France - Ligue 1Data current as of 18 July 2026

Nice vs Brest: match statistics

Nice crest
Nice
2 : 2half-time 0:2
Brest crest
Brest
155%(2.10)
X25%(3.55)
220%(3.10)

Nice, playing at home, displays solid home form with a 44% win rate and a goal difference of 0, indicating stability. The team averages 1.33 goals scored and conceded per match at home, with a decent shot conversion rate (10%) and an average of 5 shots on target per game. Brest performs significantly worse in away matches – with only 22% wins, as many as 67% losses, and a negative goal difference of -8. The visitors concede an average of 2 goals away from home, and their xG (1.07) is significantly lower than Nice's (1.43). The recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (1.4 PPG compared to Brest's 0.8 PPG). Considering Nice's home advantage and Brest's poor away results, a home win is the most likely scenario.

Nice vs Brest: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nice play Brest in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 1 February 2026 at 17:15. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Nice: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. Brest: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nice scores 1.09 and concedes 1.76 goals per match. Brest scores 1.26 and concedes 1.62. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nice 59%, Brest 47%. Over 2.5: Nice 50%, Brest 50%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Nice has higher xG: 1.25 vs 1.23. Nice: 11.2 shots per match, Brest: 11.2.

Match halves

Nice: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.53. Brest: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.62.

Goals by minute

Nice: 31-45+ (8 goals). Brest: 0-15 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Nice, playing at home, displays solid home form with a 44% win rate and a goal difference of 0, indicating stability. The team averages 1.33 goals scored and conceded per match at home, with a decent shot conversion rate (10%) and an average of 5 shots on target per game. Brest performs significantly worse in away matches – with only 22% wins, as many as 67% losses, and a negative goal difference of -8. The visitors concede an average of 2 goals away from home, and their xG (1.07) is significantly lower than Nice's (1.43). The recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (1.4 PPG compared to Brest's 0.8 PPG). Considering Nice's home advantage and Brest's poor away results, a home win is the most likely scenario.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
NiceBrest
15Shots12
NiceBrest
7Shots on target2
NiceBrest
1.58xG1
NiceBrest
6Corners5
NiceBrest
21Dangerous attacks15
NiceBrest
15Fouls21
NiceBrest
5Cards3
NiceBrest

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.09Goals scored / match1.26
NiceBrest
1.76Goals conceded / match1.62
NiceBrest
46%Average possession43%
NiceBrest
3.94Shots on target / match3.53
NiceBrest

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.24Shots per match11.24
NiceBrest
3.94Shots on target3.53
NiceBrest
9.7%Shot conversion11.3%
NiceBrest
46%Possession43%
NiceBrest
1.25xG for1.23
NiceBrest
1.68xG against1.55
NiceBrest

Shooting quality

Nice: BalancedBrest: Balanced
NiceBrest
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Nice is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Nice · 0.4 pts / match - Brest

Nice
DDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W32% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-11-16
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-8-5
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
LLDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Brest
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W26% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-15
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-10
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brest is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Nice · 1.26 goals / match - Brest

Brest is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.76 goals / match - Nice · 1.62 goals / match - Brest

Nice scoring profile: strong

Nice scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Brest keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

Brest scoring profile: very strong

Brest scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Nice keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

37Goals scored (season)43
NiceBrest
60Goals conceded (season)55
NiceBrest
2.85Average goals in match2.88
NiceBrest
3Goals scored (last 5)5
NiceBrest
4Goals conceded (last 5)11
NiceBrest

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal68%
NiceBrest
26%2 goals38%
NiceBrest
12%3 goals18%
NiceBrest
3%4 goals3%
NiceBrest

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal74%
NiceBrest
47%2 goals53%
NiceBrest
26%3 goals29%
NiceBrest
15%4 goals6%
NiceBrest

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time21%
NiceBrest
6%BTTS in both halves12%
NiceBrest
15%Scored in both halves21%
NiceBrest

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
NiceBrest
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
NiceBrest
60%BTTS - last 560%
NiceBrest

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
NiceBrest
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
NiceBrest
24%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
NiceBrest

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
NiceBrest
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
NiceBrest
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
NiceBrest

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Brest is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - Nice · 1.18 pts / match - Brest

Nice - half-time state
26% leading29% draw44% trailing
Brest - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)1.18
NiceBrest
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.65
NiceBrest
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
NiceBrest
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.44
NiceBrest
38%Clean sheet before half-time50%
NiceBrest
65%No goal before half-time56%
NiceBrest

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.26
NiceBrest
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.62
NiceBrest
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
NiceBrest
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.44
NiceBrest
41%Clean sheet after half-time47%
NiceBrest
53%No goal after half-time56%
NiceBrest

Nice - second-half results

26% W24% R50% P
37
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 21%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Brest - second-half results

32% W29% R38% P
40
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nice - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.41.0
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Brest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nice
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
6
7
16-30
8
13
31-45
7
9
46-60
4
10
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Brest
ScoredConceded
9
8
0-15
6
12
16-30
7
7
31-45
8
6
46-60
5
11
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+75%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nice

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Brest

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

NiceLigaBrest
Average goals in match 2.852.83 2.88
Both teams scored 59%51% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%53% 50%
Clean sheets 18%28% 26%
Goal before half-time 74%70% 74%
Goal after half-time 85%79% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Nice 0 - 0 - 1 Brest. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Stade Brestois 29
4 : 1
OGC Nice Côte d'Azur

FAQ

What was the result of Nice vs Brest?

The Ligue 1 match finished Nice 2:2 Brest. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nice vs Brest?

Nice score 1.09 goals per game on average and Brest 1.26. The Ligue 1 average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Nice's matches and 47% of Brest's.

What form are Nice and Brest in?

Over the last 5 games Nice have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and Brest 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nice vs Brest?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Nice vs Brest: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.