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Auxerre — Nice 1:0

Auxerre
1:0
Nice
Ligue 1 · 12 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score1:0
Home xG1.70Auxerre
Away xG0.60Nice
Expected points2.16 : 0.61

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Auxerre was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Auxerre11.70−0.72.16
Nice00.60−0.60.61

Goals

MinuteGoalTeamShot xGAssist
73'Cameron ArcherAuxerre0.55Christ Makosso

Key chances

MinutePlayerTeamxGOutcome
73'Cameron ArcherAuxerre0.55goal
72'Cameron ArcherAuxerre0.31off target
48'Cameron ArcherAuxerre0.29blocked

Shots: Auxerre 11, Nice 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Auxerre 0.38, Nice 0.21: about even. In the second half xG was Auxerre 1.32, Nice 0.41: a clear edge for Auxerre.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

How it fits the season

Auxerre: −0.4 for the season (14 in the table). Nice: +5.3 (6). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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