Ligue 1 · 2023

Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Nice · Ligue 1

1–0Historical match

Nice

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 1–0.

Shots
920
Shots on target
16
Expected goals
1.080.8
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique Lyonnais beat Nice 1–0. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – Nice): shots 9–20, shots on target 1–6, expected goals 1.08–0.8, possession 49%–51%. 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.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.19 goals/match

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

Olympique Lyonnais show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Olympique Lyonnais's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsOlympique Lyonnais · Nice13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisNiceBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.1 shots/match
Shots against13.2 shots/match9.91 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots20 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 9 shots, Nice 20 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot6 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 1 shot, Nice 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.08 xG0.8 xGOlympique Lyonnais 1.08 xG, Nice 0.8 xG
  • Possession49%51%Olympique Lyonnais 49%, Nice 51%
  • Corners4 corners9 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 4 corners, Nice 9 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls12 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 8 fouls, Nice 12 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.

Youssouf Ndayishimiye · Nice · 8′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedClinton Mata · Olympique Lyonnais · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 49′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Caqueret · Olympique Lyonnais · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Sanson · Nice · 20′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 43′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAlexis Claude-Maurice · Nice · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTerem Moffi · Nice · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOrel Mangala · Olympique Lyonnais · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJordan Lotomba · Nice · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPablo Rosario · Nice · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKhéphren Thuram · Nice · 82′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJérémie Boga · Nice · 86′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJérémie Boga · Nice · 84′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMohamed Ali Cho · Nice · 5′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPablo Rosario · Nice · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Claude-Maurice · Nice · 72′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMaxence Caqueret · Olympique Lyonnais · 31′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · Olympique Lyonnais · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGaëtan Laborde · Nice · 6′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Sanson · Nice · 17′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGift Orban · Olympique Lyonnais · 87′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJordan Lotomba · Nice · 88′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 88′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedErnest Nuamah · Olympique Lyonnais · 35′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedOrel Mangala · Olympique Lyonnais · 22′ · 0.38 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Olympique Lyonnais: 9 shots, 1 on target, 1.06 xG. Nice: 20 shots, 6 on target, 0.79 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′Orel Mangala · Olympique Lyonnais · 22′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Olympique Lyonnais 1.06 xG · Nice 0.79 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Olympique Lyonnais
2Draws
2Nice
Nice — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–0
Nice — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–1
Olympique Lyonnais — Nice · Ligue 11–1
Olympique Lyonnais — Nice · Ligue 12–0
Nice — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Olympique Lyonnais favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Nice in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais22 matchesNice22 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored22/221 goal/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 0.68 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.42 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 13.6 shots/match
4.82 shots/matchShots on target22/224.68 shots/match
51.1%Possession22/22● 53.1%
4.68 corners/matchCorners22/22● 5.45 corners/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls22/2212.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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: Sat, 17 Feb 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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