Nice vs Dijon FCO, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Nice

40': Mario Balotelli (P)
89': Mario Balotelli

FT
1 - 0

Dijon FCO

About

Nice are hosting Dijon FCO at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Dijon).
3': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
3': Offside, Nice. Mario Balotelli tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
5': Attempt missed. Jordan Marié (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
6': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Dijon).
6': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
10': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
10': Xeka (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Dijon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Papy Djilobodji.
12': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
12': Kwon Chang-Hoon (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Júlio Tavares.
17': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Delay in match Arnaud Souquet (Nice) because of an injury.
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt saved. Christophe Jallet (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remi Walter with a cross.
21': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
21': Papy Djilobodji (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Offside, Nice. Alassane Pléa tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
28': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
28': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Hand ball by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
32': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Cédric Yambéré.
36': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
36': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
38': Penalty Nice. Alassane Pléa draws a foul in the penalty area.
38': Penalty conceded by Jordan Marié (Dijon) after a foul in the penalty area.
40': Goal! Nice 1, Dijon 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
41': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
41': Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xeka with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Offside, Dijon. Frederic Sammaritano tries a through ball, but Kwon Chang-Hoon is caught offside.
45'+2': Delay in match Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Vincent Koziello (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 1, Dijon 0.
45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Dijon 0.
46': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
46': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
47': Jordan Marié (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Vincent Koziello (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Dante.
50': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Romain Amalfitano.
53': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
53': Xeka (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
59': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Walter with a headed pass.
59': Foul by Jordan Marié (Dijon).
59': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Oussama Haddadi.
62': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Dijon).
62': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
64': Substitution, Dijon. Mehdi Abeid replaces Kwon Chang-Hoon.
65': Attempt saved. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xeka.
65': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
66': Foul by Xeka (Dijon).
66': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Xeka (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt missed. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
69': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
69': Papy Djilobodji (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
72': Attempt saved. Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xeka.
76': Substitution, Nice. Adrien Tameze replaces Vincent Koziello.
76': Substitution, Dijon. Dylan Bahamboula replaces Jordan Marié.
77': Attempt missed. Xeka (Dijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
78': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Le Marchand.
78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
79': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt saved. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
79': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
80': Substitution, Dijon. Florent Balmont replaces Romain Amalfitano.
81': Attempt missed. Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
81': Christophe Jallet (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon).
82': Cédric Yambéré (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
82': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a cross.
83': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
83': Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Nice. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Christophe Jallet is caught offside.
86': Attempt saved. Xeka (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano.
87': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Dijon).
87': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt saved. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
89': Cédric Yambéré (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
89': Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the red card.
89': Delay in match Cédric Yambéré (Dijon) because of an injury.
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Dijon).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Dijon 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Nice 1, Dijon 0.

Statistics

DIJO		NICE
9	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
49.5	Possession	50.5
13	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
365	Accurate Passes	387
453	Passes	474
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	80
30	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	14
15	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	29
17	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 18,987

Line-Ups

Nice (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
20	Maxime Le Marchand
31	Dante
24	Christophe Jallet
2	Arnaud Souquet
26	Vincent Koziello
21	Nampalys Mendy
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
18	Rémi Walter
9	Mario Balotelli
14	Alassane Pléa

Nice Substitutes:

Bassem Srarfi, Malang Sarr, Arnaud Lusamba, Adrien Tamèze, Patrick Burner, Yannis Clementia, Jean-Victor Makengo.

Dijon FCO (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Baptiste Reynet (GK)
4	Papy Djilobodji
18	Cédric Yambéré
5	Oussama Haddadi
19	Valentin Rosier
28	Xeka
14	Jordan Marié
20	Romain Amalfitano
11	Júlio Tavares
7	Frédéric Samaritano
22	Kwon Chang-Hoon

Dijon FCO Substitutes:

Bobby Allain, Fouad Chafik, Dylan Bahamboula, Florent Balmont, Cedric Varrault, Mehdi Abeid.

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