Angers SCO 0-0 Lorient: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 8 · Sunday 25 October 2026 · Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers · referee A. Souifi · full time
Full time: Angers SCO 0-0 Lorient
Angers SCO and Lorient drew 0-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 8 on Sunday 25 October 2026 at Stade Raymond Kopa. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How the match unfolded
No goals at Stade Raymond Kopa: Angers SCO and Lorient cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, A. Souifi, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Angers SCO and 1 to Lorient.
Angers SCO: S. Gilli, 5-3-2 · Lorient: A. Dujeux, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.75, and 0-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Lorient win at 37%; a draw, at 29%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (14%).
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.4 and the match produced none.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 43%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 49%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-25, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.73 for Angers SCO and 0.43 for Lorient.
Angers SCO had 5 shots on target, Lorient 1.
Lorient's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Lorient had 52% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Angers SCO came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.89 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Lorient came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.20 expected goals for and 1.14 against, and had won 40% of their matches.
Angers SCO vs Lorient: the match in numbers
| Angers SCO | Match statistics | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 0.73 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 |
| 8 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 493 | Total passes | 542 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 6 | Corners | 7 |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Arthur Avom (Lorient), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Angers SCO
- Joseph Kalulu 7.5
- Jordan Lefort 7.4
- Branco van den Boomen 7.2
- Haris Belkebla 7.2
- Ousmane Camara 7.0
Lorient
- Arthur Avom 8.1
- Yvon Mvogo 7.6
- Isaak Touré 7.6
- Arsène Kouassi 7.5
- Jean-Victor Makengo 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Yassin Belkhdim at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Angers SCO: Paris vs Angers SCO Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
- Lorient: Lorient vs Rennes Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Angers SCO vs Lorient
What was the score in Angers SCO vs Lorient?
Angers SCO 0-0 Lorient (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Sunday 25 October 2026.
Who scored in Angers SCO vs Lorient?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Angers SCO vs Lorient correctly?
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.75, and 0-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Angers SCO vs Lorient?
Arthur Avom, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Angers SCO vs Lorient?
A. Souifi.
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