Ligue 1 · 2024

Angers 1–4 Nice · Ligue 1

1–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Nice won 1–4.

Shots
1414
Shots on target
79
Expected goals
1.422.24
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nice beat Angers 4–1. Recorded in this match (Angers – Nice): shots 14–14, shots on target 7–9, expected goals 1.42–2.24, possession 54%–46%. 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.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

14.7 fouls/matchFoulsAngers · Nice14 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAngersNiceBaseline
Fouls14.7 fouls/match14 fouls/match11.2 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Nice have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.3%PossessionAngers · Nice● 53%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAngersNiceBaseline
Possession43.3%53%49.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots14 shotsAngers 14 shots, Nice 14 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots9 shotsAngers 7 shots, Nice 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.42 xG2.24 xGAngers 1.42 xG, Nice 2.24 xG
  • Possession54%46%Angers 54%, Nice 46%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersAngers 4 corners, Nice 7 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsAngers 14 fouls, Nice 13 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.

Jean-Eudes Aholou · Angers · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHimad Abdelli · Angers · 46′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Angers · 55′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSidiki Cherif · Angers · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFarid El Melali · Angers · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Nice · 28′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFarid El Melali · Angers · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedZinedine Ferhat · Angers · 87′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMelvin Bard · Nice · 21′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPierrick Capelle · Angers · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLilian Raolisoa · Angers · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHicham Boudaoui · Nice · 25′ · 0.05 xG · goalYassin Belkhdim · Angers · 37′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAhmadou Bamba Dieng · Angers · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYoussouf Ndayishimiye · Nice · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 6′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEvann Guessand · Nice · 33′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYoussouf Ndayishimiye · Nice · 6′ · 0.10 xG · goalJérémie Boga · Nice · 72′ · 0.11 xG · on targetZinedine Ferhat · Angers · 78′ · 0.11 xG · on targetHicham Boudaoui · Nice · 5′ · 0.15 xG · on targetEvann Guessand · Nice · 85′ · 0.15 xG · goalFarid El Melali · Angers · 34′ · 0.18 xG · on targetMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 34′ · 0.49 xG · on targetHimad Abdelli · Angers · 67′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Angers: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.45 xG. Nice: 13 shots, 8 on target, 1.35 xG. · 1 unplaced

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′Himad Abdelli · Angers · 67′Youssouf Ndayishimiye · Nice · 6′Hicham Boudaoui · Nice · 25′Evann Guessand · Nice · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Angers 1.45 xG · Nice 1.35 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Angers
1Draws
2Nice
Angers — Nice · Ligue 11–1
Nice — Angers · Ligue 10–1
Nice — Angers · Ligue 11–0
Angers — Nice · Ligue 11–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Angers favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Nice in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Angers3 matchesNice3 matches
0.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 2 goals/match
2.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.8 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.41 xG/match
9.33 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 11.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 4.67 shots/match
43.3%Possession3/3● 53%
4.33 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5.33 corners/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Sept 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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