Ligue 1 Regular Season - 25

Lille 1 - 1 FT Lorient

Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy

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Futmetrix Verdict
57
FT
Sun, Mar 8
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Lille
1-1
Lorient
⚡ Intensity 41
⚖️ Balance 40
🏆 Stakes 42
🎲 Upset 73
Lorient stun Lille at the death.

Lorient Snatch Dramatic Point in Stoppage Time

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 57/100. A tactical stalemate turned dramatic as Lille's European ambitions hit a late snag against a resilient Lorient side that refused to buckle.

Control Without the Killing Edge

From the outset at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille assumed their expected role as protagonists. Controlling 58% of possession, the hosts dictated the tempo but struggled to find gaps in a disciplined Lorient defensive setup. The Balance of the match was heavily skewed toward the home side, yet they lacked the creative spark to turn dominance into clear-cut chances. Berke Özer was called into action three times, providing a secure foundation at the back, but the forward line remained frustrated. The Stakes for Lille were clear — a win would solidify their Conference League standing — but as the first half wore on, the sense of an impending stalemate grew among the restless home faithful.

The Breakthrough and the Shift

The deadlock finally shattered in the 65th minute, sparked by the vision of Nabil Bentaleb. The midfielder’s clinical delivery allowed M. Fernandez-Pardo to find the back of the net, sending the home crowd into raptures. It felt like the defining moment of a tight contest, a classic case of superior quality eventually breaking down a stubborn opponent. Following the goal, the Intensity shifted as Lorient were forced to abandon their conservative approach. Lille appeared comfortable, managing the game with professional ease and limiting Lorient's access to the final third. However, the failure to secure a second goal left the door ajar, a tactical risk that would ultimately come back to haunt the hosts in the dying embers of the match.

The Stoppage Time Twist

Just as the three points seemed secure, disaster struck for the Dogues. In the 93rd minute, a late surge orchestrated by B. Meite found Arthur Avom Ebong, who clinicaly leveled the scoring to silence the stadium. The Upset Factor was palpable; Lorient had barely threatened for the majority of the half but capitalized on a lapse in concentration. This late equalizer is a bitter pill for Lille to swallow, especially given their total control of the ball. For Lorient, it is a testament to their persistence, earning a vital point that keeps them comfortably mid-table. Lille, meanwhile, will rue the two points dropped, a result that could prove costly as the race for European qualification reaches its final sprint in the coming weeks.

Key Questions

Did Lille deserve the late equalizer?

Lille were punished for their passivity. While they dominated, failing to kill the game left them vulnerable to Lorient's spirited and deserved late comeback.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
58%
42%
Lille 58%
Lorient 42%
Shots
12
8
Lille 12
Lorient 8
Shots on Target
2
5
Lille 2
Lorient 5
Expected Goals (xG)
0.49
0.47
Lille 0.49
Lorient 0.47
Passes
518
385
Lille 518
Lorient 385
Pass Accuracy
87%
85%
Lille 87%
Lorient 85%
Corners
5
1
Lille 5
Lorient 1
Fouls
13
12
Lille 13
Lorient 12
Yellow Cards
4
1
Lille 4
Lorient 1
Red Cards
0
0
Lille 0
Lorient 0

Match Events

22' 🟨 G. Perrin
32' 🟨 B. Ozer
32' 🟨 A. Mandi
HT
B. Meite 🟨 56'
65' M. Fernandez-Pardo (N. Bentaleb)
J. Makengo T. Le Bris 🔄 66'
A. Tosin B. Dieng 🔄 66'
73' 🔄 T. Santos T. Meunier
74' 🔄 G. Perrin F. Correia
74' 🔄 A. Bouaddi N. Mukau
A. Kouassi D. Yongwa 🔄 74'
P. Katseris S. Soumano 🔄 74'
D. Karim D. Semedo 🔄 80'
88' 🔄 M. Fernandez-Pardo N. Edjouma
88' 🔄 H. Haraldsson S. Diaoune
90'+1 🟨 N. Bentaleb
A. Avom (B. Meite) 90'+3
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Lille

Goalkeepers
Berke Özer
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Tiago Santos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Nathan Ngoy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aïssa Mandi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Romain Perraud
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
42%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Ayyoub Bouaddi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
74
Entry
Nabil Bentaleb
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
8.3
Rating
Benjamin André
MAGNET
MAGNET
87
Activity
87
Activity
70
Passes
17
Duels
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson
NPC
NPC
88
Minutes
88
Minutes
39%
Pass Acc
6.6
Rating
Forwards
Gaëtan Perrin
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Matías Fernández
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Arnaud Bodart
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Chancel Mbemba
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Calvin Verdonk
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexsandro Ribeiro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Thomas Meunier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ngal'ayel Mukau
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Félix Correia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Soriba Diaoune
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noah Edjouma
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Lorient

Goalkeepers
Yvon Mvogo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Panos Katseris
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
74
Total Mins
74
Entry
Bamo Meïté
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Montassar Talbi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Abdoulaye Faye
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Arsène Kouassi
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Jean-Victor Makengo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
66
Total Mins
66
Entry
Arthur Avom Ebong
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8
Rating
Noah Cadiou
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Karim Dermane
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Aiyegun Tosin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
66
Total Mins
66
Entry
BENCH
Bingourou Kamara
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Izak Akakpo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Darlin Yongwa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniel Semedo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martin Bley
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Théo Le Bris
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sambou Soumano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mohamed Bamba
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
30/08/2025 Lorient 1 - 7 Lille Ligue 1 Stade du Moustoir
14/01/2024 Lille 3 - 0 Lorient Ligue 1 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
27/08/2023 Lorient 4 - 1 Lille Ligue 1 Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
02/04/2023 Lille 3 - 1 Lorient Ligue 1 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy
02/10/2022 Lorient 2 - 1 Lille Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
19/01/2022 Lille 3 - 1 Lorient Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
10/09/2021 Lorient 2 - 1 Lille Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
21/02/2021 Lorient 1 - 4 Lille Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
22/11/2020 Lille 4 - 0 Lorient Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
04/02/2017 Lille 0 - 1 Lorient Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
30/08/2025
1 - 7
Ligue 1 Stade du Moustoir
14/01/2024
3 - 0
Ligue 1 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
27/08/2023
4 - 1
Ligue 1 Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
02/04/2023
3 - 1
Ligue 1 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy
02/10/2022
2 - 1
Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
19/01/2022
3 - 1
Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
10/09/2021
2 - 1
Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
21/02/2021
1 - 4
Ligue 1 Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir
22/11/2020
4 - 0
Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
04/02/2017
0 - 1
Ligue 1 Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille Win
Lorient Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Paris Saint Germain 25 57 54 22 +32 LParis Saint Germain 1 - 3 Monaco (06-03-2026)WLe Havre 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (28-02-2026)WParis Saint Germain 3 - 0 Metz (21-02-2026)LRennes 3 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (13-02-2026)WParis Saint Germain 5 - 0 Marseille (08-02-2026)
2 Lens 25 56 48 21 +27 WLens 3 - 0 Metz (08-03-2026)DStrasbourg 1 - 1 Lens (27-02-2026)LLens 2 - 3 Monaco (21-02-2026)WParis FC 0 - 5 Lens (14-02-2026)WLens 3 - 1 Rennes (07-02-2026)
3 Marseille 25 46 52 33 +19 WToulouse 0 - 1 Marseille (07-03-2026)WMarseille 3 - 2 Lyon (01-03-2026)LStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Marseille (20-02-2026)DMarseille 2 - 2 Strasbourg (14-02-2026)LParis Saint Germain 5 - 0 Marseille (08-02-2026)
4 Lyon 25 46 40 27 +13 DLyon 1 - 1 Paris FC (08-03-2026)LMarseille 3 - 2 Lyon (01-03-2026)LStrasbourg 3 - 1 Lyon (22-02-2026)WLyon 2 - 0 Nice (15-02-2026)WNantes 0 - 1 Lyon (07-02-2026)
5 Rennes 25 43 42 35 +7 WNice 0 - 4 Rennes (08-03-2026)WRennes 1 - 0 Toulouse (28-02-2026)WAuxerre 0 - 3 Rennes (22-02-2026)WRennes 3 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (13-02-2026)LLens 3 - 1 Rennes (07-02-2026)
6 Lille 25 41 38 32 +6 DLille 1 - 1 Lorient (08-03-2026)WLille 1 - 0 Nantes (01-03-2026)WAngers 0 - 1 Lille (22-02-2026)DLille 1 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (14-02-2026)DMetz 0 - 0 Lille (06-02-2026)
7 Monaco 25 40 43 37 +6 WParis Saint Germain 1 - 3 Monaco (06-03-2026)WMonaco 2 - 0 Angers (28-02-2026)WLens 2 - 3 Monaco (21-02-2026)WMonaco 3 - 1 Nantes (13-02-2026)DNice 0 - 0 Monaco (08-02-2026)
8 Strasbourg 25 36 40 31 +9 DAuxerre 0 - 0 Strasbourg (07-03-2026)DStrasbourg 1 - 1 Lens (27-02-2026)WStrasbourg 3 - 1 Lyon (22-02-2026)DMarseille 2 - 2 Strasbourg (14-02-2026)LLe Havre 2 - 1 Strasbourg (08-02-2026)
9 Stade Brestois 29 25 36 34 34 0 WStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Le Havre (08-03-2026)WMetz 0 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (01-03-2026)WStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Marseille (20-02-2026)DLille 1 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (14-02-2026)WStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Lorient (07-02-2026)
10 Lorient 25 34 35 39 -4 DLille 1 - 1 Lorient (08-03-2026)DLorient 2 - 2 Auxerre (01-03-2026)DNice 3 - 3 Lorient (22-02-2026)WLorient 2 - 0 Angers (15-02-2026)LStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Lorient (07-02-2026)
11 Angers 25 32 23 30 -7 WNantes 0 - 1 Angers (07-03-2026)LMonaco 2 - 0 Angers (28-02-2026)LAngers 0 - 1 Lille (22-02-2026)LLorient 2 - 0 Angers (15-02-2026)WAngers 1 - 0 Toulouse (08-02-2026)
12 Toulouse 25 31 33 29 +4 LToulouse 0 - 1 Marseille (07-03-2026)LRennes 1 - 0 Toulouse (28-02-2026)DToulouse 1 - 1 Paris FC (21-02-2026)LLe Havre 2 - 1 Toulouse (15-02-2026)LAngers 1 - 0 Toulouse (08-02-2026)
13 Paris FC 25 27 29 41 -12 DLyon 1 - 1 Paris FC (08-03-2026)WParis FC 1 - 0 Nice (01-03-2026)DToulouse 1 - 1 Paris FC (21-02-2026)LParis FC 0 - 5 Lens (14-02-2026)DAuxerre 0 - 0 Paris FC (08-02-2026)
14 Le Havre 25 26 20 32 -12 LStade Brestois 29 2 - 0 Le Havre (08-03-2026)LLe Havre 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (28-02-2026)LNantes 2 - 0 Le Havre (22-02-2026)WLe Havre 2 - 1 Toulouse (15-02-2026)WLe Havre 2 - 1 Strasbourg (08-02-2026)
15 Nice 25 24 30 48 -18 LNice 0 - 4 Rennes (08-03-2026)LParis FC 1 - 0 Nice (01-03-2026)DNice 3 - 3 Lorient (22-02-2026)LLyon 2 - 0 Nice (15-02-2026)DNice 0 - 0 Monaco (08-02-2026)
16 Auxerre 25 19 19 35 -16 DAuxerre 0 - 0 Strasbourg (07-03-2026)DLorient 2 - 2 Auxerre (01-03-2026)LAuxerre 0 - 3 Rennes (22-02-2026)WMetz 1 - 3 Auxerre (15-02-2026)DAuxerre 0 - 0 Paris FC (08-02-2026)
17 Nantes 25 17 22 42 -20 LNantes 0 - 1 Angers (07-03-2026)LLille 1 - 0 Nantes (01-03-2026)WNantes 2 - 0 Le Havre (22-02-2026)LMonaco 3 - 1 Nantes (13-02-2026)LNantes 0 - 1 Lyon (07-02-2026)
18 Metz 25 13 22 56 -34 LLens 3 - 0 Metz (08-03-2026)LMetz 0 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (01-03-2026)LParis Saint Germain 3 - 0 Metz (21-02-2026)LMetz 1 - 3 Auxerre (15-02-2026)DMetz 0 - 0 Lille (06-02-2026)