Ligue 1 · Matchweek 25
0:2
HT 0:0
Rayan Cherki 78'
Ernest Nuamah 83'
Sun, 9 Mar 2025, 19:45 (UK) · Allianz Riviera, Nice
Nice · 46 pts|Lyon · 42 pts

Nice edged xG (1.44–1.07) but Lyon took the win.

Player of the matchThiago Almada8.6Decisive moment78' Rayan Cherki+1.5

Nice 0-2 Lyon

Key numbers

  • Possession 37% – 63%
  • Shots 18 (4 on target) – 8 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 78' Rayan Cherki, FN xPts +1.5
Player of the match
Thiago Almada 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-2
Nice ahead 0 min · level 78 min · Lyon ahead 12 min
  • Ernest Nuamah — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
  • Rayan Cherki — off the bench 13 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

78' Rayan Cherki Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Thiago Almada +0.5 +1.5
83' Ernest Nuamah Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Thiago Almada +0.1 +0.3
Nice Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Lyon Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +1.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

NiceLyon
37%Possession63%
1.44Expected goals (xG)1.07
0.08xG per shot0.13
18Shots8
4Shots on target5
22%Shots on target %63%
9Shots in box3
387Passes682
82%Pass accuracy88%
9Corners2
3Saves3
12Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides0

Compared with usual

Nice

last 13 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.8
Conceded21
xG1.441.5
xG against1.070.84
Shots1814.1
On target45.3
Shots faced812.9low
xG per shot0.080.11
Possession37%49.5%
Passes387458.8
Pass accuracy82%83.3%
Corners95.5
Fouls1212.2

Lyon

35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.9
Conceded01.2
xG1.071.6
xG against1.441.5
Shots814
On target55.8
Shots faced1812.9
xG per shot0.130.12
Possession63%56.4%
Passes682509high
Pass accuracy88%84.5%
Corners25.9
Fouls1111.5

Timeline

  • 4' Yellow Saël Kumbedi
  • 46' Sub Saël Kumbedi → Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 66' Sub Mohamed-Ali Cho → Sofiane Diop
  • 66' Sub Malick Fofana → Ernest Nuamah
  • 72' Yellow Youssouf Ndayishimiye
  • 77' Sub Gaëtan Laborde → Jérémie Boga
  • 77' Sub Hicham Boudaoui → Pablo Rosario
  • 77' Sub Alexandre Lacazette → Georges Mikautadze
  • 77' Sub Nemanja Matić → Rayan Cherki
  • 78' Goal Rayan Cherki league goal #6 assist Thiago Almada
  • 83' Goal Ernest Nuamah league goal #3 assist Thiago Almada
  • 84' Sub Melvin Bard → Ali Abdi
  • 84' Sub Moise Bombito → Badredine Bouanani
  • 89' Sub Thiago Almada → Jordan Veretout
  • 90+5' Yellow Corentin Tolisso

Category leaders

  • Key passesJonathan Clauss3
  • Duels wonEvann Guessand7/16
  • DribblesTanner Tessmann3/5
  • Defensive actionsMoise Bombito5
  • ShotsGaëtan Laborde3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonEvann Guessand4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.