Match report
Nice and Le Mans share the points in Ligue 1 draw
Nice and Le Mans played out a 1-1 draw in a Ligue 1 fixture at Allianz Riviera, with both sides still searching for consistency after mixed starts to the season.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Le Mans struck first when A. Bourabaa converted an assist from Jean Vercruysse in the 13th minute to put the visitors ahead. Nice responded before the break, Elye Wahi levelling matters in the 44th minute with an assist from Sofiane Diop, and the score stood at 1-1 at half-time and remained that way until the final whistle.
Nice dominated territory with 59 percent possession to Le Mans's 41, and edged the corner count five to two, though both sides managed eight shots apiece over the course of the match. Le Mans committed more fouls, with 11 to Nice's four, while each side picked up two yellow cards and neither saw a red.
A. Bourabaa scored the opening goal for Le Mans and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.72.
Nice held a clear edge in territory, dominating possession at 59 percent to Le Mans's 41.
Nice and Le Mans drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
Nice met Le Mans in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Allianz Riviera. Referee: Jeremie Pignard.
Key moments
- 13' Goal: A. Bourabaa (assist: Jean Vercruysse) — 0–1 · Watch A. Bourabaa's goal video (13')
- 44' Goal: Elye Wahi (assist: Sofiane Diop) — 1–1 · Watch Elye Wahi's goal video (44')
Starting line-ups
Nice (3-4-2-1)
Le Mans (3-1-4-2)
- 1 Ewan Hatfout
- 5 Harold Voyer
- 16 Raúl Torrente
- 15 Noa Boissé
- 8 Alexandre Lauray (c)
- 22 Lucas Calodat
- 10 Jean Vercruysse
- 11 A. Bourabaa
- 26 Rayan Bamba
- 25 Dame Guèye
- 14 Louis Mafouta
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nice 47%, the draw 30%, Le Mans 23%. It finished Nice 1–1 Le Mans.
Nice's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Nice are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Nice's 47%. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Nice at 47%?
Nice sit 89 points higher on our strength rating — 1712 to 1622. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.5% of 10,414 such games.
Why only 47%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Nice's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Le Mans win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,731. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Nice sit -0.49 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Le Mans are newly promoted — game 3 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Nice vs Le Mans final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 1 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Nice 1–1 Le Mans. Explore more on the Nice and Le Mans team pages or the Ligue 1 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Nice vs Le Mans?
Nice and Le Mans drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Nice vs Le Mans?
A. Bourabaa (13') for Le Mans; Elye Wahi (44') for Nice.
›Where can I watch Nice vs Le Mans highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Nice 1–1 Le Mans are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.