Reims 2-4 Nice
Find 3 nice stats after Nice’s victory in Reims (4-2), at the conclusion of the first leg:
- Nice have scored 35 goals in 17 games this season in Ligue 1, their highest total at this stage of the competition since the 1977/78 financial year (39). 20 of these achievements were recorded during the 1st act, only Paris does better (21).
- Nice have won 6 of their last 9 Ligue 1 matches (2 draws, 1 defeat), as many as in their previous 23 (9 draws, 8 defeats).
- Evann Guessand (Nice) is involved in 12 goals in 17 Ligue 1 matches in 2024/25 (8 goals, 4 assists), one more than in his previous 2 seasons combined (9 goals, 2 assists).
- Jonathan Clauss (Nice) delivered his 34th assist in Ligue 1, at least 3 more than any other defender since Opta analyzed the competition (2006/07).
- Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) had not scored in 4 consecutive matches in Ligue 1 since September-October 2021. With 6 goals scored this season, he has already exceeded his total of goals scored in the league last season (5).
