M. Nicolas

Nicolas's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, M. Nicolas was used in rotation for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga: 4 appearances and 360 minutes, averaging 90 minutes per outing. His standout number is saves — 22, 2nd of 198 goalkeepers and inside the top 1%.

Per 90 minutes that is 5.5 saves per 90, 3.0 goals conceded per 90 and a 65% save rate — the rate profile behind Nicolas's totals. The profile is lopsided rather than complete: measured against goalkeepers, Nicolas sits in the top 10% for chance creation but only the top 51% for assists.

Set against Nicolas's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 450 minutes against 3060 at his peak; his average match rating has slipped from 7.36 to 6.83 since 2025/26. Our records cover 6 seasons of Nicolas's career, 2019/20 to 2026/27, across 3 clubs — Union Berlin, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Roda. In that time he has played 124 matches across 3 competitions, 11,120 minutes in all.

His best season on our records was 2024/25, when he averaged 7.40 across 20 appearances. On our positional score Nicolas rates 66 out of 100, 13th of 99 qualified players — inside the top 14%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is match rating.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.