Nicolas Pays
Known as N. Pays
Midfielder
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Next fixture
Sat 21 Nov, 13:00 UTC AWAY
Laval
Analysis
Season Performance
N. Pays at Montpellier this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 1067 · Starts: 12
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?N. Pays's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other midfielders in Ligue 2. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 5 0.42 | 0.9 0.13 |
| Expected goals (xG) | - - | - - |
| Shots | 24 2.02 | 8.3 1.43 |
| Shots on target | 10 0.84 | 2.8 0.47 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 2 0.17 | 0.7 0.12 |
| Expected assists (xA) | - - | - - |
| Key passes | 19 1.60 | 6.8 1.13 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 7 0.59 | 4.0 0.99 |
| Tackles | 14 1.18 | 10.4 1.86 |
| Interceptions | 3 0.25 | 5.8 1.01 |
| Duels won | 66 5.57 | 29.4 5.24 |
| Blocked shots | 0 0.00 | 1.0 0.17 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 12 1.01 | 9.4 1.80 |
| Fouls drawn | 28 2.36 | 9.1 1.61 |
| Yellow cards | 0 0.00 | 1.1 0.22 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.01 |
Player Traits
N. Pays’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Key passes77%
- Assists68%
- Goals93%
- Tackles22%
- Interceptions12%
- Duels won67%
Squad standing
Where N. Pays ranks among 30 registered Montpellier players this season.
- 1st of 30 for Goals
- 3rd of 30 for Assists
- 3rd of 30 for Minutes played
- 2nd of 30 for Shots on target
- 7th of 30 for Fouls committed
- 5th of 30 for Tackles
- 12th of 30 for Interceptions
- 1st of 30 for Duels won
- 1st of 30 for Key passes
Historic Bets
N. Pays’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 57.1% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 47.6% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 40.5% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 33.3% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 28.6% Based on 42 matches across 2 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over N. Pays’s last 10 matches (89 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 50%
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 70% Above career
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 50%
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 40%
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 30%
Match log
Every finished match on file N. Pays actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for N. Pays’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Goals | Assists | Passes | Key passes | xA | Tackles | Intercepts | Duels won | Fouls | Fouls won | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Nov 26 | Home |  Metz |
L | 90’ | – | – | 23 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 31 Oct 26 | Away |  Annecy |
W | 90’ | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 26 Oct 26 | Home |  Red Star |
W | 85’ | – | 1 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| 19 Oct 26 | Away |  Rodez |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | 16 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 09 Oct 26 | Home |  Grenoble |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | 32 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 4 | – |
| 18 Sep 26 | Away |  Reims |
D | 88’ | – | – | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 11 Sep 26 | Home |  Pau FC |
W | 90’ | – | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| 05 Sep 26 | Away |  Saint-Etienne |
L | 84’ | – | – | 28 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 28 Aug 26 | Home |  Boulogne |
D | 90’ | – | – | 29 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 6 | – |
| 21 Aug 26 | Away |  Dunkerque |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 Aug 26 | Away |  Nancy |
W | 90’ | – | – | 18 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 11 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 08 Aug 26 | Home |  Dijon |
D | 90’ | – | – | 22 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 09 May 26 | Away | Red Star |
D | 90’ | 1 | – | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | – |
| 02 May 26 | Home |  Clermont |
L | 90’ | – | – | 28 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 24 Apr 26 | Away |  Amiens |
W | 76’ | – | – | 19 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 17 Apr 26 | Home | Grenoble |
W | 90’ | – | – | 41 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 10 Apr 26 | Away | Annecy |
D | 90’ | – | – | 22 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 04 Apr 26 | Home |  Troyes |
D | 90’ | – | – | 24 | – | – | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 20 Mar 26 | Away | Pau FC |
D | 89’ | – | – | 20 | – | – | 4 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – |
| 13 Mar 26 | Home | Laval |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 06 Mar 26 | Away | Nancy |
W | 79’ | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 27 Feb 26 | Home | Reims |
D | 86’ | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 20 Feb 26 | Away | Rodez |
L | 90’ | – | – | 22 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 14 Feb 26 | Home |  Le Mans |
W | 83’ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 07 Feb 26 | Away | Saint-Etienne |
L | 90’ | – | – | 29 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| 30 Jan 26 | Home |  Guingamp |
W | 80’ | – | – | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 23 Jan 26 | Away |  Bastia |
W | 90’ | – | – | 15 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 16 Jan 26 | Away | Boulogne |
L | 69’ | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 05 Jan 26 | Home | Dunkerque |
L | 90’ | – | – | 23 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 12 | – | 4 | – |
| 13 Dec 25 | Away | Grenoble |
D | 1’ | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 06 Dec 25 | Home | Pau FC |
L | 90’ | – | – | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 24 Nov 25 | Away | Reims |
L | 90’ | – | – | 25 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 07 Nov 25 | Home | Annecy |
W | 90’ | – | – | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| 31 Oct 25 | Home | Rodez |
W | 67’ | – | – | 34 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 28 Oct 25 | Away | Clermont |
D | 68’ | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25 Oct 25 | Home | Nancy |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| 18 Oct 25 | Away | Dunkerque |
W | 90’ | – | – | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 04 Oct 25 | Home | Saint-Etienne |
L | 90’ | – | – | 30 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 27 Sep 25 | Away | Laval |
W | 88’ | – | – | 21 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | |
| 20 Sep 25 | Home | Bastia |
W | 18’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 Sep 25 | Away | Guingamp |
L | 10’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 09 Aug 25 | Home | Red Star |
D | 78’ | – | – | 20 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for N. Pays, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 |
|---|---|
| Team | Montpellier |
| Mins | 1067 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Goals | 5 |
| Assists | 2 |
| xG | - |
| xA | - |
| Shots | 24 |
| SOT | 10 |
| Tackles | 14 |
| Int. | 3 |
| Duels won | 66 |
| Blocked | 0 |
| Key passes | 19 |
| Fouls | 12 |
| Fouls drawn | 28 |
| Clean sheets | 7 |
| Yel | 0 |
| Red | 0 |
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