Ligue 1 · 2024

Nice 1–2 Nantes · Ligue 1

Nice

WWLDL
1–2Historical match

Nantes

WLLWL

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Nantes won 1–2.

Shots
218
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
1.90.57
Possession
76%24%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nantes beat Nice 2–1. Recorded in this match (Nice – Nantes): shots 21–8, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 1.9–0.57, possession 76%–24%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Nice's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Nice's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.86 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.86 goals/match1.41 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Nantes have a visible away split

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Nantes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.73 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.73 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Nice have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.8% ●PossessionNice · Nantes39.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNiceNantesBaseline
Possession47.8%39.3%48.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots8 shotsNice 21 shots, Nantes 8 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsNice 9 shots, Nantes 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.9 xG0.57 xGNice 1.9 xG, Nantes 0.57 xG
  • Possession76%24%Nice 76%, Nantes 24%
  • Corners11 corners2 cornersNice 11 corners, Nantes 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls14 foulsNice 9 fouls, Nantes 14 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Ali Abdi · Nice · 32′ · 0.01 xG · on targetYoussouf Ndayishimiye · Nice · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJérémie Boga · Nice · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMoise Bombito · Nice · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMeschak Elia · Nantes · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLouis Leroux · Nantes · 73′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 75′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAli Abdi · Nice · 4′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoses Simon · Nantes · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAugusto Douglas · Nantes · 11′ · 0.05 xG · goalAli Abdi · Nice · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 38′ · 0.05 xG · goalJonathan Clauss · Nice · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Clauss · Nice · 48′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 71′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 1′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 13′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 20′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 52′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 70′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJonathan Clauss · Nice · 75′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMeschak Elia · Nantes · 36′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 21′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJérémie Boga · Nice · 77′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 10′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedTerem Moffi · Nice · 90′ · 0.29 xG · on targetAli Abdi · Nice · 14′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nice: 21 shots, 9 on target, 1.93 xG. Nantes: 8 shots, 4 on target, 0.53 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Ali Abdi · Nice · 14′Augusto Douglas · Nantes · 11′Matthis Abline · Nantes · 38′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nice 1.93 xG · Nantes 0.53 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Nice
3Draws
2Nantes
Nantes — Nice · Ligue 11–1
Nice — Nantes · Ligue 11–2
Nantes — Nice · Ligue 11–0
Nantes — Nice · Ligue 12–2
Nice — Nantes · Ligue 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nice favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Nantes in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nice28 matchesNantes28 matches
1.86 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281.18 goals/match
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.68 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals28/281.2 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots28/2810.5 shots/match
5.71 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/283.89 shots/match
47.8% ●Possession28/2839.3%
5.07 corners/match ●Corners28/284.29 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls28/2812.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 4 Apr 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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