Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Monaco vs Lorient – Lineups & Match Details

Lorient beat Monaco 3-1. Goals: B. Dieng (68'), Ansu Fati (76'), J. Makengo (85'), D. Karim (87'). Monaco had 62% possession against Lorient's 38%. Shots on target: 7-4.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 18

Friday, 16 January 2026

MonacoMonaco

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

LorientLorient

Referee: Willy Delajod, France

Lineups

MonacoMonaco4-2-2-2
P. Kohn16P. KohnG
K. Ouattara20K. OuattaraD
E. Dier3E. DierD
W. Faes25W. FaesD
Caio Henrique12Caio HenriqueD
D. Zakaria6D. ZakariaM
J. Teze4J. TezeM
M. Akliouche11M. AklioucheM
A. Golovin10A. GolovinM
M. Biereth14M. BierethF
F. Balogun9F. BalogunF

Substitutes

50Y. LienardG
40J. StawieckiG
44S. Nibombe
2VandersonD
23A. BambaM
49I. ToureM
29P. BrunnerF
31A. FatiF
19G. IlenikhenaF
LorientLorient3-4-2-1
Y. Mvogo38Y. MvogoG
B. Meite5B. MeiteD
M. Talbi3M. TalbiD
Igor Silva2Igor SilvaD
T. Le Bris11T. Le BrisM
N. Cadiou8N. CadiouM
L. Abergel6L. AbergelM
A. Kouassi43A. KouassiM
J. Makengo17J. MakengoF
P. Pagis10P. PagisF
B. Dieng12B. DiengF

Substitutes

21B. KamaraG
32N. AdjeiD
35L. LeaudaisD
7B. FadigaM
29D. KarimM
93J. Mvuka MugishaM
34M. BleyM
33S. BaldoniF
9M. BambaF

Match Events

62'S

M. Biereth

Substitution 1

68'G

B. Dieng

Assist: B. Meité

69'S

K. Ouattara

Substitution 2

69'S

J. Teze

Substitution 3

70'Y

D. Zakaria

75'S

P. Pagis

Substitution 1

75'S

B. Dieng

Substitution 2

76'G

Ansu Fati

85'G

J. Makengo

Assist: D. Karim

87'G

D. Karim

Assist: N. Cadiou

90'+4S

F. Balogun

Substitution 4

90'+2S

Igor Silva

Substitution 3

90'+2S

T. Le Bris

Substitution 4

90'+6S

N. Cadiou

Substitution 5

Statistics

Monaco
62%38%
Lorient
1.25Expected Goals (xG)1.38
14Total Shots14
7Shots on Target4
4Corners3
16Fouls9
0Offsides1
90Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Monaco host Lorient on Friday, 16 January 2026 at Stade Louis-II. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Monaco go into the match 7th in the table; Lorient sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Monaco have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Lorient have collected 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Sept 2025: Monaco 1-3 Lorient; 17 Mar 2024: Monaco 2-2 Lorient; 17 Sept 2023: Monaco 2-2 Lorient. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lorient beat Monaco 3-1. Monaco scored through Ansu Fati 76'. Lorient replied with B. Dieng 68', J. Makengo 85', D. Karim 87'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 87 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Monaco held 62% of the ball against 38% for Lorient. Shots on target finished 7-4. Expected goals read 1.25 for Monaco, 1.38 for Lorient.

Verdict

Lorient take the three points; Monaco look at a thin night for the home crowd. Monaco sat 7th and Lorient 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.