Nice vs Metz, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1About
Nice are hosting Metz
at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
- 5': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
- 5': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stoppila Sunzu.
- 8': Adama Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Stanley N'Soki (Nice).
- 9': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
- 9': Goal! Nice 1, Metz 0. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 13': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
- 13': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fabien Centonze (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Ambrose.
- 16': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Stanley N'Soki.
- 16': Attempt missed. John Boye (Metz) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Habib Maïga following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
- 19': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 22': Corner, Nice. Conceded by John Boye.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Stoppila Sunzu (Metz).
- 23': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Substitution, Nice. Ignatius Ganago replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
- 32': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 32': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 35': John Boye (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
- 37': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Penalty Nice. Adam Ounas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Stoppila Sunzu (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': VAR Decision: Penalty Nice.
- 41': Goal! Nice 2, Metz 0. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Foul by Adam Ounas (Nice).
- 42': Mamadou Fofana (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Metz).
- 43': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 45'+1': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 45'+1': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Stoppila Sunzu (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 2, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 2, Metz 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
- 49': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 49': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
- 50': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Habib Diallo.
- 51': Adam Ounas (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
- 53': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Niane.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 56': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaine (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 59': Goal! Nice 3, Metz 0. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
- 64': Adama Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Nice. Conceded by John Boye.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Fofana.
- 69': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 69': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Nice. Hichem Boudaoui replaces Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 71': Adam Ounas (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 72': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 74': Goal! Nice 3, Metz 1. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a through ball.
- 74': Substitution, Metz. Renaud Cohade replaces Mamadou Fofana.
- 74': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 75': Goal! Nice 4, Metz 1. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Kephren Thuram replaces Adam Ounas.
- 79': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thierry Ambrose.
- 82': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
- 82': Ignatius Ganago (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 83': Substitution, Metz. Georges Mikautadze replaces Thomas Delaine.
- 84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Kephren Thuram.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
- 87': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 89': Hand ball by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
- 90': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 90': Foul by Stanley N'Soki (Nice).
- 90': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Offside, Nice. Hichem Boudaoui tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 4, Metz 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 4, Metz 1.
Statistics
 METZ |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 601 |
| 385 | Passes | 660 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 13 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 14,967
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 14,967
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | +46 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 33 | +27 | 67 |
| 3 | Lille | 33 | +17 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 33 | +17 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 23 | Malang Sarr |
| 4 | Dante |
| 2 | Stanley N'Soki |
| 15 | Patrick Burner |
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 18 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
| 10 | Adam Ounas |
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Delecroix (GK) |
| 21 | John Boye  |
| 13 | Stoppila Sunzu |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 25 | Adama Noss Traoré |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 6 | Mamadou Fofana |
| 20 | Habib Diallo |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 9 | Thierry Ambrose |
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