Match Information
Match Overview
Matchday 11 of the Ligue 1 regular season brings a meeting of the table's first and sixth-placed sides, as Nice host Paris Saint Germain at the Allianz Riviera on November 21. Paris Saint Germain arrive as league leaders, while Nice sit sixth, giving the fixture genuine weight at both ends of the upper table.
The primary storyline is form. Nice have won four of their last five league matches, scoring 11 goals across those games, including a 5-2 home win over Rennes on October 30 and a 2-0 away win at Angers on November 8. The only defeat in that run was a 2-1 loss at Lyon on October 18. Paris Saint Germain have won all five of their most recent matches in all competitions, conceding just three goals in that span while scoring 18. Their league results include a 5-1 win at Le Havre on October 30, a 2-0 home win over Lyon on October 26 and a 1-0 home win over Estac Troyes on November 7.
The head-to-head record provides a secondary angle. Paris Saint Germain have won seven of the last ten meetings, including a 4-0 win at the Allianz Riviera on March 21, 2026. Nice do have wins in the sequence, however, including a 3-1 win in Paris on April 25, 2025 and a 3-2 win on September 15, 2023.
Schedule context is also worth noting. Paris Saint Germain played in the UEFA Champions League on November 3 (a 6-0 win at Villarreal) and October 20 (a 4-2 home win over Barcelona), alongside their league commitments, while Nice have had a league-only run of fixtures.
Neither side has reported injuries, so both managers, Nice's O. Pantaloni and Paris Saint Germain's Luis Enrique, have their full squads to choose from. That makes the tactical and selection decisions all the more interesting for a match between two in-form sides.
Predicted Lineups
Nice
Y. Diouf; A. Seidu, Y. Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem; J. Clauss, D. Coulibaly, H. Boudaoui, N. Nkounkou; S. Diop, M. Amoura; E. Wahi
Paris Saint Germain
M. Safonov; W. Zaïre-Emery, I. Zabarnyi, W. Pacho, L. Hernández; Senny Mayulu, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; D. Doué, Ferran Torres, M. Godts
Team Form Analysis
Nice
League Position: 6Nice Form Analysis
Nice's recent league form points firmly upward. They have won four of their last five Ligue 1 matches, with the only loss coming in a 2-1 defeat at Lyon on October 18. Since then they have won three in a row, beginning with a 2-1 win at Stade Brestois 29 on October 23, followed by a 5-2 home win over Rennes on October 30 and a 2-0 win at Angers on November 8.
Attacking output has been strong. Nice have scored 12 goals in their last five league matches, an average of 2.4 per game, and registered at least two goals in every one of them except the Lyon defeat, where they scored once. The five goals against Rennes stand out as the highlight of the run.
Defensively the picture is more mixed. Nice have conceded seven goals across the five matches, including two to Rennes and two to Lyon, although the Angers match brought a clean sheet. Three of the five games were played away from home, and they won two of those, a useful indicator of consistency on the road. Their opponents in this run were all league fixtures, giving a clean picture of their current Ligue 1 standing.
Paris Saint Germain
League Position: 1Paris Saint Germain Form Analysis
Paris Saint Germain arrive in outstanding form, winning all five of their most recent matches across Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League. In the league they beat Lyon 2-0 on October 26, won 5-1 at Le Havre on October 30 and edged Estac Troyes 1-0 at home on November 7.
Their attacking numbers are formidable. They have scored 18 goals in those five matches, an average of 3.6 per game. That includes a 4-2 home win over Barcelona on October 20 and a 6-0 away win at Villarreal on November 3, both in the Champions League. The latter was a particularly emphatic scoreline on the road.
Defensively they have conceded only three goals across the five games, one against Le Havre and two against Barcelona, with clean sheets against Lyon, Villarreal and Troyes. The 1-0 win over Troyes is a reminder that not every league victory has been comfortable, even if the result was secured.
Playing in two competitions has produced a busy schedule, with Champions League fixtures on October 20 and November 3 interspersed with league matches. The results suggest the demands have not yet affected their consistency, and they sit first in the Ligue 1 table.
Head-to-Head
Nice
Paris Saint Germain
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Nice | 0 - 4 | Paris Saint Germain |
| 2025-11-01 | Paris Saint Germain | 1 - 0 | Nice |
| 2025-04-25 | Paris Saint Germain | 1 - 3 | Nice |
| 2024-10-06 | Nice | 1 - 1 | Paris Saint Germain |
| 2024-05-15 | Nice | 1 - 2 | Paris Saint Germain |
| 2024-03-13 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 - 1 | Nice |
| 2023-09-15 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 - 3 | Nice |
| 2023-04-08 | Nice | 0 - 2 | Paris Saint Germain |
| 2022-10-01 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 - 1 | Nice |
| 2022-03-05 | Nice | 1 - 0 | Paris Saint Germain |
Memorable Matches
The recent history between these sides has produced some memorable results. Most recently, Paris Saint Germain won 4-0 at the Allianz Riviera on March 21, 2026, a comprehensive scoreline in Nice. Before that, Nice produced one of their best results in the fixture with a 3-1 win in Paris on April 25, 2025, ending a run of Paris Saint Germain wins.
Further back, the September 15, 2023 meeting in Paris finished 3-2 to Nice, a high-scoring away victory. Nice also won 1-0 at home on March 5, 2022. Elsewhere, the sides drew 1-1 at the Allianz Riviera on October 6, 2024. Overall, Paris Saint Germain have won seven of the last ten meetings, Nice three wins and one draw account for the rest, showing Nice have regularly troubled the league leaders.
Venue Factor
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Injury Concerns
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