Metz 2–1 Nice
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.6 – 1.4
- Actual xG
- 1.6 – 0.9
- Goals
- 2 – 1
Footybot made Metz favourites at 42%.
Metz won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.9.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jonathan Clauss, 64.8 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Mohamed Ali Cho +18.7, Melvin Bard +14.5, Jonathan Clauss +9.5.
Well below it: Ali Abdi −23.3, Giorgi Tsitaishvili −21.5, Yehvann Diouf −18.6.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Metz
| 2 Nov 2025 | W 2–0 | at Nantes |
| 29 Oct 2025 | W 2–0 | v RC Lens |
| 26 Oct 2025 | L 1–6 | at Lille |
| 19 Oct 2025 | L 0–4 | at Toulouse |
| 4 Oct 2025 | L 0–3 | v Olympique de Marseille |
Nice
| 6 Nov 2025 | L 1–3 | v SC Freiburg |
| 1 Nov 2025 | L 0–1 | at Paris Saint-Germain |
| 29 Oct 2025 | W 2–0 | v Lille |
| 26 Oct 2025 | W 2–1 | at Stade Rennais |
| 23 Oct 2025 | L 1–2 | at Celta Vigo |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Metz
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boubacar Traoré | 13 | 64.1 | – |
| Jonathan Fischer | 90 | 55.9 | +6.3 |
| Gauthier Hein | 89 | 55.3 | +4.7 |
| Habibou Diallo | 88 | 54.3 | +7.8 |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 90 | 53.4 | +2.6 |
| Alpha Touré | 89 | 49.6 | +3.6 |
| Benjamin Stambouli | 1 | 48.1 | – |
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | 77 | 45.9 | +1.1 |
| Terry Yegbe | 90 | 45.3 | +3.2 |
| Jessy Deminguet | 77 | 41.6 | −0.6 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | 40.0 | −4.7 |
| Koffi Kouao | 90 | 33.0 | −15.0 |
| Giorgi Tsitaishvili | 90 | 31.9 | −21.5 |
| Joel Asoro | 9 | 31.9 | – |
| Cléo Mélières | 1 | 31.6 | – |
| Ibou Sane | 13 | 31.2 | – |
Nice
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Clauss | 90 | 64.8 | +9.5 |
| Mohamed Ali Cho | 79 | 64.2 | +18.7 |
| Melvin Bard | 45 | 62.0 | +14.5 |
| Abdulai Juma Bah | 90 | 61.0 | +6.5 |
| Terem Moffi | 11 | 59.9 | – |
| Kojo Peprah Oppong | 90 | 56.2 | +5.7 |
| Charles Vanhoutte | 90 | 53.2 | +7.5 |
| Jérémie Boga | 19 | 47.2 | – |
| Kevin Carlos Omoruyi | 71 | 46.7 | +1.9 |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 90 | 45.4 | −4.5 |
| Antoine Mendy | 86 | 42.8 | −7.9 |
| Sofiane Diop | 79 | 41.1 | −11.0 |
| Yehvann Diouf | 90 | 35.9 | −18.6 |
| Tiago Gouveia | 11 | 35.4 | – |
| Ali Abdi | 45 | 29.2 | −23.3 |
| Morgan Sanson | 11 | 24.2 | – |