Coupe de France 25/26, Round of 32 · 11 Jan 2026

Nantes 1–1 Nice

Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 9.3 xG · Standout: Tiago Gouveia scored 86.3 · Breakout watch: Abdulai Juma Bah

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Nantes 38%, the draw 27%, Nice 34%.

Nice deserved more from the draw, creating 5.4 xG to 3.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Sofiane Diop, 75.2 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Sofiane Diop +28.4, Tylel Tati +18.1, Bahereba Guirassy +15.7.

Well below it: Abdulai Juma Bah −9.6, Johann Lepenant −9.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

4 Jan 2026	W 2–0	at Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
21 Dec 2025	W 5–3	at US Concarneau Coupe de France
12 Dec 2025	L 1–4	at Angers Ligue 1
6 Dec 2025	L 1–2	v RC Lens Ligue 1
30 Nov 2025	L 0–3	at Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1

3 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
21 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Saint-Étienne Coupe de France
14 Dec 2025	L 0–2	at RC Lens Ligue 1
11 Dec 2025	L 0–1	v Sporting Braga Europa League
7 Dec 2025	L 0–1	v Angers Ligue 1

13 Sep 2025	Nice 1–0 Nantes Ligue 1

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ignatius Ganago Forward	9	0	0	0.76	73.7	–
Tylel Tati Defender	57	0	0	–	62.1	+18.1
Bahereba Guirassy Forward	57	1	0	0.24	60.9	+15.7
Nicolas Cozza Defender	90	0	0	0.76	57.4	+14.5
Rémy Cabella Midfielder	90	0	1	0.12	53.4	–
Youssef El Arabi Forward	33	0	0	0.93	51.4	–
Patrik Carlgren Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.1	–
Matthis Abline Forward	33	0	0	0.80	48.7	–
Bahmed Deuff Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	47.9	−0.4
Junior Mwanga Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.5	+0.4
Doumbia Koné Forward	57	0	0	0.16	44.6	–
Deiver Machado Defender	33	0	0	–	40.5	–
Johann Lepenant Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.6	−9.0
Dehmaine Tabibou Midfielder	81	0	0	0.01	38.1	−7.0
Kelvin Amian Defender	90	0	0	0.02	36.0	−6.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tiago Gouveia Forward	1	0	0	–	86.3	–
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Forward	11	0	0	0.76	82.5	–
Sofiane Diop Midfielder	45	1	0	0.61	75.2	+28.4
Maxime Dupé Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	61.7	+8.5
Melvin Bard Defender	90	0	0	0.76	57.8	+5.8
Jonathan Clauss Midfielder	90	0	1	0.76	53.8	−7.4
Elye Wahi Forward	90	0	0	1.66	52.7	+8.5
Tanguy Ndombélé Midfielder	79	0	0	–	47.5	+4.9
Bernard Nguene Forward	44	0	0	0.08	45.9	–
Morgan Sanson Midfielder	79	0	0	0.01	45.5	+0.1
Abdulai Juma Bah Defender	90	0	0	–	44.6	−9.6
Tom Louchet Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	44.3	−3.4
Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga Defender	90	0	0	–	44.1	–
Everton Pereira Midfielder	21	0	0	0.76	42.4	–
Salis Abdul Samed Midfielder	11	0	0	–	42.1	–
Charles Vanhoutte Midfielder	69	0	0	–	41.2	−7.1