Nice — Lille 2:1

Nice

2:1

Lille

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.

Who deserved it

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

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Nice	2	1.93	+0.1	1.39
Lille	1	1.93	−0.9	1.39

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
21'	Nathan Ngoy (own goal)	Nice	—
66'	Mohammed Amoura	Nice	0.68	Gauthier Hein
78'	Ayase Ueda	Lille	0.29	Maurits Kjærgaard

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
66'	Mohammed Amoura	Nice	0.68	goal
35'	Ayase Ueda	Lille	0.57	saved
30'	Sepe Elye Wahi	Nice	0.47	hit the woodwork

Shots: Nice 10, Lille 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Nice 0.69, Lille 0.87: about even. In the second half xG was Nice 1.25, Lille 1.08: about even.

How it fits the season

Nice: +5.3 for the season (6 in the table). Lille: +7.3 (2). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Auxerre — Brest 2:1Marseille — Paris Saint-Germain 1:2

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