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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 03.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

Ligue 1: What this game might miss in style it should compensate in pace and enthusiasm. Get ready for Nice - Auxerre!

Insights:
  • Nice is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Nice form and stats

All-inclusive Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Nice are 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Nice, as their goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has completely shut out the opponents for 300 minutes in the Ligue 1.

Nice are returning here after visiting Monaco and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Moffi (2) and Thuram scored the goal(s). Nice decided the match against Monaco in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy. Moffi, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 9.04 (out of 10). Moffi scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

In the match before that, Nice hosted Reims and drew the game 0-0.

Nice has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Nice have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Auxerre form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Auxerre so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

Two away matches in a row for Auxerre, whose manager Pélissier could celebrate last time after the win against Lorient. Defender Raveloson was the best team player with a rating of 8.15. Raveloson scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that, Auxerre secured a home win against Olympique Lyonnais with the score 2-1.

The attacking power of Auxerre when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. The Auxerre manager Pélissier has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head meeting ended Auxerre - Nice 1-1, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Nice won five, Auxerre triumphed in four and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

NiceN. Pépé
N. Pépé
6 goals
NiceG. Laborde
G. Laborde
6 goals
NiceB. Brahimi
B. Brahimi
3 goals

Nice missing players

Auxerre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nice Auxerre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 6 Played P 5 13 25
11 5 4 Won W 1 2 5
8 4 1 Drew D 0 2 6
6 3 1 Lost L 4 9 14
33 16 14 Scored S 4 11 22
21 10 5 Conceded C 7 28 48
88% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
60% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 77% 76%
40% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 52%
12% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 32%
8% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 24%
48% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 56%
36% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 8% 16%
28% 42% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 32%
 
4.1 5.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.3 3.7
4.7 4.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.4 5.4
1.5 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.2 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
12.2 13.8 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11 12
4.6 5.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.6 3.3
29% 26% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 27%
 
12.2 11.6 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 14.5 12.1
3.8 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 6.2 5.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Nice is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 19 3 3 62 23 12 10 2 0 30 13 13 9 1 3 32 10 39 60
2 Olympique Marseille 25 16 4 5 48 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 12 9 2 1 25 9 23 52
3 Monaco 25 15 5 5 53 34 13 7 2 4 29 22 12 8 3 1 24 12 19 50
4 Lens 25 14 8 3 39 20 12 11 0 1 25 9 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 50
5 Rennes 25 14 4 7 45 28 13 11 0 2 30 10 12 3 4 5 15 18 17 46
6 Lille 25 13 5 7 45 32 13 8 3 2 25 18 12 5 2 5 20 14 13 44
7 Nice 25 11 8 6 33 21 12 5 4 3 16 10 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 41
8 Lorient 25 11 6 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 5 3 4 19 21 2 39
9 Olympique Lyonnais 25 11 5 9 39 28 12 6 3 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 38
10 Reims 25 8 13 4 33 26 12 6 4 2 21 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 7 37
11 Toulouse 25 9 5 11 41 45 13 6 4 3 25 20 12 3 1 8 16 25 -4 32
12 Clermont 25 8 7 10 25 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 12 4 4 4 14 13 -9 31
13 Nantes 25 6 10 9 25 30 12 4 5 3 13 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -5 28
14 Montpellier 25 8 3 14 36 46 13 4 2 7 17 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -10 27
15 Strasbourg 25 4 10 11 30 43 13 2 6 5 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 22 -13 22
16 Auxerre 25 5 6 14 22 48 12 3 4 5 11 20 13 2 2 9 11 28 -26 21
17 Ajaccio 25 6 3 16 20 46 12 3 1 8 9 19 13 3 2 8 11 27 -26 21
18 Brest 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 13 2 3 8 13 22 -16 20
19 Troyes 25 4 7 14 34 55 12 1 7 4 12 18 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 19
20 Angers SCO 25 2 4 19 21 53 13 1 2 10 14 28 12 1 2 9 7 25 -32 10

Nice:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 19 3 3 62 23 12 10 2 0 30 13 13 9 1 3 32 10 39 60
2 Olympique Marseille 25 16 4 5 48 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 12 9 2 1 25 9 23 52
3 Monaco 25 15 5 5 53 34 13 7 2 4 29 22 12 8 3 1 24 12 19 50
4 Lens 25 14 8 3 39 20 12 11 0 1 25 9 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 50
5 Rennes 25 14 4 7 45 28 13 11 0 2 30 10 12 3 4 5 15 18 17 46
6 Lille 25 13 5 7 45 32 13 8 3 2 25 18 12 5 2 5 20 14 13 44
7 Nice 25 11 8 6 33 21 12 5 4 3 16 10 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 41
8 Lorient 25 11 6 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 5 3 4 19 21 2 39
9 Olympique Lyonnais 25 11 5 9 39 28 12 6 3 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 38
10 Reims 25 8 13 4 33 26 12 6 4 2 21 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 7 37
11 Toulouse 25 9 5 11 41 45 13 6 4 3 25 20 12 3 1 8 16 25 -4 32
12 Clermont 25 8 7 10 25 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 12 4 4 4 14 13 -9 31
13 Nantes 25 6 10 9 25 30 12 4 5 3 13 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -5 28
14 Montpellier 25 8 3 14 36 46 13 4 2 7 17 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -10 27
15 Strasbourg 25 4 10 11 30 43 13 2 6 5 16 21 12 2 4 6 14 22 -13 22
16 Auxerre 25 5 6 14 22 48 12 3 4 5 11 20 13 2 2 9 11 28 -26 21
17 Ajaccio 25 6 3 16 20 46 12 3 1 8 9 19 13 3 2 8 11 27 -26 21
18 Brest 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 13 2 3 8 13 22 -16 20
19 Troyes 25 4 7 14 34 55 12 1 7 4 12 18 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 19
20 Angers SCO 25 2 4 19 21 53 13 1 2 10 14 28 12 1 2 9 7 25 -32 10

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.