Ligue 1 · Matchweek 4
1:0
Cameron Archer 74'
HT 0:0
Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 19:45 (UK) · Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Auxerre 18th → 13th · 3 pts|Nice 15th → 16th · 2 pts

Auxerre beat Nice with a single Cameron Archer goal despite having far less of the ball.

Player of the matchChrist Makosso8.4Decisive moment74' Cameron Archer+1.4

Auxerre 1-0 Nice: Archer strikes after Makosso's assist

Key numbers

  • 30% possession, yet a 1-0 win
  • All 11 shots came from inside the box
  • 74' goal worth +1.4 FN xPts

Little possession, but the better chances

Auxerre beat Nice 1-0 while seeing just 30% of the ball. Every shot came inside the box: all 11 of them, at 0.16 xG per shot, the higher figure of the two sides. The win lifted them to 13th with three points.

One goal was enough

The breakthrough came in the 74th minute, when Cameron Archer finished from Christ Makosso's assist. The goal was worth +1.4 FN xPts. Nice found no reply, and Mamadou Diop made four saves to protect the lead.

Player of the match
Christ Makosso 8.4Dominant

He topped the FN Score with one assist, two key passes and four interceptions.

The defender's assist in the 74th minute produced the only goal of the match. He also won five of his eight duels, adding solid work at the back to his creative contribution.

Game state

1-0
Auxerre ahead 16 min · level 74 min · Nice ahead 0 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.

74' Cameron Archer Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Christ Makosso +0.4 +1.4
Auxerre Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Nice Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0

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

AuxerreNice
30%Possession70%
1.74Expected goals (xG)1.08
0.16xG per shot0.09
11Shots12
7Shots on target4
64%Shots on target %33%
11Shots in box7
302Passes695
69%Pass accuracy88%
3Corners8
4Saves4
9Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
0Offsides3

Compared with usual

Auxerre

3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg

Nice

3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg

Timeline

  • 44' Yellow Kévin Danois
  • 71' Sub Remy Labeau Lascary → Romain Faivre
  • 72' Sub Niels Nkounkou → Ali Abdi
  • 74' Yellow Djibril Coulibaly
  • 74' Goal Cameron Archer league goal #2 assist Christ Makosso
  • 81' Sub Danny Namaso → Naouirou Ahamada
  • 82' Sub Arthur Piedfort → Pierre Ekwah
  • 86' Sub Mohamed Amoura → Nathan N'Goumou
  • 86' Sub Axel Witsel → Hicham Boudaoui
  • 86' Sub Elye Wahi → Sofiane Diop
  • 86' Sub Mohamed Abdelmonem → Isak Jansson
  • 87' Sub Cameron Archer → Rayan Mandengue

Category leaders

  • Key passesChrist Makosso2
  • Duels wonKévin Danois8/12
  • DribblesLamine Sy5/5
  • Defensive actionsKévin Danois7
  • ShotsDanny Namaso3 (on target 2)
#Ligue 1#Auxerre#Nice#Christ Makosso#Cameron Archer

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.