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Auxerre 2–1 Nice · Ligue 1

Auxerre

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2–1Historical 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

Auxerre won 2–1.

Shots
1210
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.841.33
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Auxerre beat Nice 2–1. Recorded in this match (Auxerre – Nice): shots 12–10, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.84–1.33, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 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 for1.8 goals/match0.97 goals/match1.44 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots10 shotsAuxerre 12 shots, Nice 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsAuxerre 4 shots, Nice 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.84 xG1.33 xGAuxerre 0.84 xG, Nice 1.33 xG
  • Possession52%48%Auxerre 52%, Nice 48%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerAuxerre 10 corners, Nice 1 corner
  • Fouls15 fouls9 foulsAuxerre 15 fouls, Nice 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsAuxerre 1 card, Nice 0 cards

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.

Lassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 42′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Mendy · Nice · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSékou Mara · Auxerre · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedElisha Owusu · Auxerre · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Sy · Auxerre · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 53′ · 0.02 xG · on targetElye Wahi · Nice · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Sanson · Nice · 12′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 74′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSékou Mara · Auxerre · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 70′ · 0.07 xG · goalLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 3′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 9′ · 0.10 xG · on targetElye Wahi · Nice · 90′ · 0.10 xG · on targetKévin Danois · Auxerre · 79′ · 0.14 xG · on targetIsak Jansson · Nice · 90′ · 0.14 xG · on targetSékou Mara · Auxerre · 27′ · 0.16 xG · goalSofiane Diop · Nice · 9′ · 0.30 xG · goalSofiane Diop · Nice · 53′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Auxerre: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.71 xG. Nice: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.22 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′Sékou Mara · Auxerre · 27′Lassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 70′Sofiane Diop · Nice · 9′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Auxerre 0.71 xG · Nice 1.22 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Auxerre
3Draws
1Nice
Nice — Auxerre · Ligue 13–1
Nice — Auxerre · Ligue 11–1
Auxerre — Nice · Ligue 12–1
Nice — Auxerre · Ligue 11–1
Auxerre — Nice · 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: Auxerre favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Nice in 4 · 1 too close

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Window

Season

Auxerre33 matchesNice33 matches
0.97 goals/matchGoals scored33/33▲ 1.12 goals/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed33/331.82 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals33/33▲ 1.27 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots33/3310.9 shots/match
3.48 shots/matchShots on target33/33▲ 3.94 shots/match
44.4%Possession33/33● 46.3%
4.85 corners/matchCorners33/33● 4.94 corners/match
2.41 cards/matchCards27/272.26 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls33/3312.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 33home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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