Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26, Final · 29 May 2026

Nice 4–1 Saint-Étienne

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.1
Actual xG
–
Goals
4 – 1

Footybot made Nice favourites at 57%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Abdoulaye Kanté, 58.3 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Abdoulaye Kanté +15.9.

Well below it: Jonathan Clauss −20.9, Morgan Sanson −14.7, Antoine Mendy −13.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nice

26 May 2026D 0–0at Saint-Étienne Ligue 1
17 May 2026D 0–0v Metz Ligue 1
10 May 2026L 1–2at Auxerre Ligue 1
2 May 2026D 1–1v RC Lens Ligue 1
26 Apr 2026D 1–1at Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne

26 May 2026D 0–0v Nice Ligue 1
15 May 2026D 0–0v Rodez AF Ligue 1

Head to head

26 May 2026Saint-Étienne 0–0 Nice Ligue 1

Nice

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Abdulai Juma Bah Defender1200–61.3–
Sofiane Diop Midfielder4501–50.9+4.8
Djibril Coulibaly Midfielder9000–44.6–
Yehvann Diouf Goalkeeper9000–44.3−5.3
Kaïl Boudache Forward4510–43.6−3.1
Salis Abdul Samed Midfielder1400–42.3–
Melvin Bard Defender4500–42.1+1.0
Dante Defender7800–40.2−5.8
Kojo Peprah Oppong Defender9000–39.6−8.7
Tom Louchet Midfielder9001–37.9−7.5
Isak Jansson Forward100–36.8–
Elye Wahi Forward8920–34.9−10.6
Antoine Mendy Defender9000–29.9−13.8
Jonathan Clauss Midfielder9010–29.7−20.9
Mohamed Ali Cho Forward4500–28.3−12.7
Morgan Sanson Midfielder8600–26.8−14.7

Saint-Étienne

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Abdoulaye Kanté Midfielder6300–58.3+15.9
Julien Le Cardinal Defender4500–54.6+3.7
Lucas Stassin Forward9000–32.3–