Ligue 1 Gameweek 21 Sat, Feb 20 · 16:00 Allianz Riviera, Nice
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Away travel538 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Nice—%
Draw—%
Auxerre—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Nice)

Forecast from 5 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Nice and Auxerre. 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 insights

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

Defence insights

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

Streaks insights

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

Team strength

NiceAuxerre
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
27 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
26 AttackIn forecast 39
35 DefenceIn forecast 25
44 Form indexContext 61
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
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.57
1.29 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.43
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.86
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.42
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext -0.29
57% Scored inContext 100%
14% Clean sheetsContext 14%
11.71 ShotsContext 11.86
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.14
32% On target shareContext 43%
7.57 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
65% Box shareContext 49%
7% ConversionContext 13%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.80
11.86 Shots allowedContext 14.71
4.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.29
3.00 BlocksContext 4.00
2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.29
65% Save rateContext 68%
54% PossessionIn forecast 45%
546 PassesContext 384
478 Accurate passesContext 311
88% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.62
9.29 FoulsContext 14.86
8.14 Fouls sufferedContext 10.14
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.43
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.47
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.10
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
60% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.00 ShotsContext 12.10
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
30% On target shareContext 45%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.25
68% Box shareContext 55%
7% ConversionContext 15%
2.70 OffsidesContext 2.57
12.60 Shots allowedContext 13.20
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.60 BlocksContext 3.33
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
67% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 45%
508 PassesContext 385
439 Accurate passesContext 312
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.75
9.40 FoulsContext 14.60
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,667 km in 14d
Schedule load5%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
Auxerre
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel538 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 61 · 9 pts vs 7.8 for an average club · +3.6 vs expected
  • W18 OctA · LE Havre3–11.1 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Rennes1–40.7 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Stade Brestois 292–11.3 xPts
  • W12 SepH · Nice1–01.6 xPts
  • L4 SepA · Lyon1–30.6 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
Nice Auxerre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 13 Feb7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 13 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km538 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,667 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

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 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
Auxerre Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs LE Havre (A) 3–1, 18 Oct
1P. Nardi(G)
92C. Akpa 4A. Tuanzebe 15C. Makosso
22F. Oppegård 5K. Danois 8N. Ahamada 27L. Sy
10D. Namaso 21R. Faivre
9C. Archer

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Auxerre Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Nice · Home 2.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-2-0
Scored
1.25
Conceded
0.75
Auxerre · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
1.75
Conceded
3.25

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 7 of 7 meetings

1 Nice wins3 draws3 Auxerre wins
Goals per game1.14 – 1.29 Over 2.543% Both scored86% Clean sheets0% · 14%
  • 12 Sep 2026Auxerre1–0Nice
  • 10 May 2026Auxerre2–1Nice
  • 23 Aug 2025Nice3–1Auxerre
  • 14 Mar 2025Nice1–1Auxerre
  • 18 Aug 2024Auxerre2–1Nice
  • 3 Mar 2023Nice1–1Auxerre

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

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
Auxerre7 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 4 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
Auxerre10 games · scored 18 · conceded 19
1 4 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 4 46-60
7 3 61-75
3 5 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.