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Nice 2–0 Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 1

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2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Nice won 2–0.

Shots
1418
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
1.130.83
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nice beat Olympique de Marseille 2–0. Recorded in this match (Nice – Olympique de Marseille): shots 14–18, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 1.13–0.83, possession 29%–71%. 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

weak

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

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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 for2.4 goals/match2 goals/match1.34 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Olympique de Marseille have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.2%PossessionNice · Olympique de Marseille● 61.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNiceOlympique de MarseilleBaseline
Possession46.2%61.9%46.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots18 shotsNice 14 shots, Olympique de Marseille 18 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsNice 5 shots, Olympique de Marseille 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.13 xG0.83 xGNice 1.13 xG, Olympique de Marseille 0.83 xG
  • Possession29%71%Nice 29%, Olympique de Marseille 71%
  • Corners6 corners12 cornersNice 6 corners, Olympique de Marseille 12 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsNice 12 fouls, Olympique de Marseille 9 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.

Bilal Nadir · Olympique de Marseille · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Olympique de Marseille · 15′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAdrien Rabiot · Olympique de Marseille · 18′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Olympique de Marseille · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Olympique de Marseille · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedValentin Rongier · Olympique de Marseille · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedQuentin Merlin · Olympique de Marseille · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMelvin Bard · Nice · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Balerdi · Olympique de Marseille · 54′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Olympique de Marseille · 72′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHicham Boudaoui · Nice · 75′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTom Louchet · Nice · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedValentin Rongier · Olympique de Marseille · 13′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Olympique de Marseille · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMason Greenwood · Olympique de Marseille · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPierre-Emile Højbjerg · Olympique de Marseille · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMelvin Bard · Nice · 79′ · 0.04 xG · on targetValentin Rongier · Olympique de Marseille · 40′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAli Abdi · Nice · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Rowe · Olympique de Marseille · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 30′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 74′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAdrien Rabiot · Olympique de Marseille · 70′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedQuentin Merlin · Olympique de Marseille · 40′ · 0.11 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 36′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 7′ · 0.17 xG · goalAdrien Rabiot · Olympique de Marseille · 55′ · 0.18 xG · on targetJonathan Clauss · Nice · 43′ · 0.20 xG · on targetMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 51′ · 0.24 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nice: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.24 xG. Olympique de Marseille: 18 shots, 6 on target, 0.84 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Evann Guessand · Nice · 7′Mohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 51′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nice 1.24 xG · Olympique de Marseille 0.84 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Nice
1Draws
2Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille — Nice · Ligue 12–0
Olympique de Marseille — Nice · Ligue 12–2
Nice — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 11–0
Olympique de Marseille — Nice · Ligue 11–3
Nice — Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 10–3

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique de Marseille in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nice19 matchesOlympique de Marseille19 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 2.11 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.21 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/191.69 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots19/1913.3 shots/match
5.68 shots/matchShots on target19/195.42 shots/match
46.2%Possession19/19● 61.9%
4.63 corners/match ●Corners19/194.16 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls19/1911.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Sun, 26 Jan 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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