French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, December 17, 2017
Bordeaux LWLLL 0
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Nice WWLWW 1
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Allianz Riviera · 22,831 att.

Match Report

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Mario Balotelli scores winner as Nice edge past Bordeaux

Mario Balotelli was on target to keep Nice on the coat-tails of Nantes in a 1-0 Ligue 1 victory over Bordeaux.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
0
31.2
Possession
68.8
11
SHOTS
11
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
255
Accurate Passes
661
324
Passes
730
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
72
21
Accurate Long Balls
52
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Head to Head

NICE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NICE · 4-3-3

  1. 40Walter BenítezG
  2. 23Malang SarrCD-L
  3. 31DanteCD-R
  4. 20Maxime Le MarchandLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 5Adrien TamèzeCM
  7. 6Jean Michaël SeriLM
  8. 8Pierre Lees-MelouRM
  9. 9Mario BalotelliF
  10. 14Alassane PléaLF
  11. 7Allan Saint-MaximinRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Jean-Victor MakengoSUB
  2. 15Patrick BurnerSUB
  3. 4MarlonSUB
  4. 11Bassem SrarfiSUB
  5. 26Vincent KozielloSUB
  6. 21Nampalys MendySUB
  7. 30Yoan CardinaleSUB

BOR · 5-3-2

  1. 30Jérôme PriorG
  2. 14Jérémy ToulalanCD
  3. 21Théo PellenardCD-L
  4. 4Vukasin JovanovicCD-R
  5. 29Maxime PoundjéLB
  6. 20Youssouf SabalyRB
  7. 5OtávioCM
  8. 18Jaroslav PlasilCM-L
  9. 19Lukas LeragerCM-R
  10. 11François KamanoCF-L
  11. 12Nicolas de PrévilleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Zaydou YoussefSUB
  2. 13Younousse SankharéSUB
  3. 7MalcomSUB
  4. 35Thomas CarriqueSUB
  5. 22Jonathan CafúSUB
  6. 1Benoit CostilSUB
  7. 23Valentin VadaSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Nice 1, Bordeaux 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  2. 42' Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 62' Substitution, Bordeaux. Malcom replaces Théo Pellenard.
  4. 70' Substitution, Bordeaux. Younousse Sankhare replaces Jaroslav Plasil.
  5. 76' Substitution, Bordeaux. Jonathan Cafu replaces Francois Kamano.
  6. 80' Maxime Poundje (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 82' Vukasin Jovanovic (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 85' Substitution, Nice. Patrick Burner replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.

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