Angers SCO 0-2 Nice: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 10 · Sunday 8 November 2026 · Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers · referee G. Kubler · full time
Full time: Angers SCO 0-2 Nice
Nice beat Angers SCO 2-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 10 on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Stade Raymond Kopa. The goals: Sofiane Diop 2', Jonathan Clauss 78'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Nice won it
The opening goal came in the 2nd minute: Sofiane Diop for Nice, set up by Mohamed Amoura. Jonathan Clauss made it 0-2 to Nice in the 78th minute, set up by Gauthier Hein.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
The referee, G. Kubler, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Angers SCO and 1 to Nice.
Angers SCO: S. Gilli, 4-2-3-1 · Nice: O. Pantaloni, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Nice win at 46%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (12%).
On goals the estimate was close: about 2.8 expected, 2 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 56%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-08, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.89 for Angers SCO and 1.04 for Nice.
Angers SCO scored about 1.9 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Angers SCO created the better chances, 1.89 xG to 1.04, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Nice to create more, and Angers SCO did.
Angers SCO had 4 shots on target, Nice 8.
Angers SCO's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Angers SCO had 52% of the ball, but Nice took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Angers SCO came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.89 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Nice came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.31 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Angers SCO vs Nice: the match in numbers
| Angers SCO | Match statistics | Nice |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 1.89 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.04 |
| 13 | Total shots | 16 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 1 | Big chances | 5 |
| 523 | Total passes | 501 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Jonathan Clauss (Nice), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Angers SCO
- Anthony Lopes 7.8
- Jordan Lefort 7.1
- Amine Sbaï 7.0
- Yassin Belkhdim 7.0
- Jim Allevinah 6.9
Nice
- Jonathan Clauss 8.1 1 goal
- Yehvann Diouf 7.9
- Sofiane Diop 7.9 1 goal
- Mohamed Amoura 7.6 1 assist
- Niels Nkounkou 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Elye Wahi at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Angers SCO: Paris vs Angers SCO Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
- Nice: Nice vs Paris Saint Germain Saturday 21 November 2026 · Ligue 1
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Angers SCO vs Nice
What was the score in Angers SCO vs Nice?
Angers SCO 0-2 Nice (half-time 0-1), Ligue 1, Sunday 8 November 2026.
Who scored in Angers SCO vs Nice?
Sofiane Diop 2', Jonathan Clauss 78'.
Did Moneyball predict Angers SCO vs Nice correctly?
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Angers SCO vs Nice?
Jonathan Clauss, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Angers SCO vs Nice?
G. Kubler.
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