French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, January 15, 2017
Metz WLDLL 0
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Nice DLWDL 0
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Match Report

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Nice drop points in title race after 0-0 draw with Metz

Nice dropped valuable points in the French title race after drawing 0-0 at home to struggling Metz on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
38.2
Possession
61.8
15
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
470
328
Passes
540
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
34
30
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
20
Interceptions
10
28
Effective Clearances
24
28
Clearances
24

Head to Head

NICE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NICE · 3-4-3

  1. 40Walter BenítezG
  2. 31DanteCD
  3. 32Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  5. 25Wylan CyprienCM-L
  6. 26Vincent KozielloCM-R
  7. 29DalbertLM
  8. 2Arnaud SouquetRM
  9. 14Alassane PléaF
  10. 8Arnaud LusambaCF-L
  11. 21Ricardo PereiraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Simon PouplinSUB
  2. 23Alexy BosettiSUB
  3. 15Patrick BurnerSUB
  4. 22Anastasios DonisSUB
  5. 34Joakim BalmySUB
  6. 35Hicham MahouSUB
  7. 33Vincent MarcelSUB

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas DidillonG
  2. 6Simon FaletteCD-L
  3. 5Guido MilánCD-R
  4. 13Franck SignorinoLB
  5. 25Iván BalliuRB
  6. 24Renaud CohadeAM
  7. 23Chris PhilippsLM
  8. 2Fallou DiagneRM
  9. 17Habib DialloF
  10. 19Florent MolletAM-L
  11. 11Opa NguetteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Thibaut VionSUB
  2. 33Lemouya GoudiabySUB
  3. 7Gauthier HeinSUB
  4. 3Jonathan RivierezSUB
  5. 30David OberhauserSUB
  6. 22Kevin LejeuneSUB
  7. 34Youssef MazizSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Malang Sarr (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 67' Substitution, Nice. Vincent Marcel replaces Arnaud Lusamba.
  3. 73' Fallou Diagne (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 75' Vincent Koziello (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 81' Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Habib Diallo.
  6. 81' Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa.
  7. 86' Substitution, Metz. Kévin Lejeune replaces Florent Mollet.

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