Nice 1-1 Le Mans: Wahi answers Bourabaa before the break
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.12 vs 1.28, Le Mans slightly ahead
- 44' equaliser worth +0.9 FN xPts
- Shots in the box 5 v 2 to Nice
One goal each, then a quiet second half
Nice and Le Mans drew 1-1 at the Allianz Riviera. Adil Bourabaa put the visitors ahead in the 13th minute and Elye Wahi levelled in the 44th, after which neither side found a goal. Le Mans had the better xG, 1.28 to 1.12, though only just.
Nice's equaliser kept the points level
Wahi's goal, set up by Sofiane Diop, was worth +0.9 FN xPts to Nice. Nice had five shots from inside the box to Le Mans's two, yet Le Mans's xG per shot was slightly higher at 0.16 against 0.14 for Nice.
Player of the match
Adil Bourabaa 7.7Strong
He scored the opener in the 13th minute and won two of his three dribbles.
Bourabaa scored the goal that kept Le Mans in front for roughly 31 minutes, and he backed it up by winning five of his six duels and making two tackles before leaving the pitch after 70 minutes.
Game state
0-11-1
Nice ahead 0 min · level 59 min · Le Mans ahead 31 min
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.
13'
Adil Bourabaa
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Jean Vercruysse +0.2
+0.7
44'
Elye Wahi
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Sofiane Diop +0.3
+0.9
Nice
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −1.3→ League points won 1
Le Mans
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.5→ League points won 1
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.
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Match stats
NiceLe Mans
1.12Expected goals (xG)1.28
Timeline
- 13'
Goal
Adil Bourabaa league goal #1 assist Jean Vercruysse
- 44'
Goal
Elye Wahi league goal #1 assist Sofiane Diop
- 58'
Yellow
Alexandre Lauray
- 61'
Sub
Raúl Torrente → Samuel Yohou
- 61'
Sub
Dame Gueye → Habibou Diallo
- 61'
Sub
Jean Vercruysse → Antoine Rabillard
- 65'
Sub
Nathan N'Goumou → Gauthier Hein
- 65'
Sub
Sofiane Diop → Mohamed Amoura
- 70'
Sub
Adil Bourabaa → Billal Brahimi
- 74'
Sub
Niels Nkounkou → Ali Abdi
- 74'
Sub
Axel Witsel → Antoine Mendy
- 75'
Yellow
Youssouf Ndayishimiye
- 78'
Sub
Lucas Calodat → Yasser Larouci
- 82'
Yellow
Noa Boissé
- 84'
Yellow
Elye Wahi
- 85'
Sub
Jonathan Clauss → Aboulaye Camara
Category leaders
- Key passesSofiane Diop2
- Duels wonXavier Mandza8/12
- DribblesAdil Bourabaa2/3
- Defensive actionsAlexandre Lauray8
- Fouls wonElye Wahi4
#Ligue 1#Nice#Le Mans#Elye Wahi#Adil Bourabaa
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.