Auxerre vs Nice

Auxerre edged out Nice 1-0 at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps on Saturday, 12 September 2026, in a Ligue 1 clash that stayed goalless for a long stretch. The first half offered little in the way of breakthroughs, with both sides cautious and the scoreline still blank at the break. Whatever changed after the interval, it was enough to settle things, with Auxerre finding the goal that proved decisive and seeing out the win in front of their own fans. For the home side, this is a result that will matter more than the performance itself - three points banked, and a clean sheet to go with it. Nice will be frustrated not to have found a way through, especially having matched their hosts for large parts of the game without ever really threatening to change the story. A tight, low-key afternoon in the end, but one that goes down in the table as a solid home win for Auxerre.

Auxerre beat Nice 1-0 at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Auxerre also had the better share of the ball, holding 32% possession, which usually goes hand in hand with the extra control a winning side tends to show. The shot count told a similar story, with 11 attempts from Auxerre against 12 from Nice over the course of the game. Nice had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.