Lorient beat Monaco by a single goal in Ligue 1

Lorient secured an important win over their guests Monaco by a score of 1-0 in the match that brought the two sides together in matchweek 7 of Ligue 1, held on 18 October 2026 at 18:15 Damascus time.

The match's only goal came in the 61st minute through Noah Cadiou, who scored from a penalty to give Lorient the lead and the win at the end of the match.

The match did not see any red cards shown to either side, while Lorient received two yellow cards compared with 4 yellow cards for Monaco.

In terms of statistics, Monaco dominated possession with 58 percent compared with 42 percent for Lorient, and took 15 shots compared with 9 for their hosts, of which 4 were on target compared with 3 for Lorient. Lorient also recorded 3 corners compared with 4 for Monaco, and committed 10 fouls compared with 16 for Monaco.

Lorient's Souleymane Isaak Touré was named man of the match after playing the full 90 minutes and achieving a rating of 7.74.

With this result, Lorient raised their tally to 8 points in 11th place after playing 6 matches in which they achieved two wins, two draws and two losses, while Monaco remained in 3rd place with 14 points from 6 matches, having achieved 4 wins and two draws without any losses.