Nice vs Paris Saint-Germain

21 March 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nuno Mendes 42’ (pen)
  • Désiré Doué 49’
  • Dro Fernández 81’
  • Warren Zaïre-Emery 85’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won comfortably, 4-0 away at Nice. Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nuno Mendes put Paris Saint-Germain ahead from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Désiré Doué made it 0-2 in the 49th minute, set up by Nuno Mendes, Dro Fernández made it 0-3 in the 81st minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé, and Warren Zaïre-Emery made it 0-4 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 4.05 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nice's 0.18 from 6. Nice had a player sent off.

Match stats

26% Possession 74%
6 Shots 17
1 Shots on target 10
2 Corners 5
66 Attacks 114
26 Dangerous attacks 32
241 Passes 729
79% Pass accuracy 93%
11 Tackles 12
12 Fouls 5
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 4

Key events

Nice Paris Saint-Germain
Kick-off
12’
Khvicha KvaratskheliaShot on target
16’
Senny MayuluFoul
Tiago GouveiaArgument
16’
19’
Khvicha KvaratskheliaShot on target
22’
Illia ZabarnyiShot on target
Sofiane DiopShot on target
31’
39’
VAR review
42’
Nuno MendesPenalty0-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
43’
Lucas BeraldoSenny MayuluInjury
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
49’
Désiré DouéRight foot shot0-2 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Youssouf Ndayishimiye : card review (VAR)
60’
Youssouf Ndayishimiye Foul
61’
63’
Désiré DouéShot on target
64’
Ousmane DembéléKang-in LeeInjury
Kaïl BoudacheSofiane Diop
65’
Ali AbdiDante 
71’
Kevin CarlosElye Wahi
72’
76’
Pedro FernándezNuno Mendes
76’
Ibrahim MbayeKhvicha Kvaratskhelia
76’
Gonçalo RamosDésiré Doué
81’
Pedro FernándezRight foot shot0-3 (Paris Saint-Germain)
85’
Warren Zaïre-EmeryRight foot shot0-4 (Paris Saint-Germain)
89’
Ousmane DembéléShot on target
Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.18 4.05 42’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-1 42’ 49’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-2 49’ 81’ Dro Fernández (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-3 81’ 85’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-4 85’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.18 4.05 42’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-1 Mendes 42’ 49’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-2 Doué 49’ 81’ Dro Fernández (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-3 Fernández 81’ 85’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-4 Zaïre-Emery 85’
Nice 0.18 xGParis Saint-Germain 4.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Paris Saint-Germain attacking Nice attacking 
42’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 70’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 49’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 63’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 81’ Dro Fernández (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 37’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 12’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 19’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 38’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Melvin Bard (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 70’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 49’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 63’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 81’ Dro Fernández (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 37’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 12’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 19’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Melvin Bard (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nice 3-5-1-1 Starting XI
Diouf
Mendy
Dante 71’
Bah
Clauss
Sanson
Ndayishimiye
Boudaoui
Bard
Diop 65’
Wahi 72’
Paris Saint-Germain 4-3-3 Starting XI
Safonov
Hernández
Pacho
Zabarnyi
Zaïre-Emery
Mayulu 43’
Vitinha
Lee 64’
Mendes 76’
Kvaratskhelia 76’
Doué 76’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yehvann Diouf GK900 0.000.000
Antoine Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Juma Bah DEF900 0.000.031
Dante DEF741 0.010.000
Jonathan Clauss MID902 0.030.082
Melvin Bard MID901 0.040.000
Hichem Boudaoui MID900 0.000.000
Morgan Sanson MID901 0.070.000
Youssouf Ndayishimiye MID640 0.000.000
Sofiane Diop MID681 0.030.011
Sepe Elye Wahi FWD750 0.000.021
Kail Boudache Sub220 0.000.000
Ali Abdi Sub160 0.000.000
Kevin Omoruyi Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 15% Avg odds 6.41
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.73
Paris Saint-Germain win 65% Avg odds 1.44

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nice LDLLW
Paris Saint-Germain WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Nice, 01 Nov 25 All Nice vs Paris Saint-Germain meetings, next on 21 Nov 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.