Cadiou penalty gives Lorient a 1-0 win over Monaco
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Noah Cadiou’s 61st-minute penalty earned Lorient a 1-0 Ligue 1 victory over Monaco, despite the visitors’ advantages in possession, passing and total shots. The result leaves Lorient ranked #7 and Monaco ranked #5 after 7 games.
Match report
Lorient beat Monaco 1-0 at Stade du Moustoir in Ligue 1’s Regular Season - 7 on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Noah Cadiou’s penalty in the second half decided a match in which Monaco had more possession and shots but could not convert its pressure.
Cadiou penalty defines the contest
The decisive moment came in the 61st minute, when Noah Cadiou scored from the penalty spot for Lorient to make the running score 1-0. Cadiou was booked five minutes later. Lorient’s other yellow card went to Arsène Kouassi in the 76th minute.
Monaco received four yellow cards: Mohammed Salisu in the 57th minute, Denis Zakaria and Flavio Nazinho in the 60th, and Christian Mawissa in the 80th. Monaco made changes around the interval and after the goal, including the introductions of Folarin Balogun, Mathys Detourbet and Christian Mawissa.
Monaco had the ball, Lorient had the clearer threat
Monaco held 58% possession and recorded 15 shots to Lorient’s 9, while completing 596 accurate passes compared with Lorient’s 400. However, Lorient led expected goals 1.66 to 0.71. Monaco put 4 shots on goal, but Y. Mvogo made four saves to preserve the clean sheet.
Lorient moves to seventh
After the result, Lorient is ranked #7 with 11 points from 7 games, while Monaco is ranked #5 with 14 points from 7 games. Monaco remains 3 points ahead of Lorient, and Lyon leads with 14 points. S. Touré was the standout performer, earning a 7.7 rating across 90 minutes and supplying 2 key passes.
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Standings source snapshot
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| 1 | Lyon | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | WWWWL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 3 | Paris FC | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Lille | DWLWW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Monaco | LDWDW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | Rennes | LWLWW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
| 7 | Lorient | WWLDW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | Lens | WWLDL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
| 9 | Marseille | WWLLL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Stade Brestois 29 | DWLLW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | Toulouse | WDWDL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | Auxerre | WLWWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | |
| 13 | Nice | LWWLD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 14 | Strasbourg | LLLDW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Angers | LLWDL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 16 | Le Mans | LLWDD | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | |
| 17 | Estac Troyes | LLLLL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | |
| 18 | Le Havre | LLLDL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |