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Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 11 Dec 2025

Nice 0–1 Sporting Braga

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.2 – 0.7
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Nice favourites at 43%.

Sporting Braga won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lukáš Horníček, 64.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Lukáš Horníček +13.7, Pau Víctor +10.7.

Well below it: Ricardo Horta −12.6, Florian Grillitsch −9.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nice

7 Dec 2025L 0–1v Angers Ligue 1
30 Nov 2025L 1–3at Lorient Ligue 1
27 Nov 2025L 0–3at FC Porto Europa League
21 Nov 2025L 1–5v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
9 Nov 2025L 1–2at Metz Ligue 1

Sporting Braga

6 Dec 2025W 2–1at Famalicão Liga Portugal
1 Dec 2025W 4–0at FC Arouca Liga Portugal
27 Nov 2025D 1–1at Rangers Europa League
9 Nov 2025W 2–1v Moreirense Liga Portugal
6 Nov 2025L 3–4v KRC Genk Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Nice

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Antoine Mendy Defender900–66.4–
Maxime Dupé Goalkeeper9000–52.8–
Tom Louchet Midfielder90000.0249.9+2.6
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi Forward90000.7049.7+3.8
Tiago Gouveia Forward9000–49.6+5.3
Ali Abdi Defender81000.0348.0−0.6
Isak Jansson Forward80000.2446.0+4.1
Kojo Peprah Oppong Defender9000–45.5−5.1
Melvin Bard Defender90000.0243.8−3.0
Mohamed Ali Cho Forward21000.1343.4–
Bernard Nguene Forward69000.0341.7–
Tanguy Ndombélé Midfielder6900–41.7–
Charles Vanhoutte Midfielder900–41.5–
Salis Abdul Samed Midfielder8100–39.7−5.4
Sofiane Diop Midfielder2100–31.4–
Jonathan Clauss Midfielder1000–23.9–

Sporting Braga

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender2900–90.9–
Lukáš Horníček Goalkeeper9000–64.2+13.7
Gabriel Martínez Midfielder29000.0363.7–
Pau Víctor Forward86100.1558.4+10.7
João Moutinho Midfielder2900–54.7–
Jean-Baptiste Gorby Midfielder9000–53.8+7.1
Leonardo Lelo Midfielder6100–53.7+1.1
Sikou Niakaté Defender9000–53.2−0.9
Victor Gómez Midfielder9001–49.1+0.7
Vítor Carvalho Defender61000.0346.3−6.5
Amine El Ouazzani Forward76000.4546.2+3.1
Ricardo Horta Forward90000.0945.4−12.6
Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder1100–45.2–
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder6100–44.1−9.4
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender9000–43.7−0.4
Fran Navarro Forward1400–43.0–