French Ligue 1

Nice vs Metz, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 77': Evann Guessand (P)
FT
1 - 0
Metz

    Guessand penalty helps Nice keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders

    Second-placed Nice earned a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Metz in Ligue 1 on Saturday thanks to a second-half penalty from Evann Guessand.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 3': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Delay in match (Nice).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Offside, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho is caught offside.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandre Oukidja (Metz).
    • 13': Delay in match (Nice). VAR checking.
    • 13': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nice.
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Hand ball by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandre Oukidja (Metz).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Foul by Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 21': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 24': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
    • 25': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
    • 26': Hand ball by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
    • 27': Attempt missed. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 30': Offside, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 35': Offside, Nice. Evann Guessand is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 35': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
    • 36': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
    • 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a headed pass.
    • 41': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 41': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
    • 45': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
    • 45': Joseph Nduquidi (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 45'+2': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Metz 0.
    • 46': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 49': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
    • 50': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dante.
    • 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Fali Candé.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Fali Candé (Metz).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
    • 57': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 57': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
    • 64': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
    • 64': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 66': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
    • 66': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Khéphren Thuram.
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dante.
    • 70': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 70': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
    • 74': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 74': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Penalty Nice. Evann Guessand draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 75': Penalty conceded by Fali Candé (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 77': Goal! Nice 1, Metz 0. Evann Guessand (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 79': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
    • 79': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Tetteh replaces Cheikh Sabaly.
    • 79': Substitution, Metz. Jean N'Guessan replaces Joseph Nduquidi.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
    • 82': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Jordan Lotomba.
    • 82': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Morgan Sanson.
    • 83': Substitution, Metz. Óscar Estupiñán replaces Georges Mikautadze.
    • 83': Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Kévin N'Doram.
    • 83': Substitution, Metz. Malick Mbaye replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
    • 88': Benjamin Tetteh (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 89': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
    • 90': Offside, Metz. Benjamin Tetteh is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jean N'Guessan (Metz).
    • 90'+1': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jean N'Guessan (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Metz 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    8 Saves 1
    33.8 Possession 66.2
    2 SHOTS 15
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    213 Accurate Passes 506
    287 Passes 566
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    63 Long Balls 26
    27 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 5
    32 Effective Clearances 8
    32 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 20,137

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AS Monaco 5 +5 13
    2 Lyon 5 +8 11
    3 Paris FC 5 +5 11
    4 Lille 5 +4 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    4 Dante
    6 Jean-Clair Todibo
    26 Melvin Bard Yellow Card
    23 Jordan Lotomba
    55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye
    19 Khéphren Thuram
    11 Morgan Sanson
    29 Evann Guessand
    25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
    24 Gaëtan Laborde
    Nice Substitutes:
    Sofiane Diop, Romain Perraud, Pablo Rosario, Badredine Bouanani, Teddy Boulhendi, Hicham Boudaoui, Tom Louchet, Aliou Baldé, Alexis Claude-Maurice.

    METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    5 Fali Candé
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    6 Kevin N'Doram
    3 Matthieu Udol
    2 Maxime Colin
    27 Danley Jean Jacques
    34 Joseph N'Duquidi
    14 Cheick Sabaly Yellow Card
    22 Kevin Guiton
    10 Georges Mikautadze
    Metz Substitutes:
    Arthur Atta, Aboubacar Lô, Óscar Estupiñán, Sadibou Sané, Malick Mbaye, Jean N'Guessan, Joel Asoro, Benjamin Tetteh, Guillaume Dietsch.

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