N. Pays 2025/26 Stats
Played for Montpellier in 2025/26 · Position: Midfielder.
N. Pays (Montpellier, midfielder) had 5 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances in 2025/26 (2554 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Ligue 2: 1.23, higher than 78% of 124 midfielders. Started 29 of 33.
Key Facts
Figures as of
Across 30 Ligue 2 games in 2025/26, N. Pays has played 2333 minutes for Montpellier.
Pays’s TACTIX Impact runs at 2.8 per match over 30 appearances in Ligue 2 matches, the 73rd percentile of 382 qualifying Ligue 2 players.
N. Pays has 29 starts from 33 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), 77 minutes per appearance.
N. Pays (Montpellier) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3.1 per match across 33 appearances, and scored five goals and two assists in 33 appearances in 2025/26 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 9 May 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 33 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
N. Pays is a midfielder at Montpellier, with 30 appearances and 2333 minutes in Ligue 2 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 2.8 per match across 30 appearances in Ligue 2 matches, the 73rd percentile of 382 qualifying Ligue 2 players. N. Pays has started 29 of 33 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 77 minutes. That is 76% of the Ligue 2 minutes available to him (2333 of 3060 across 34 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 1.40 key passes per 90 at home (1222 minutes) against 0.88 away (1332 minutes), all competitions 2025/26. Against his career: 1.13 key passes per 90 in 2025/26 (2554 minutes) versus 1.37 across every season on record (4072 minutes).
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 124 Ligue 2 midfielders with 450+ minutes: 1.16 successful dribbles per 90 — higher than 83% and 1.23 shots per 90 — higher than 78%. N. Pays recorded a tackle in 8 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Midfielders, Ligue 2 2025/26 (n = 124): Dribbling (strong, 83rd percentile) and Shooting (strong, 78th percentile). Lower on the radar: Passing (eighth percentile) and Defending (19th percentile), against 124 Midfielders, Ligue 2 2025/26 (n = 124).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 6.2, 4.5, 4.0, 3.6, 0.4 — trending up, averaging 3.7 against a season figure of 3.1. Discipline: three yellow cards in 33 appearances in 2025/26, and 1.08 fouls per 90 in Ligue 2.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Midfielders, Ligue 2 2025/26 (n = 124): A. El Farissi, T. Averlant and Z. Fdaouch (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · All Competitions
Started 29 of 33 appearances, 4 from the bench · 77 minutes per appearance · 76% of the Ligue 2 minutes available (2333 of 3060).
Against his career: 1.13 key passes per 90 in 2025/26 (2554 minutes) · 1.37 across every season on record (4072 minutes).
Ligue 2 only: 30 apps · 2.8 Impact per match in 2025/26. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the Ligue 2 Impact leaderboard.
N. Pays Stats per 90 · Ligue 2 2025/26, midfielder
| Stat | N. Pays | vs midfielders |
|---|---|---|
| Passesper 90 | 23.38 | higher than 8% |
| Pass accuracy | 81.8% | higher than 55% |
| Key passesper 90 | 1.04 | higher than 53% |
| Shotsper 90 | 1.23 | higher than 78% |
| Shots on targetper 90 | 0.58 | higher than 72% |
| Successful dribblesper 90 | 1.16 | higher than 83% |
| Tacklesper 90 | 1.31 | higher than 31% |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.46 | higher than 17% |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 1.08 | fewer than 73% |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.12 | fewer than 73% |
Per 90 minutes over 2333 minutes in Ligue 2 2025/26. Ranked against 124 Ligue 2 midfielders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction.
Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
- 1+ shot7 of 10
- 1+ shot on target4 of 10
- 1+ tackle8 of 10
- 1+ foul committed6 of 10
- Scored2 of 10
- Assisted0 of 10
- Booked0 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2026-02-27 to 2026-05-09, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile Radar · Ligue 2 2025/26, midfielder
N. Pays · Midfielders, Ligue 2 2025/26 (n = 124) median
| Axis | N. Pays | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 1.23on target 46.9% | 0.92 | 78th |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 75th |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 53rd |
| Passingpasses p90 | 23.38accuracy 81.8% | 36.22 | 8th |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 1.16success 33.7% | 0.64 | 83rd |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 4.59win rate 43.9% | 4.94 | 36th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 1.81 | 2.88 | 19th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 1.20 | 1.73 | 25th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 2333 minutes in Ligue 2 2025/26. Cohort: 124 players with 450+ minutes.
Where That Sits in Ligue 2
2.8 per match — 73th percentile of 382 qualifying Ligue 2 players (10+ apps), 2025/26. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · Every Team, by Season · All Competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | SoT/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Montpellier | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0.92 | 1.75 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | Montpellier | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 | 1.13 | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | Montpellier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.61 | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | Le Puy Foot | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9.3 |
| 2023/24 | Le Puy Foot | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1.2 |
Game Log · Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | @ RED Star FC 93 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.2 | |
| 2026-05-02 | v Clermont Foot | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 4.5 | |
| 2026-04-24 | @ Amiens | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | |
| 2026-04-17 | v Grenoble | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.3 | 3.6 | |
| 2026-04-10 | @ Annecy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.4 | |
| 2026-04-04 | v Estac Troyes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | |
| 2026-03-20 | @ PAU | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | |
| 2026-03-13 | v Laval | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6 | |
| 2026-03-06 | @ Nancy | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | |
| 2026-02-27 | v Reims | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025/26 · all competitions: Key passes 1.40 at home (1222 min), 0.88 away (1332 min); Shots 1.69 at home (1222 min), 0.74 away (1332 min).
Impact Trend · Last 10 Matches
2025/26 is complete — this page is N. Pays’s record for that season. See N. Pays’s current season.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many shots does N. Pays average per 90?
- N. Pays averages 1.23 shots per 90 minutes in Ligue 2 2025/26 (2333 minutes) — higher than 78% of 124 Ligue 2 midfielders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists did N. Pays have in 2025/26?
- In 2025/26 N. Pays had 5 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances (2554 minutes played).
- Did N. Pays start regularly in 2025/26?
- N. Pays started 29 of 33 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 77 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- What was N. Pays’s TACTIX Impact in 2025/26?
- N. Pays averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3.1 per match across 33 appearances in 2025/26 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.
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