Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 23 · 18:00 Allianz Riviera, Nice
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Our take

Nice were slight favourites.

Nice were the stronger side on L90 Strength (45 vs 29). Nice had 6.9 days of rest, Auxerre 6.1 and had to travel 538 km.

Away travel538 kmRest days6.9 · 6.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Nice54%
Draw25%
Auxerre21%
Expected goals 1.71 – 0.98
Nice54%
Draw25%
Auxerre21%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.02
Nice54%
Draw25%
Auxerre21%
Expected goals 1.71 – 0.98
Nice46%
Draw27%
Auxerre27%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.10
Nice54%
Draw25%
Auxerre21%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.02
Over 2.5 50% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceJeremy Stinat
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 77

Team strength

NiceAuxerre
45 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
27 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
26 AttackIn forecast 39
35 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
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

Nice

Attack—
Defense risk—

Auxerre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NiceAuxerre
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.66 xGVia Att/Def 0.95
0.97 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
60% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.20 ShotsContext 9.60
4.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
31% On target shareContext 34%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.56
63% Box shareContext 55%
11% ConversionContext 14%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.80
13.20 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.40 BlocksContext 3.80
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
70% Save rateContext 78%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
447 PassesContext 398
378 Accurate passesContext 329
84% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.03 Team ratingContext 7.00
11.10 FoulsContext 12.50
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
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

Nice
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Auxerre
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel538 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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
Nice Auxerre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 16 Aug6.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 17 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km538 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one7.97

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

Nice Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
80Y. Diouf(G)
37Kojo Peprah Oppong 28A. Bah 33A. Mendy
26M. Bard 99S. Abdul Samed 6H. Boudaoui 20T. Louchet
7J. Boga 21I. Jansson
90Kevin Carlos
Auxerre Confirmed XI
5-4-1
16D. Léon(G)
14G. Mensah 92C. Akpa 4F. Sierralta 3G. Osho 29M. Senaya
23I. Osman 5K. Danois 42E. Owusu 7J. Casimir
10L. Sinayoko

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
Nice Absences are shown before kick-off
Auxerre Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Nice+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Auxerre+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Nice · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Auxerre · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Nice wins3 draws1 Auxerre wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.25 Over 2.525% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 14 Mar 2025Nice1–1Auxerre
  • 18 Aug 2024Auxerre2–1Nice
  • 3 Mar 2023Nice1–1Auxerre
  • 16 Oct 2022Auxerre1–1Nice

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.

Referee · Jeremy Stinat France · 77 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.68league 3.09
Red cards0.19league 0.18
Cards 5+35%league 36%
Fouls24.6league 22.5
Penalties0.31league 0.36
Home wins42%league 55%
Nice10 with this referee
Record6-2-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.9 Pens for · against2 · 2 Reds1
  • L10 May 25A · Rennes0–21
  • W20 Apr 25H · Angers2–11
  • D10 Nov 24H · Lille2–22
  • W1 Sep 24A · Angers4–14
  • W19 Apr 24H · Lorient3–00
Auxerre5 with this referee
Record2-2-1 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.4 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W22 Feb 25H · Marseille3–01
  • D14 Dec 24H · Lens2–23
  • D27 Oct 24A · Lyon2–24
  • W27 Sep 24H · Stade Brestois 293–02
  • L29 Jan 23H · Montpellier0–21

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Nice1 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Auxerre1 games · scored 1 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Nice10 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
1 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 5 76-90

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

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