Ligue 1 · 2025Allianz Riviera

Nice

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Metz

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

Match at a glance

Nice and Metz drew 0–0.

Shots
2216
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.640.85
Possession
49%51%

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots16 shotsNice 22 shots, Metz 16 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsNice 4 shots, Metz 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.64 xG0.85 xGNice 1.64 xG, Metz 0.85 xG
  • Possession49%51%Nice 49%, Metz 51%
  • Corners10 corners4 cornersNice 10 corners, Metz 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsNice 11 fouls, Metz 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardNice 2 cards, Metz 1 card

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.

Hicham Boudaoui · Nice · 47′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAntoine Mendy · Nice · 49′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHicham Boudaoui · Nice · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Sanson · Nice · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDante · Nice · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCharles Vanhoutte · Nice · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlpha Touré · Metz · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 66′ · 0.03 xG · on targetIsak Jansson · Nice · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 13′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBelieve Munongo · Metz · 16′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGauthier Hein · Metz · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGiorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 85′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKaïl Boudache · Nice · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSadibou Sané · Metz · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBouna Sarr · Metz · 23′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 67′ · 0.05 xG · on targetBoubacar Traoré · Metz · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBouna Sarr · Metz · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Diop · Nice · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKaïl Boudache · Nice · 25′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 71′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Diop · Nice · 57′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 9′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 58′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDante · Nice · 58′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 14′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMorgan Sanson · Nice · 47′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMohamed-Ali Cho · Nice · 72′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Diop · Nice · 44′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedAli Abdi · Nice · 77′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Diop · Nice · 62′ · 0.18 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nice: 22 shots, 4 on target, 1.50 xG. Metz: 16 shots, 4 on target, 0.74 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nice 1.50 xG · Metz 0.74 xG.

Full time

What the match recorded

Nice and Metz drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Nice – Metz): shots 22–16, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.64–0.85, 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 · Season1.09 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 for0.6 goals/match1.09 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

Metz have a visible away split

moderate

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

8.35 shots/match ShotsAway only · Season10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.35 shots/match10.1 shots/match11.6 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Nice
0Draws
2Metz
MetzNice · Ligue 121
NiceMetz · Ligue 110
MetzNice · Ligue 101
MetzNice · Ligue 102
NiceMetz · Ligue 101

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 8 of 11 directional metrics · Metz in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nice34 matchesMetz34 matches
1.09 goals/match Goals scored34/340.94 goals/match
1.76 goals/match Goals allowed34/342.24 goals/match
1.28 xG/match Expected goals34/341.02 xG/match
11.2 shots/match Shots34/3410.1 shots/match
3.94 shots/match Shots on target34/343.18 shots/match
46.4%Possession34/34 48.9%
5.09 corners/match Corners34/344.24 corners/match
2.26 cards/matchCards27/261.85 cards/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls34/3411.4 fouls/match

Style profile

Style profile

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Nice36.1
Metz47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Nice33.4
Metz9.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Nice10.2
Metz2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Nice41.7
Metz2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Nice54.2
Metz27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 88%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Nice63.9
Metz27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Nice43.8
Metz18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

  • Rest before fixture · Both teams: 7 days
  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Nice / Metz

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidencelimited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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, 17 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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