Auxerre
Nice
Match summary
Auxerre won 1-0 at home to Nice. It was goalless at half-time.
Cameron Archer put Auxerre ahead in the 74th minute, set up by Christ Makosso.
The chances backed that up: Auxerre created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Nice's 0.60 from 12.
Auxerre secured a narrow one-goal victory against Nice in their Ligue 1 fixture, despite enduring long spells without the ball. The visitors dominated possession with seventy percent and registered one hundred and thirteen total attacks compared to sixty-nine for the hosts, while also winning eight corners to three. However, it was Auxerre who created the superior quality of chances, generating an expected goals figure of 1.70 against Nice's 0.60. The home side recorded seven shots on target from eleven attempts, whereas Nice managed four on target from twelve shots. Both teams finished the match with a single yellow card.
The first half ended goalless after Kévin Danois received a yellow card for Auxerre in the forty-fourth minute. Following a double substitution in the seventy-first and seventy-second minutes, the decisive moment arrived in the seventy-fourth minute when Cameron Archer scored with a right foot shot to put Auxerre ahead. Djibril Coulibaly was shown a yellow card for Nice in the same minute. A flurry of late substitutions occurred for both sides before the final whistle confirmed a one-zero win for the home team.
