French Ligue 1

Nice vs Metz, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 61': Amine Gouiri (P)
FT
1 - 2
Metz
  • 15': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
  • 38': Lamine Gueye

About

Nice are hosting Metz at , , , 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': Foul by Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice).
  • 3': John Boye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vágner Dias.
  • 8': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
  • 8': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 11': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 12': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Amine Gouiri.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Vágner Dias (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 14': Corner, Metz. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vágner Dias.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 15': Goal! Nice 0, Metz 1. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farid Boulaya following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vágner Dias.
  • 17': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
  • 19': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 20': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Vágner Dias is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
  • 22': Vágner Dias (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Lamine Gueye (Metz).
  • 24': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
  • 25': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
  • 27': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 27': Lamine Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by William Saliba (Nice).
  • 30': Lamine Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
  • 35': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Goal! Nice 0, Metz 2. Lamine Gueye (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nice).
  • 39': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Lamine Gueye (Metz).
  • 40': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 45': Foul by William Saliba (Nice).
  • 45': Lamine Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Metz 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Metz 2.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 48': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
  • 50': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Andy Pelmard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
  • 53': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
  • 53': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
  • 56': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 59': Penalty Nice. Amine Gouiri draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Fabien Centonze (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! Nice 1, Metz 2. Amine Gouiri (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 62': Substitution, Nice. Malik Sellouki replaces Dan Ndoye.
  • 62': Substitution, Nice. Stanley N'Soki replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 63': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
  • 63': Malik Sellouki (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Malik Sellouki (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
  • 64': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
  • 65': Myziane Maolida (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Nice) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Aaron Leya Iseka replaces Vágner Dias.
  • 67': Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Lamine Gueye.
  • 67': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 72': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Malik Sellouki (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Andy Pelmard (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 76': Foul by Myziane Maolida (Nice).
  • 76': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley N'Soki with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Farid Boulaya (Metz).
  • 77': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Farid Boulaya following a fast break.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
  • 86': Hand ball by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
  • 88': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
  • 88': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Foul by Malik Sellouki (Nice).
  • 90': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Malik Sellouki (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Metz 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Metz 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
34.6 Possession 65.4
11 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
235 Accurate Passes 494
316 Passes 586
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
67 Long Balls 39
30 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
18 Effective Tackles 13
28 Tackles 29
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
19 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 7
19 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
2 Lens 27 +30 59
3 Marseille 27 +19 49
4 Lyon 27 +12 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (4-3-3)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
18 William Saliba
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
13 Hassane Kamara
24 Andy Pelmard
28 Hicham Boudaoui
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
10 Alexis Claude-Maurice
7 Myziane Maolida
11 Amine Gouiri
14 Dan Ndoye
Nice Substitutes:
Stanley N'Soki, Robson Bambu, Khéphren Thuram, Yoan Cardinale, Morgan Schneiderlin, Laurenzo Prso, Malik Sellouki, Alexis Trouillet, Flavius Daniliuc.

METZ Metz (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
21 John Boye
2 Dylan Bronn
19 Habib Maïga
15 Pape Matar Sarr
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze
10 Farid Boulaya
27 Vágner
13 Lamine Gueye
Metz Substitutes:
Aaron Leya Iseka, Youssef Maziz, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Victorien Angban, Thomas Delaine, Warren Tchimbembé, Thierry Ambrose, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Mamadou Fofana.

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