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Ligue 1 · Matchday 4

Auxerre vs Nice

· Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre· Referee Francois Letexier

Full time1 – 0

BCCFC prediction was Nice to win

Ablended with market oddsMissed

Predicted score 1 – 2

8% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
AuxerreDrawNice

Why this pick: Auxerre vs Nice

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Auxerre 10, Nice 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

AuxerreNice
1.32 xG per 90 1.16
1.25 npxG per 90 1.09
14.0 PPDA 14.7
3.3 Deep completions per 90 5.9
0.88 xPTS per 90 1.02

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Auxerre vs Nice: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceAuxerreDrawNice
Model42%24%35%
Market33%29%38%
Published35%28%37%
Edge+9%-5%-3%

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Auxerre vs Nice odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Nice, 28 snapshots since 2026-08-30.

Opened 2.80Now 2.49 -0.31
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Auxerre2.302.88+0.58
Draw3.253.30+0.05
Nice2.802.49-0.31

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Auxerre and Nice expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.78Auxerre
1.53Nice
Total expected goals
3.32
Attack rating (Auxerre / Nice)
0.93 / 0.89
Defence rating (Auxerre / Nice)
1.36 / 1.21

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Auxerre vs Nice score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 4.2% 5.8% 4.7% 2.4% 1.3% 1 6.5% 10.6% 7.9% 4.0% 2.2% 2 5.7% 8.7% 6.7% 3.4% 1.8% 3 3.2% 4.9% 3.8% 1.9% 1.0% 4+ 2.0% 3.1% 2.3% 1.2% 0.6%

Rows: Auxerre goals. Columns: Nice goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Auxerre vs Nice goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 96%
Over 1.5 84%
Over 2.5 63%
Over 3.5 40%
Both teams to score
64%
No goals (0–0)
4%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Auxerre vs Nice

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Auxerre35%2.84
Draw28%3.63
Nice37%2.68
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.563%1.59
Under 2.537%2.68
Both teams to scoreYes64%1.55
No36%2.81
Double chance1X (Auxerre or draw)63%1.60
12 (either side)72%1.38
X2 (draw or Nice)65%1.54
Handicap -1Nice win by 2+17%5.97
Push (exactly one goal)18%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Auxerre and Nice recent form

Auxerre 3W 0D 3L
Nice 0W 3D 3L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Auxerre at home

Record (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
1.00
Goals against / match
3.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

Nice away

Record (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
0.00
Goals against / match
3.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

League matches this season before kick-off: Auxerre at home only, Nice away only.

Injuries & availability

Auxerre absences

  • A. Diousse knee injury
  • B. Okoh knee injury
  • M. Senaya injury
  • S. Fofana groin injury
  • T. Siwe muscle injury

Nice absences

  • A. Mendy knee injury
  • L. Abergel knee injury
  • M. Bombito leg injury
  • M. Sanson surgery

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Auxerre lineup · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23 M. Diop
  2. 92 C. Akpa
  3. 4 A. Tuanzebe
  4. 15 C. Makosso
  5. 27 L. Sy
  6. 46 A. Piedfort
  7. 5 K. Danois
  8. 3 R. Labeau Lascary
  9. 22 F. Oppegård
  10. 10 D. Namaso
  11. 9 C. Archer

Bench: P. Nardi, N. Ahamada, P. Ekwah, S. Diomandé, R. Faivre, R. Mandengue, L. Dioubate, E. Legros, Aristide Zossou

Nice lineup · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23 Y. Diouf
  2. 35 X. Mandza Tsiendi
  3. 55 Y. Ndayishimiye
  4. 5 Mohamed Abdelmonem
  5. 27 N. Nkounkou
  6. 28 A. Witsel
  7. 39 D. Coulibaly
  8. 92 J. Clauss
  9. 11 E. Wahi
  10. 7 G. Hein
  11. 9 M. Amoura

Bench: A. Abdi, H. Boudaoui, S. Diop, I. Jansson, N. Ngoumou, A. Camara, D. Morana, T. Boulhendi, E. Pereira

Auxerre vs Nice head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Auxerre 3 · draws 4 · Nice 3.

AuxerreDrawsNice
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-10Auxerre2-1NiceLigue 1
2025-08-23Nice3-1AuxerreLigue 1
2025-03-14Nice1-1AuxerreLigue 1
2024-08-18Auxerre2-1NiceLigue 1
2024-01-06Nice0-0AuxerreCoupe de France
2023-03-03Nice1-1AuxerreLigue 1
2022-10-16Auxerre1-1NiceLigue 1
2018-10-31Nice3-2AuxerreCoupe de la Ligue
2012-04-21Nice1-0AuxerreLigue 1
2011-12-11Auxerre2-1NiceLigue 1

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