Nice vs Nantes, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Mario Balotelli scores as Nice go clear at the top in Ligue 1
Nice moved six points clear at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a convincing 4-1 win against Nantes.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 1': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes).
- 1': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski with a cross.
- 3': Attempt saved. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 6': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
- 7': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
- 9': Goal! Nice 1, Nantes 0. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 13': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
- 13': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
- 14': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 14': Lucas Lima (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
- 16': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 18': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guillaume Gillet with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
- 20': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 23': Offside, Nantes. Amine Harit tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Nantes. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
- 27': Goal! Nice 2, Nantes 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
- 29': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 31': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
- 31': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Lucas Lima (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dante.
- 35': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
- 35': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
- 37': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 38': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
- 38': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Koffi Djidji (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 43': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
- 43': Lucas Lima (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
- 45': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 2, Nantes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 4, Nantes 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 2, Nantes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nantes. Enock Kwateng replaces Léo Dubois.
- 46': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Yoan Cardinale.
- 47': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
- 47': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Goal! Nice 2, Nantes 1. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski.
- 50': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Enock Kwateng.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
- 52': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
- 52': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 53': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
- 53': Mathieu Bodmer (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
- 54': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
- 55': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 55': Offside, Nantes. Enock Kwateng tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
- 57': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 58': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Nantes).
- 58': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 58': Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 60': Goal! Nice 3, Nantes 1. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
- 62': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
- 62': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
- 63': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Nice 4, Nantes 1. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 68': Substitution, Nantes. Alexander Kacaniklic replaces Mariusz Stepinski.
- 71': Offside, Nantes. Emiliano Sala tries a through ball, but Amine Harit is caught offside.
- 72': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
- 74': Yacine Bammou (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Valentin Eysseric replaces Mario Balotelli.
- 76': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 76': Offside, Nantes. Alexander Kacaniklic tries a through ball, but Diego Carlos is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Nantes. Valentin Rongier replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Vincent Koziello replaces Jean Michael Seri.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Arnaud Lusamba replaces Wylan Cyprien.
- 85': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
- 87': Attempt missed. Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Bodmer.
- 89': Foul by Amine Harit (Nantes).
- 89': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
- 90'+2': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 4, Nantes 1.
Statistics
 NAN |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
| 360 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 14 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,418
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,418
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale (GK) |
| 33 | Malang Sarr |
| 31 | Dante |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 24 | Mathieu Bodmer |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| 5 | Younès Belhanda |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
Nantes (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Riou (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji  |
| 6 | Lucas Lima |
| 15 | Léo Dubois |
| 27 | Guillaume Gillet |
| 8 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 10 | Yacine Bammou |
| 14 | Amine Harit |
| 9 | Emiliano Sala |
| 18 | Mariusz Stepinski |
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