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Ligue 1Saturday 5 September 2026 ·

Nice vs Le Mans result and stats

52%
pre-match home win
1–1
full time
21%
draw
26%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 52%, draw 21%, away 26%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Nice and Le Mans drew 1–1 in the Ligue 1 on Saturday 5 September 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Nice 52%, the draw 21% and Le Mans 26%, so a draw had a 21% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Nice 1.13, Le Mans 1.28, so Le Mans created the better chances. Nice had 8 shots (2 on target) to Le Mans's 8 (3 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

NILM
1.13
Expected goals
1.28
8
Shots
8
2
On target
3
5
Corners
2
4
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
1
Half-time goals
1

Recent form

Nice
L @ Paris FC0–3 · 30 Aug
D v Lorient0–0 · 22 Aug
D v Metz0–0 · 17 May
L @ Auxerre1–2 · 10 May
D v Lens1–1 · 2 May
Le Mans
L @ Rennes2–3 · 30 Aug
D v Brest2–2 · 22 Aug

Head to head

These teams haven't met in this league in the last five seasons.

Season averages per game

NILM
1.00
Goals
1.38
1.25
Conceded
2.00
1.09
xG
1.52
1.70
xG against
2.06
11.4
Shots
10.6
3.5
On target
3.8
5.9
Corners
2.5
2.25
Yellow cards
2.38
12%
Clean sheets
0%
62%
Both score
88%
62%
3+ goals
75%

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