PREVIEW | Nice vs FC Lorient: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 22/08)

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·20 August 2026

PREVIEW | Nice vs FC Lorient: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 22/08)

Nice and FC Lorient go head-to-head at Allianz Riviera this Saturday in the Ligue 1. Nice mark their 68th participation in the competition, whilst FC Lorient go into their 19th.

In their last fixture, Nice shared the spoils 0-0 with Hull City (Pre-season 2026/27). In their last encounter, FC Lorient were beaten 4-1 by SV 07 Elversberg (Pre-season 2026/27).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

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Nice

Laurent Abergel - Cruciate Ligament Tear

FC Lorient

Bingourou Kamara - Knee Injury

Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs Saint-Étienne 2026-05-29): Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Dante, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Jonathan Clauss, Djibril Coulibaly, Morgan Sanson, Melvin Bard, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Elye Wahi, Tom Louchet

FC Lorient ( vs Le Havre 2026-05-17): Yvon Mvogo, Nathaniel Adjei, Montassar Talbi, Abdoulaye Faye, Panos Katseris, Laurent Abergel, Noah Cadiou, Kan-Guy Kouassi, Jean-Victor Makengo, Bamba Dieng, Pablo Pagis

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MANAGERS

Olivier Pantaloni has faced Alexandre Dujeux on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats
Alexandre Dujeux has faced Nice on five occasions, recording one win, one draw and three defeats
Olivier Pantaloni has faced FC Lorient on 11 occasions, recording two wins, three draws and six defeats

HEAD TO HEAD

Nice and FC Lorient have faced each other 42 times, with Nice holding the advantage: 18 wins, compared with nine wins for FC Lorient.
At the Allianz Riviera, Nice have the edge in their head-to-heads with FC Lorient: 12 wins in 20 matches. FC Lorient have two wins.
In the French league, the two teams have met 32 times, with 14 victories for Nice, 11 draws and seven wins for FC Lorient.