Marseille vs Nice 2022-23 Ligue 1
Nice seal comfortable 3-1 win as Marseille lose ground in Ligue 1 title race
(Fixes typo in headline)
Match Commentary
- 38': Goal! Marseille 0, Nice 1. Sofiane Diop (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Goal! Marseille 0, Nice 2. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Nice 2.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Alexis Sánchez replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Vitinha.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Nice 2.
- 59': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Marseille 1, Nice 2. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Chancel Mbemba.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Jordan Veretout replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Terem Moffi because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 82': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 82': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 85': Goal! Marseille 1, Nice 3. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Mendy.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Nice 3.
Game Information
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 65,234
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 66 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 NICE |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 406 | Passes | 522 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 8 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 24 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 19 | Clearances | 9 |
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 4 | Samuel Gigot |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 30 | Nuno Tavares |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Vitinha |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 55 | Youssouf Ndayishimiye  |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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