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Nice

Nice

Ligue 1

Season Statistics

3 MATCHES
PLAYED
Win (0%) Draw (67%) Loss (33%)
3 Played
0 Won
2 Drawn
1 Lost
1 Goals For
4 Goals Against

Team Overview

Nice enter this Ligue 1 campaign under the guidance of Olivier Pantaloni, with the club looking to build on a tradition of being one of French football's more competitive mid-to-upper table sides. Historically, Nice have established themselves as a club capable of pushing into European qualification places, built around defensive solidity and disciplined organization rather than free-flowing attacking football. That identity as a team that prides itself on structure is worth keeping in mind when assessing their current form.

Through three matches this season, Nice remain winless, with a record of zero wins, two draws, and one loss. The underlying numbers point to a side struggling to find its attacking rhythm: just one goal scored across three games, against four conceded, leaving them with a goal difference of minus three. They have failed to score in two of their three outings, though they have managed one clean sheet, suggesting flashes of defensive discipline amid the broader difficulties. Their recent form line of D-L-D reflects a team still searching for consistency and, crucially, still searching for their first win of the campaign.

A closer look at the home and away splits shows an interesting pattern. At home, Nice have drawn both of their matches without losing, indicating a degree of resilience on their own turf even if they have not yet converted that steadiness into three points. Away from home, however, the story has been tougher, with their solitary road match ending in defeat. The overall picture is of a side leaning on defensive organization while working to solve an attacking output that has yielded only a single goal so far. For a club with aspirations of climbing the table, addressing that goalscoring shortfall will likely be central to turning draws into wins as the season progresses.

Squad (33 players)

Goalkeepers (3)

T. Boulhendi
#77 T. Boulhendi
Y. Diouf
#23 Y. Diouf
Martin Ponsot
Martin Ponsot

Defenders (9)

Mohamed Abdelmonem
#5 Mohamed Abdelmonem
A. Abdi
#2 A. Abdi
M. Lumpungu
#64 M. Lumpungu
H. Koutoune
#84 H. Koutoune
Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga
#36 Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga
A. Mendy
#33 A. Mendy
E. Sahraoui
E. Sahraoui
X. Mandza Tsiendi
#35 X. Mandza Tsiendi
Y. Ndayishimiye
#55 Y. Ndayishimiye

Midfielders (13)

J. Clauss
#92 J. Clauss
N. Nkounkou
#27 N. Nkounkou
S. Abdul Samed
#99 S. Abdul Samed
L. Abergel
#6 L. Abergel
H. Boudaoui
#6 H. Boudaoui
A. Camara
#38 A. Camara
I. Camara
#22 I. Camara
D. Coulibaly
#39 D. Coulibaly
N. Laarej
N. Laarej
E. Pereira
#87 E. Pereira
M. Sanson
#8 M. Sanson
A. Witsel
#28 A. Witsel
G. Hein
#7 G. Hein

Attackers (8)

N. Ngoumou
#29 N. Ngoumou
M. Amoura
#9 M. Amoura
Enguerrand Bouard
#38 Enguerrand Bouard
Z. Diallo
#44 Z. Diallo
S. Diop
#10 S. Diop
I. Jansson
#21 I. Jansson
D. Morana
#41 D. Morana
E. Wahi
#11 E. Wahi

Player Statistics

2026/27 Season
# Player Pos Rating Apps Goals Assists Mins Tackles Passes
10
S. Diop
S. Diop
FW 6.7 3 0 1 236 5 118
55
Y. Ndayishimiye
Y. Ndayishimiye
DF 6.5 3 0 0 270 2 310
7
G. Hein
G. Hein
FW 6.8 3 0 0 205 1 154
23
Y. Diouf
Y. Diouf
GK 6.1 3 0 0 270 0 140
29
N. Ngoumou
N. Ngoumou
FW 6.4 3 0 0 137 0 40
92
J. Clauss
J. Clauss
MF 6.5 3 0 0 248 4 140
5
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 6.8 3 0 0 165 4 173
33
A. Mendy
A. Mendy
DF 6.7 3 0 0 124 5 127
39
D. Coulibaly
D. Coulibaly
MF 6.5 3 0 0 270 2 101
35
X. Mandza Tsiendi
X. Mandza Tsiendi
DF 7.0 3 0 0 268 7 258
28
A. Witsel
A. Witsel
MF 6.3 2 0 0 146 1 87
11
E. Wahi
E. Wahi
FW 7.3 2 1 0 117 0 25
84
H. Koutoune
H. Koutoune
DF 6.1 2 0 0 17 0 3
2
A. Abdi
A. Abdi
DF 6.3 1 0 0 17 2 8
21
I. Jansson
I. Jansson
FW 3.1 1 0 0 17 1 6
27
N. Nkounkou
N. Nkounkou
MF 6.8 1 0 0 73 1 22
9
M. Amoura
M. Amoura
FW 6.6 1 0 0 25 2 12
44
Z. Diallo
Z. Diallo
FW 3.1 1 0 0 60 0 15
87
E. Pereira
E. Pereira
MF 2.3 1 0 0 90 2 29
38
A. Camara
A. Camara
MF 3.4 1 0 0 5 1 6
41
D. Morana
D. Morana
FW 3.4 1 0 0 8 0 3

Recent Transfers

2025/26 & 2026/27

Arrivals (37)

N. Nkounkou
From Eintracht Frankfurt
Loan Aug 2026
M. Amoura
From VfL Wolfsburg
Loan Aug 2026
A. Witsel
From Girona
Free agent Aug 2026
N. Ngoumou
From Borussia Mönchengladbach
Free agent Aug 2026
G. Hein
From Metz
Transfer Aug 2026
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Departures (39)

M. Bard
To Leeds
Loan Aug 2026
K. Peprah Oppong
To Fenerbahçe
Transfer Aug 2026
M. Cho
To Hull City
Transfer Aug 2026
Kevin Carlos
To Cagliari
Loan Aug 2026
T. Louchet
To PAOK
Transfer Aug 2026
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Injuries & Availability

5 Out 0 Doubtful
L. Abergel
L. Abergel Knee Injury
Out
M. Bombito
M. Bombito Leg Injury
Out
M. Sanson
M. Sanson Surgery
Out
H. Boudaoui
H. Boudaoui Lacking Match Fitness
Out
A. Mendy
A. Mendy Knee Injury
Out

Impact Analysis

Nice head into this fixture with five players sidelined, all confirmed out, leaving a notable dent across midfield and defense. Lucas Abergel and Morgan Sanson represent significant losses in central midfield, with Sanson ruled out due to surgery, a blow given the experience and creative passing range both bring to that area of the pitch. Mostafa Mandi's knee injury further weakens the defensive unit alongside Melvin Bombito's leg injury, meaning Nice's backline options are notably thinned, particularly if either player was expected to feature centrally or at full-back. Adding to the concern, Hicham Boudaoui remains unavailable due to a lack of match fitness, which limits squad rotation options in midfield even further.

With two defenders and two midfielders among the absentees, the squad depth is being tested simultaneously in both departments, which is a difficult combination to offset. While specific replacement options are not detailed here, the concentration of injuries in defense and midfield suggests Nice will need contributions from less experienced or rotational squad members to fill the gaps. Overall, this is a challenging injury list in terms of both quantity and the defensive-midfield concentration, and it will require squad players to step into unfamiliar roles or increased responsibility.

Recent Form

DLDDL
D Le Mans 1-1 (H)
L Paris FC 3-0 (A)
D Lorient 0-0 (H)
D Hull City 0-0 (A)
L Juventus 2-0 (A)

Form Analysis

Nice's recent run of five matches without a win reflects a side struggling to find rhythm, with three draws and two defeats yielding just a single goal scored across the entire sample. The attacking output has been the most glaring issue, with the team failing to find the net in three of the five matches, including goalless stalemates against Lorient at home and Hull City away. The only goal in this stretch came in a 1-1 draw with Le Mans, suggesting a persistent difficulty in converting chances or creating clear-cut opportunities regardless of opponent.

Defensively, the picture is mixed. Nice kept consecutive clean sheets against Lorient and Hull City, indicating some defensive organization, but those periods of solidity were bookended by heavier concessions, shipping three goals against Paris FC away and two against Juventus away. The 3-0 loss to Paris FC stands out as the most damaging result in the run, while the defeat to Juventus came against clearly stronger continental opposition. Home form (a draw and a clean sheet) has been marginally steadier than away form, where both losses occurred and goals conceded have been more frequent, pointing to a team more comfortable, if not clinical, on home soil.

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