Ligue 1 Gameweek 6 Sun, Sep 28 · 14:00 Allianz Riviera, Nice
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Our take

Nice were clear favourites.

Nice were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 13). Nice had 3.8 days of rest, Paris FC 7 and had to travel 686 km.

Away travel686 kmRest days3.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Nice66%
Draw20%
Paris FC14%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.87
Nice66%
Draw20%
Paris FC13%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.84
Nice66%
Draw20%
Paris FC13%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.86
Nice59%
Draw23%
Paris FC18%
Expected goals 1.91 – 0.97
Nice66%
Draw20%
Paris FC13%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.85
Over 2.5 58% Both score 52% Likeliest score 2–0
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.
Weather (Nice)

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Referee · FranceAbdelatif Kherradji
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.45
  • Matches 20

Team strength

NiceParis FC
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 13
27 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
26 AttackIn forecast 46
35 DefenceIn forecast 38
— 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—

Paris FC

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NiceParis FC
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.03
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.80 ShotsContext 14.80
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
33% On target shareContext 41%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.40
57% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 12%
3.00 OffsidesContext 1.75
11.80 Shots allowedContext 12.80
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.40 BlocksContext 5.00
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
64% Save rateContext 56%
58% PossessionIn forecast 55%
490 PassesContext 514
426 Accurate passesContext 453
87% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.82
12.80 FoulsContext 9.20
14.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.03
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.60 ShotsContext 14.80
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
31% On target shareContext 41%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 9.40
61% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 12%
2.75 OffsidesContext 1.75
12.60 Shots allowedContext 12.80
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.40 BlocksContext 5.00
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
62% Save rateContext 56%
51% PossessionIn forecast 55%
446 PassesContext 514
378 Accurate passesContext 453
85% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.82
12.10 FoulsContext 9.20
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 5 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
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,089 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Paris FC
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel686 km1,010 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 Paris FC
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.8UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 24 Sep7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km686 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,089 km1,010 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.25.2

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 64M. Bombito 33A. Mendy
2A. Abdi 99S. Abdul Samed 24C. Vanhoutte 92J. Clauss
10S. Diop 25M. Cho
9T. Moffi
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Paris FC Confirmed XI
4-3-3
16Obed Nkambadio(G)
28T. De Smet 6Otávio 5M. Mbow 14H. Traoré
17Adama Camara 33P. Lees-Melou 21M. Lopez
27M. Simon 9W. Geubbels 10I. Kebbal
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Paris FC Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Nice-0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Paris FC+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Nice · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67
Paris FC · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.33

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Abdelatif Kherradji France · 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.95league 3.73
Red cards0.20league 0.37
Cards 5+40%league 41%
Fouls27.7league 24.1
Penalties0.45league 0.53
Home wins50%league 65%
Nice2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W2 May 25H · Reims1–02
  • D14 Mar 25H · Auxerre1–12
Paris FC

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Nice5 games · scored 6 · conceded 9
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Paris FC5 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Nice10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
1 4 0-15
5 3 16-30
31-45
2 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 5 76-90
Paris FC5 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 4 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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