French Ligue 1

FT Wednesday, December 21, 2016
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Bordeaux DLLWL 0
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Stade Atlantique · 27,614 att.

Match Report

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Mario Balotelli sent off late as Nice draw with Bordeaux

Mario Balotelli and Younes Belhanda were sent off late on as Nice's lead at the top of Ligue 1 was reduced to two points following a goalless draw.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
4
64.1
Possession
35.9
15
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
693
Accurate Passes
328
759
Passes
400
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
25
0.0
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
49
24
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
22
14
Tackles
25
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
12
24
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BOR · 4-3-3

  1. 30Jérôme PriorG
  2. 27Gregory SerticCD-L
  3. 6Igor LewczukCD-R
  4. 21Théo PellenardLB
  5. 2Milan GajicRB
  6. 14Jérémy ToulalanCM
  7. 23Valentin VadaLM
  8. 18Jaroslav PlasilRM
  9. 24Gaëtan LabordeF
  10. 9Diego RolánLF
  11. 25MalcomRF

NICE · 4-3-3

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 32Malang SarrCD-L
  3. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-R
  4. 15Patrick BurnerLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 25Wylan CyprienCM
  7. 6Jean Michaël SeriLM
  8. 26Vincent KozielloRM
  9. 9Mario BalotelliF
  10. 5Younès BelhandaLF
  11. 14Alassane PléaRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Nice. Walter Benítez replaces Yoan Cardinale because of an injury.
  5. 80' Vincent Koziello (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 81' Substitution, Bordeaux. Francois Kamano replaces Malcom.
  7. 90'+1' Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 90'+5' Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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