Ligue 1 Gameweek 15 Sat, Jan 2 · 16:00 Stade Louis-II, Monaco
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Away travel13 kmRest days21 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
Real contextStrength only
Monaco—%
Draw—%
Nice—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Monaco)

Forecast from 18 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Monaco and Nice. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

MonacoNice
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
45 AttackIn forecast 26
56 DefenceIn forecast 35
64 Form indexContext 44
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Monaco

Attack—
Defense risk—

Nice

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MonacoNice
1.43 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.86
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.26
86% Scored inContext 57%
29% Clean sheetsContext 14%
11.71 ShotsContext 11.71
4.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.71
38% On target shareContext 32%
7.14 Shots in the boxContext 7.57
61% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 7%
2.80 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 11.86
4.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.43
3.71 BlocksContext 3.00
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
76% Save rateContext 65%
49% PossessionIn forecast 54%
504 PassesContext 546
442 Accurate passesContext 478
88% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.73
11.57 FoulsContext 9.29
11.14 Fouls sufferedContext 8.14
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.55 Goals minus xGContext -0.32
80% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.40 ShotsContext 12.00
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
36% On target shareContext 30%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
61% Box shareContext 68%
13% ConversionContext 7%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.70
12.40 Shots allowedContext 12.60
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.56 BlocksContext 3.60
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
68% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 52%
511 PassesContext 508
443 Accurate passesContext 439
87% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.75
11.90 FoulsContext 9.40
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Monaco
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 64 · 8 pts vs 6.4 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · Lorient0–11.6 xPts
  • D10 OctH · Toulouse2–22.1 xPts
  • W18 SepH · Lens2–11.5 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Strasbourg1–11.4 xPts
  • W4 SepA · Paris Saint Germain2–10.6 xPts
Nice
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel13 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 44 · 7 pts vs 7.6 for an average club · +1.6 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · Lyon1–20.6 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Strasbourg2–11.2 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Lille2–10.9 xPts
  • L12 SepA · Auxerre0–11.1 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Le Mans1–11.5 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Monaco Nice
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21Ligue 1 2026-2027, 12 Dec21Ligue 1 2026-2027, 12 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km13 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one1414

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Monaco Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Lorient (A) 0–1, 18 Oct
1L. Hrádecký(G)
20Flávio Nazinho 22M. Salisu 72S. Sané 2Vanderson
6D. Zakaria 8M. Camara
10A. Golovin 31Ansu Fati 18T. Minamino
11M. Abline
Nice Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Lyon (A) 1–2, 18 Oct
23Y. Diouf(G)
35X. Mandza Tsiendi 55Y. Ndayishimiye 5M. Mohamed Ahmed
27N. Nkounkou 6H. Boudaoui 28A. Witsel 92J. Clauss
9M. Amoura 7G. Hein
11S. Wahi

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Monaco Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Nice Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Monaco · Home 2.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Nice · Away 0.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
0.33
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

4 Monaco wins3 draws3 Nice wins
Goals per game1.20 – 1.30 Over 2.560% Both scored50% Clean sheets30% · 30%
  • 8 Feb 2026Nice0–0Monaco
  • 5 Oct 2025Monaco2–2Nice
  • 29 Mar 2025Monaco2–1Nice
  • 27 Oct 2024Nice2–1Monaco
  • 11 Feb 2024Nice2–3Monaco
  • 22 Sep 2023Monaco0–1Nice

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

Monaco7 games · scored 10 · conceded 6
2 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 76-90
Nice7 games · scored 6 · conceded 9
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Monaco10 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
3 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 6 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 1 76-90
Nice10 games · scored 8 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.