French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Nice, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
  • 61': Mario Balotelli
FT
1 - 0
Nice

    About

    Marseille are hosting Nice at Orange Vélodrome, Marseille, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 1': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Nice. Jean-Victor Makengo tries a through ball, but Allan Saint-Maximin is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 5': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Thauvin following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 8': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 9': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
    • 10': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 10': Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 12': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 13': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 15': Offside, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
    • 16': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Marseille).
    • 18': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
    • 22': Offside, Nice. Christophe Jallet tries a through ball, but Allan Saint-Maximin is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
    • 23': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 23': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Nice).
    • 25': Delay in match Christophe Jallet (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Delay in match Christophe Jallet (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Substitution, Nice. Patrick Burner replaces Christophe Jallet because of an injury.
    • 29': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
    • 30': Hand ball by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
    • 31': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a headed pass.
    • 37': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Marseille).
    • 37': Walter Benítez (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
    • 41': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
    • 41': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 41': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 42': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 42': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Nice. Malang Sarr tries a through ball, but Youcef Atal is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
    • 45'+3': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Nice 0.
    • 47': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
    • 47': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou following a fast break.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Patrick Burner (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Walter.
    • 52': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
    • 52': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 55': Hand ball by Youcef Atal (Nice).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 58': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
    • 58': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
    • 59': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Goal! Marseille 1, Nice 0. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 63': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
    • 64': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Hand ball by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Remi Walter.
    • 67': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
    • 68': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 69': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
    • 69': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 74': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Mario Balotelli.
    • 76': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice).
    • 77': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 77': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
    • 78': Substitution, Nice. Ihsan Sacko replaces Adrien Tameze.
    • 82': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
    • 85': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Maxime Lopez.
    • 85': Substitution, Marseille. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Florian Thauvin.
    • 86': Foul by Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille).
    • 86': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille).
    • 88': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 89': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
    • 90': Christophe Herelle (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Nice. Wylan Cyprien tries a through ball, but Youcef Atal is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Nice 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Marseille 1, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 1
    43.9 Possession 56.1
    6 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    356 Accurate Passes 452
    432 Passes 527
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    1 Crosses 29
    0.0 Cross % 0.1
    50 Long Balls 64
    22 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 19
    23 Tackles 28
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    18 Interceptions 14
    29 Effective Clearances 3
    29 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Orange Vélodrome
    Location: Marseille, France
    Attendance: 50,935

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angers 0 0 0
    2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
    3 Brest 0 0 0
    4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OLM Marseille (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
    15 Duje Caleta-Car
    4 Boubacar Kamara Yellow Card
    2 Hiroki Sakai
    17 Bouna Sarr
    8 Morgan Sanson
    27 Maxime López
    5 Lucas Ocampos Yellow Card
    26 Florian Thauvin
    9 Mario Balotelli
    28 Valère Germain
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Dimitri Payet, Clinton N'Jie, Nemanja Radonjic, Kevin Strootman, Luiz Gustavo, Yohann Pelé, Rolando.

    NICE Nice (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    31 Dante
    23 Malang Sarr
    29 Christophe Hérelle Yellow Card
    24 Christophe Jallet
    20 Youcef Atal
    6 Rémi Walter
    8 Pierre Lees-Melou
    27 Jean-Victor Makengo
    5 Adrien Tamèze
    7 Allan Saint-Maximin
    Nice Substitutes:
    Lamine Diaby-Fadiga, Ihsan Sacko, Patrick Burner, Racine Coly, Yannis Clementia, Wylan Cyprien, Andy Pelmard.

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