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Newspaper Player Ratings OGC Nice 0-3 PSG 2020 | How did Mbappe, Icardi, Atal, Thuram & Schneiderlin perform?

Here is a look at the player ratings for Nice vs PSG on 20 September 2020 from the big French newspapers. An important win for Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Patrick Vieira’s men 3-0 in this away clash.

L’Equipe player ratings OGCN Paris SG 2020

L’Equipe were very happy with the performances of Kylian Mbappe and Keylor Navas on the PSG side. For Nice, Atal and Thuram both had forgettable games. Kamara the only NIce player to emerge with some kind of credit.

Player Ratings Nice PSG 2020 L'Equipe

OGC Nice player ratings vs PSG 2020 from Nice Matin newspaper

Nice player ratings vs PSG Nice Matin 2020

PSG player ratings vs Nice 2020 from Le Parisien paper

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xG Nice vs Lens 0.18-3.04 | Expected Goals Stats & Shots Map OGCN 2-1 RC Lens 2020

Here is a look at the xG stats from Nice vs RC Lens in the French league on 24 August, 2020. Promoted Lens absolutely dominated this game in terms of chances, but Patrick Vieira’s Nice somehow won the fixture, thanks to a stunning brace from Amine Gouiri (their purchase from Lyon). This data is from two different models, but the story is the same- how did Lens not win this game with the chances they created? (16 shots to 4, high xG, but lost)

Model 1 | xG Nice 0.18-3.04 Lens (Actual score Nice 2-1 Lens)

xG of individual goals

0-1 Gael Kakuta penalty 11′ xG 0.76
1-1 Amine Gouiri 23′ first goal xG 0.07
2-1 Amine Gouiri 75′ second goal xG 0.05

xg OGCN Lens 2020

xG of some big RC Lens chances missed

Ignatius Ganago miss 20′ xG 0.89 (big, big open goal missed chance here)
Simon Banza miss 68′ xG 0.46
Simon Banza miss 84′ xG 0.25

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