Nice and Lorient played out a goalless draw in Ligue 1, with neither side able to break the deadlock. Lorient, despite seeing less of the ball, created the clearer openings and will feel they came closest to winning.
The only booking arrived after 37 minutes, when Zoumana Diallo was shown a yellow card. Nice controlled possession with 60% of the ball but managed just one shot on target, while Lorient mustered two efforts on target and carved out five big chances.
The stats underline Lorient's edge in quality chances: their expected goals of 1.24 edged Nice's 1.08, and they missed all five of those big opportunities. Nice, by contrast, registered 14 shots but only one on target, a wasteful display despite their territorial dominance.
