French Ligue 1

Nice vs Saint-Étienne, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • Red Card 58': Christophe Hérelle
  • 81': Wylan Cyprien (P)
FT
1 - 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 53': Loïs Diony
  • Red Card 62': Yanis Salibur

About

Nice are hosting Saint-Étienne 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': Attempt blocked. Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 2': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 2': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 4': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
  • 4': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
  • 6': Foul by William Saliba (St Etienne).
  • 6': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lois Diony with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 11': Offside, St Etienne. Pierre-Yves Polomat tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christophe Herelle with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Adrien Tameze (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Walter.
  • 15': Hand ball by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Walter with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 24': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by William Saliba (St Etienne).
  • 26': Delay in match Ignatius Ganago (Nice) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
  • 29': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
  • 29': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Delay in match Lois Diony (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 30': Christophe Herelle (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 34': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
  • 36': Hand ball by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 38': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
  • 38': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by William Saliba (St Etienne).
  • 45': Delay in match Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 45'+1': Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Youcef Atal (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nice 0, St Etienne 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, St Etienne 0.
  • 47': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannis Salibur with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
  • 51': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 51': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
  • 52': Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 53': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Nice 0, St Etienne 1. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 57': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 58': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
  • 58': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Christophe Herelle (Nice) is shown the red card.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 62': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Second yellow card to Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) for a bad foul.
  • 63': Delay in match Wylan Cyprien (Nice) because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Robert Beric.
  • 68': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 68': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
  • 72': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Adrien Tameze.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
  • 73': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, St Etienne. Makhtar Gueye replaces Lois Diony.
  • 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bassem Srarfi with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Bassem Srarfi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 80': Penalty Nice. Allan Saint-Maximin draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Goal! Nice 1, St Etienne 1. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Makhtar Gueye.
  • 86': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 87': Bassem Srarfi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne).
  • 88': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Nathan Abi replaces Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 89': Foul by Charles Nathan Abi (St Etienne).
  • 89': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 90'+2': Makhtar Gueye (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (St Etienne).
  • 90'+3': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 1, St Etienne 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Nice 1, St Etienne 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 3
39.7 Possession 60.3
11 SHOTS 23
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
245 Accurate Passes 418
308 Passes 476
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 35
34 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
3 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 13
19 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 19,250

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Marseille 1 +4 3
2 Lens 1 +3 3
3 Lille 1 +2 3
4 Lyon 1 +2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (3-2-4-1)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
31 Dante
23 Malang Sarr
29 Christophe Hérelle Yellow Card
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
25 Wylan Cyprien
7 Allan Saint-Maximin
20 Youcef Atal Yellow Card
14 Ignatius Ganago
6 Rémi Walter
5 Adrien Tamèze
Nice Substitutes:
Yannis Clementia, Bassem Srarfi, Racine Coly, Danilo Barbosa, Patrick Burner, Ihsan Sacko, Olivier Boscagli.

ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
4 William Saliba
6 Yann M'vila
17 Ole Selnaes Yellow Card
19 Yanis Salibur Yellow Card
3 Pierre-Yves Polomat
22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
9 Loïs Diony
27 Robert Beric
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Charles Abi, Mahdi Camara, Arnaud Nordin, Assane Dioussé, Jessy Moulin, Marvin Tshibuabua, Makhtar Gueye.

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