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14th · 1-2-2 · 5 pts · -3
Ugh, no.
Nice lost to AJ Auxerre
Nice0-2-2 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre1-0-3
FT · Sat, Sep 12

Match Details

Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps (Auxerre)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Auxerre 1, Nice 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Auxerre 1, Nice 0.
  • 90'+5'Isak Jansson (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Isak Jansson (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
  • 89'Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89'Foul by Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 88'Offside, Nice. Nathan Ngoumou is caught offside.
  • 87'Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue replaces Cameron Archer.

Line Score

12T
NICE 00 0
AUX 01 1

Match Leaders

Nice
AJ Auxerre

League Table · 2026-27 French Ligue 1
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Monaco 5 4 1 0 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 3 2 0 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 3 2 0 +5 11
4 Lille 5 3 1 1 +4 10
5 Rennes 5 3 1 1 -1 10
6 PSG 5 2 2 1 +1 8
7 Angers 5 2 1 2 +1 7
8 Strasbourg 5 2 1 2 0 7
9 Le Mans 5 1 3 1 0 6
10 Auxerre 5 2 0 3 -5 6
11 Brest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
12 Lorient 5 1 2 2 -1 5
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 -2 5
14 Nice 5 1 2 2 -3 5
15 Lens 5 1 1 3 0 4
16 Troyes 5 1 1 3 -7 4
17 Marseille 5 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 0 2 3 -3 2
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Key Events

87'Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue replaces Cameron Archer.
86'Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem.
86'Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Axel Witsel.
86'Substitution, Nice. Nathan Ngoumou replaces Mohammed Amoura.
86'Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Elye Wahi.
82'Substitution, Auxerre. Pierre Ekwah replaces Arthur Piedfort.
81'Substitution, Auxerre. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Danny Namaso.
74'Goal! Auxerre 1, Nice 0. Cameron Archer (Auxerre) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christ Makosso with a through ball.
74'Djibril Coulibaly (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Niels Nkounkou.
71'Substitution, Auxerre. Romain Faivre replaces Rémy Labeau Lascary.
44'Kévin Danois (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NiceAJ Auxerre
General
69.6 Possession % 30.4
12 Shots 11
4 On Target 7
3 Offsides 0
8 Corners 3
7 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
611 Passes Completed 207
3 Crosses Won 1
7 Tackles Won 12
12 Interceptions 11
19 Clearances 34
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 4

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre D W L L L
Nice L D D L D

Starting Lineups

AJ Auxerre3-4-3
23 Diop
15 Makosso A 4 Tuanzebe 92 Akpa
27 Sy 46 Piedfort 5 Danois 22 Oppegard
10 Namaso 9 Archer 74' 3 Labeau Lascary
9 Amoura
11 Wahi 7 Hein
27 Nkounkou 28 Witsel 39 Coulibaly 92 Clauss
35 Mandza Tsiendi 55 Ndayishimiye 5 Abdelmoneim
23 Diouf
Nice3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

AJ Auxerre

  1. MD #23 Mamadou DiopG
  2. AT #4 Axel TuanzebeCD
  3. CA #92 Clément AkpaCD-L
  4. CM #15 Christ MakossoCD-R
  5. KD #5 Kévin DanoisCM-L
  6. AP #46 Arthur PiedfortCM-R
  7. #22 Fredrik OppegardLM
  8. LS #27 Lamine SyRM
  9. CA #9 Cameron ArcherF74'
  10. RL #3 Remy Labeau LascaryCF-L
  11. DN #10 Danny NamasoCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Nice

  1. YD #23 Yehvann DioufG
  2. YN #55 Youssouf NdayishimiyeCD
  3. XJ #35 Xavier Junior Mandza TsiendiCD-L
  4. MA #5 Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-R
  5. AW #28 Axel WitselCM-L
  6. DC #39 Djibril CoulibalyCM-R
  7. NN #27 Niels NkounkouLM
  8. JC #92 Jonathan ClaussRM
  9. EW #11 Elye WahiF
  10. MA #9 Mohamed AmouraCF-L
  11. GH #7 Gauthier HeinCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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