UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 2026 · 20:00 Allianz Riviera, Nice
Nice
3–1 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.94 – 1.56
GO Ahead Eagles
  • C. Vanhoutte 10’
  • Tiago Gouveia 41’, 59’
  • 68’ F. Stokkers
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Nice beat GO Ahead Eagles

Nice entered as narrow favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Vanhoutte and Gouveia. GO Ahead Eagles replied through a Stokkers goal. Nice finished with the higher xG (1.94 vs 1.56). On the chances created, GO Ahead Eagles deserved more: 1.2 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Nice ✓45%
Draw26%
GO Ahead Eagles29%

Model vs reality

Nice goals
3
Model 1.54 · xG 1.94
GO Ahead Eagles goals
1
Model 1.19 · xG 1.56
Total goals
4
Model 2.73 · xG 3.50
Score 3–1
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 51%
Both scored
Yes
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchTiago GouveiaNice · 2 goals
8.6
  • RefereeOleksiy Derevinskyi
  • Coaches— · M. Boel
  • VenueAllianz Riviera
  • Table before kick-offNice 36th · GO Ahead Eagles 29th

Timeline

  1. C. Vanhoutte 1–0Assist T. Louchet
    10’
  2. C. TwigtYellow card · Tripping
    27’
  3. Tiago Gouveia 2–0
    41’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. C. VanhoutteYellow card
    53’
  6. D. JamesYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    53’
  7. ⇄ F. StokkersFor C. Twigt
    57’
  8. ⇄ G. van ZwamFor H. Linthorst
    57’
  9. Tiago Gouveia 3–0Assist M. Cho
    59’
  10. ⇄ M. SansonFor T. Louchet
    62’
  11. ⇄ J. ClaussFor M. Cho
    62’
  12. F. Stokkers 3–1Assist J. Breum
    68’
  13. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor Tiago Gouveia
    76’
  14. ⇄ DanteFor A. Bah
    76’
  15. ⇄ R. MargaretFor O. Sivertsen
    79’
  16. ⇄ A. AdelgaardFor D. James
    79’
  17. J. ClaussYellow card · Foul
    81’
  18. ⇄ E. Pereira da SilvaFor C. Vanhoutte
    83’
  19. ⇄ J. DirksenFor M. Deijl
    90+2’
  20. R. MargaretYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  21. Full time · 3–1

Team stats

Nice17 shots · 13 in box, 4 outside
GO Ahead Eagles17 shots · 14 in box, 3 outside
NiceGO Ahead Eagles
35% Possession 65%
1.94 Expected goals (xG) 1.56
1.62 Expected points (xPts) 1.16
17 Shots 17
6 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 8
7 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside the box 14
4 Shots outside the box 3
272 Passes 520
76% Pass accuracy 86%
6 Corners 11
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.18 Team rating 6.42

Line-ups

Nice 4-2-3-1

316.9 M. Dupé(G)
27.2 A. Abdi 366.2 Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga 288.3 A. Bah ↓76’ 376.9 Kojo Peprah Oppong
996.9 S. Abdul Samed 247.3 C. Vanhoutte ↓83’
478.6★ Tiago Gouveia ↓76’ 207.5 T. Louchet A↓62’ 257.7 M. Cho A↓62’
906.9 Kevin Carlos
  • 31M. Dupé (G)6.9
  • 2A. Abdi7.2
  • 36Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga6.2
  • 28A. Bah↓76’8.3
  • 37Kojo Peprah Oppong6.9
  • 99S. Abdul Samed6.9
  • 24C. Vanhoutte↓83’7.3
  • 47Tiago Gouveia ★↓76’8.6
  • 20T. LouchetA↓62’7.5
  • 25M. ChoA↓62’7.7
  • 90Kevin Carlos6.9

Substitutes used

  • 8M. Sanson↑62’6.9
  • 92J. Clauss↑62’6.0
  • 4Dante↑76’6.7
  • 41E. Pereira da Silva↑83’6.3
  • 32K. Boudache↑76’6.3

Unused: B. Żelazowski, Matys Youst, T. Ndombélé, Millan Brignone, Jah Mason Telusson

GO Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1

226.5 J. De Busser(G)
55.7 D. James ↓79’ 46.9 J. Kramer 216.3 M. Meulensteen 25.9 M. Deijl ↓90’
67.3 C. Twigt ↓57’ 86.3 H. Linthorst ↓57’
175.9 M. Suray 77.0 J. Breum A 116.2 O. Sivertsen ↓79’
166.3 V. Edvardsen
  • 22J. De Busser (G)6.5
  • 5D. James↓79’5.7
  • 4J. Kramer6.9
  • 21M. Meulensteen6.3
  • 2M. Deijl↓90’5.9
  • 6C. Twigt↓57’7.3
  • 8H. Linthorst↓57’6.3
  • 17M. Suray5.9
  • 7J. BreumA7.0
  • 11O. Sivertsen↓79’6.2
  • 16V. Edvardsen6.3

Substitutes used

  • 25G. van Zwam↑57’6.7
  • 27F. Stokkers↑57’7.2
  • 29A. Adelgaard↑79’6.9
  • 26J. Dirksen↑90’
  • 18R. Margaret↑79’6.6

Unused: L. Plogmann, S. Jansen, N. Verdoni, K. Goudmijn, Y. Rahmouni, O. Boakye

Coach: M. Boel

Player stats

Top rated
Tiago GouveiaNice8.6
2nd
A. BahNice8.3
3rd
M. ChoNice7.7

Nice

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dupé G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 69% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Abdi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 15 4 2 0/1 0/1 7.2
Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 65% 23 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
A. Bah D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 24 2 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
Kojo Peprah Oppong D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 21 3 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
S. Abdul Samed M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 94% 33 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.9
C. Vanhoutte M 83 1 0 2 (1) 0 79% 33 0 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
Tiago Gouveia F 76 2 0 3 (3) 0 70% 20 1 2 0/1 3/1 8.6
T. Louchet M 62 0 1 0 (0) 1 62% 13 0 0 2/2 0/2 7.5
M. Cho F 62 0 1 0 (0) 2 76% 17 0 0 1/5 0/0 7.7
Kevin Carlos F 90 0 0 5 (2) 0 75% 12 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
M. Sanson M 28 0 0 0 (0) 3 69% 16 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Clauss D 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
Dante D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
E. Pereira da Silva M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
K. Boudache F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 85% 27 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
D. James D 79 0 0 0 (0) 3 96% 27 2 0 0/0 1/0 5.7
J. Kramer D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 84 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 72 2 2 1/1 0/0 6.3
M. Deijl D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 44 1 0 0/0 0/1 5.9
C. Twigt M 57 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 40 2 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
H. Linthorst M 57 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 30 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
M. Suray M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 76% 37 1 0 0/2 1/2 5.9
J. Breum F 90 0 1 0 (0) 3 87% 60 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.0
O. Sivertsen F 79 0 0 2 (1) 0 76% 25 2 0 2/6 1/1 6.2
V. Edvardsen F 90 0 0 5 (2) 1 81% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
G. van Zwam D 33 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 28 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
F. Stokkers F 33 1 0 3 (1) 0 69% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
A. Adelgaard D 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Dirksen D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Margaret F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.