0 | ||
| 28Abdulay Juma BahD | – | – | ||
| 92Jonathan ClaussD | 45 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 6Hicham BoudaouiM | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Gabin BernardeauM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 41Everton PereiraM | – | – | ||
| 32Kaïl BoudacheF | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 44Zoumana DialloF | – | – |
Lorient
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38Yvon MvogoG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Igor SilvaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Montassar TalbiD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Darlin YongwaD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 6Laurent AbergelM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Noah CadiouMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 11Théo Le BrisM | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 43Arsène KouassiM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Pablo PagisF | 67 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF | 77 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 29Karim DermaneF | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Bingourou KamaraG | – | – | ||
| 5Bamo MeïtéD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Nathaniel AdjeiD | – | – | ||
| 77Panos KatserisD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Jean-Victor MakengoM | 23 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 62Arthur Avom EbongM | – | – | ||
| 9Mohamed BambaF | – | – | ||
| 15Aiyegun TosinF | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Sambou SoumanoF | 13 | 6.2 |