French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Nice
    FT
    0 - 0
    Angers
    • Red Card 90'+4': Ludovic Butelle

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 6': Flavien Tait (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
    • 7': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
    • 7': Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Stéphane Bahoken.
    • 10': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pierrick Capelle.
    • 12': Foul by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers).
    • 12': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Cheikh N'Doye (Angers).
    • 17': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
    • 22': Offside, Angers. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde tries a through ball, but Stéphane Bahoken is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a through ball.
    • 24': Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Victor Makengo.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Stéphane Bahoken (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh N'Doye.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 32': Flavien Tait (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice).
    • 32': Attempt saved. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stéphane Bahoken with a cross.
    • 35': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Stéphane Bahoken (Angers).
    • 36': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
    • 36': Stéphane Bahoken (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Christophe Herelle (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 40': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Ismael Traoré (Angers).
    • 43': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Stéphane Bahoken (Angers).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 45'+1': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Angers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Angers 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierrick Capelle with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
    • 50': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
    • 51': Foul by Stéphane Bahoken (Angers).
    • 51': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice).
    • 52': Ismael Traoré (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 54': Foul by Cheikh N'Doye (Angers).
    • 54': Walter Benítez (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 56': Stéphane Bahoken (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Thomas with a headed pass.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ismael Traoré (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 58': Offside, Nice. Youcef Atal tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Flavien Tait (Angers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
    • 58': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 59': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
    • 59': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 60': Adrien Tameze (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Abdoulaye Bamba.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
    • 64': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
    • 65': Substitution, Nice. Ignatius Ganago replaces Mario Balotelli.
    • 66': Baptiste Santamaría (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
    • 67': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
    • 67': Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Angers. Thomas Mangani replaces Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
    • 73': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
    • 73': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 77': Substitution, Nice. Olivier Boscagli replaces Dante because of an injury.
    • 83': Substitution, Angers. Angelo Fulgini replaces Flavien Tait.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 86': Substitution, Angers. Cristian replaces Stéphane Bahoken.
    • 88': Hand ball by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Foul by Cheikh N'Doye (Angers).
    • 90': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 90'+1': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Ludovic Butelle (Angers).
    • 90'+3': Delay in match (Nice). Video Review.
    • 90'+3': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Ludovic Butelle (Angers) is shown the red card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Angelo Fulgini.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Cristian (Angers).
    • 90'+7': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Angers 0.
    • 90'+8': Match ends, Nice 0, Angers 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/7868.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originANG NICEhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2502.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    17 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    1 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 2
    35.3 Possession 64.7
    8 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    318 Accurate Passes 643
    383 Passes 710
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 9
    14 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    44 Long Balls 38
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    15 Effective Tackles 13
    18 Tackles 22
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    19 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 11
    11 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 14,123

    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 (3-4-2-1)

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

    ANG Angers (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    16 Ludovic Butelle (GK) Red Card
    4 Mateo Pavlović Yellow Card
    24 Romain Thomas
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    20 Flavien Tait
    17 Cheikh N'Doye
    18 Baptiste Santamaria
    15 Pierrick Capelle
    25 Abdoulaye Bamba
    19 Stéphane Bahoken
    22 Jeff Reine-Adélaide
    Angers Substitutes:
    Rayan Aït-Nouri, Wilfried Kanga, Cristian López, Angelo Fulgini, Anthony Mandrea, Thomas Mangani, Dorian Bertrand.

    Ligue 1 News

    Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in men's soccer
    Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in men's soccer

    The 2026 summer transfer window is open. Here is how we rated the biggest deals.

    What does the season hold for Africa's nine players in ESPN's FC 100 for 2026
    What does the season hold for Africa's nine players in ESPN's FC 100 for 2026

    What does the season ahead hold for Africa's nine players in ESPN's FC 100 for 2026, and what do they need to do to find themselves back on the list in 12 months' time?

    Ferran Torres scores brace as PSG come from behind to salvage point at Rennes
    Ferran Torres scores brace as PSG come from behind to salvage point at Rennes

    Ferran Torres scored twice on his Paris Saint-Germain debut as the defending Ligue 1 champions were forced to settle for a 2-2 season-opening draw with Rennes.

    Weekend predictions: Liverpool or Newcastle? Can Mourinho win first match of Madrid return?
    Weekend predictions: Liverpool or Newcastle? Can Mourinho win first match of Madrid return?

    Julien Laurens makes his predictions for the opening weekend of Premier League action and beyond, including Liverpool's stiff test vs. Newcastle.

    PSG's season opener moved due to heatwave-damaged Parc des Princes pitch
    PSG's season opener moved due to heatwave-damaged Parc des Princes pitch

    Paris Saint-Germain's opening game of their title defence in Ligue 1 against Rennes has been relocated at short notice because of damage to the champions' pitch following a heatwave this summer.