Nice have recorded 1726 ball recoveries across 35 Ligue 1 games in 2025/2026, averaging 49.3 per match. Y. Diouf leads the squad with 228 ball recoveries - 8.77 per game. J. Clauss is next with 143.
Over their last 10 games, Nice are averaging 43.5 ball recoveries per match - Y. Diouf leads that period with 76. Use the match-by-match table above to compare ball recoveries game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Nice vs Le Mans on 05.09.2026.
Nice average 49.3 ball recoveries per Ligue 1 game in 2025/2026, based on 35 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 43.5 per match.
Y. Diouf leads Nice for ball recoveries in 2025/2026 with 228 in Ligue 1 - an average of 8.77 per game. J. Clauss is second with 143.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Nice's ball recoveries totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025/2026.
| Player | Apps | Ball recoveries | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Diouf | 10 | 81 | 8.1 |
| J. Clauss | 9 | 45 | 5 |
| M. Bard | 9 | 41 | 4.56 |
| S. Diop | 10 | 39 | 3.9 |
| A. Mendy | 10 | 35 | 3.5 |
| H. Boudaoui | 7 | 34 | 4.86 |
| M. Sanson | 7 | 27 | 3.86 |
| X. Tsiendi | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
| A. Abdi | 7 | 12 | 1.71 |
| D. Coulibaly | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| E. Wahi | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| Y. Ndayishimiye | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| Dante | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| A. Witsel | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| I. Jansson | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| S. Samed | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| E. Pereira | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| G. Hein | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| M. Abdelmonem | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| N. Ngoumou | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Z. Diallo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Koutoune | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team ball recoveries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.08.2026 | Paris | Away | 3-0 | |
| 22.08.2026 | Lorient | Home | 0-0 | |
| 17.05.2026 | Metz | Home | 0-0 | |
| 10.05.2026 | Auxerre | Away | 2-1 | |
| 02.05.2026 | Lens | Home | 1-1 | |
| 26.04.2026 | Marseille | Away | 1-1 | |
| 18.04.2026 | Lille | Away | 0-0 | |
| 12.04.2026 | Le Havre | Home | 1-1 | |
| 04.04.2026 | Strasbourg | Away | 3-1 | |
| 21.03.2026 | PSG | Home | 0-4 |